Decision details

The Cabinet Member for Housing approved:

(i)         All rents and charges to be effective from 1st April 2015 or such other date as determined by the Head of Housing and Property Services (HHPS) in consultation with the Head of Finance and Section 151 Officer (HFS).

(ii)        Dwelling rents for 2015/16 to be set as in accordance with Central Government's Social Rent Policy (equating Sept CPI plus 1% = 2.2%)

(iii)       General Service charges for 2015/16 to be set at this meeting as set out in this report, with a view to meet full cost recovery over a three period, as set out in Appendix 6.

(iv)      Sheltered Housing Service charges for next year to be set at this meeting as set out in this report, and in accordance with Appendix 7.

(v)       Laundry charges for next year to be set at this meeting as set out in this report, and in accordance with Appendix 8, except for drying charges which would increase at a rate of approximately 50p per year  over the next 3 years (to move towards cost recovery).

(vi)      Heating charges to be set in accordance with Appendix 9.

(vii)     Mobile home license fees as shown on Appendix 10 are approved.  

(viii)    Garages and parking site rents as shown on Appendix 10 be approved and authority to let garages at reduced rents where demand is low be delegated to Head of Housing & Property Services in consultation with the Head of Finance and Section 151 Officer.

(ix)      Revenue budgets for 2014/15 and 2015/16 as set out in Appendix 4 be approved and authority given to the HHPS in consultation with the HFS to amend the budgets to reflect the latest available information prior to finalising budgets for 2015/16.

(x)       The relevant Managers be authorised to incur expenditure in 2015/16.

(xi)      The forecast Revenue Budgets for 2016/17 to 2018/19 as set out in Appendix 4 and arising from the proposals contained in this report be noted.