Issue - meetings

Councillor Homan expressed support for creation of H&F Social Lettings Agency which was one of the Administration’s manifesto commitments.  She noted that social lettings covered one third of the lettings in the borough.  She commended officers for drafting the right model which will benefit residents.

1.1. That the Council establishes a social lettings agency that will co-locate with the existing Housing Property Procurement service.

1.2. To approve expenditure of £200,290 to initiate phase two of the project that will include setting up, recruiting to, marketing and launching the social lettings agency funded from an invest to save bid.

1.3. To delegate to the Cabinet Member for Housing, in consultation with Director of Housing Growth & Strategy and Commercial Director, consideration of the options and the decision to establish the social lettings agency from the Council’s Local Authority Trading Company.

1.4. To delegate to the Cabinet Member for Housing, in consultation with Director of Housing Growth & Strategy and Commercial Director, to agree the project plan for phase two and to progress setting up the agency.