Issue - meetings

The Cabinet considered a report on the outcome of the review undertaken by the Housing Partnership Review Panel on the formalisation of new preferred partnership arrangements between the Council and Registered Social Landlords.

In relation to paragraph 6.2 of the report with regard to the separate agreement whereby West Mercia/Bromsgrove District Housing Trust would be offered up to £350k development grant per annum (so long as it was available) and first chance to purchase land in the ownership of the Council identified for affordable housing (or otherwise if the Cabinet agreed to gift or sell at reduced value), Members were of the view that there should also be the option to lease such land.

RESOLVED that approval be given to the decisions made by the Preferred Partnership Review Panel on 8th June 2007 in the selection of the Council's Registered Social Landlord Preferred Partners (as detailed in paragraphs 6.1 and 6.2 of the report), subject to the amendment of paragraph 6.2 to include a lease option for land in the ownership of the Council identified for affordable housing.