Issue - meetings

Report of Councillor N Barker, Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Strategic Leadership and Finance.

RESOLVED – That Cabinet adopted the Private Sector Housing Strategy for implementation.

REASONS FOR DECISION - The Private Sector Housing Strategy provides a strategic framework and sets out a plan which considers the different solutions the council may be able to offer to support private sector households and landlords.

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED – To not to have a Private Sector Housing Strategy. This was rejected as the Strategy will inform the public, landlords and stakeholders of our commitment to provide good quality sustainable housing.

Please note that this was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers.

Cabinet considered a report proposing approval of the draft Private Sector Housing Strategy, which supported the Council’s over-arching Housing Strategy by setting out detailed plans for both home ownership and private rented housing.  This would be the first Strategy of its kind by the Council.

Cabinet discussed the report, and agreed that the draft Strategy met the Council Plan objective of ‘A Place To Live That People Value’.

RESOLVED – That Cabinet adopted the Private Sector Housing Strategy for implementation.

REASONS FOR DECISION - The Private Sector Housing Strategy provides a strategic framework and sets out a plan which considers the different solutions the council may be able to offer to support private sector households and landlords.

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED – To not to have a Private Sector Housing Strategy. This was rejected as the Strategy will inform the public, landlords and stakeholders of our commitment to provide good quality sustainable housing.