Decision details

The Cabinet Member for Housing approved:

(i)         All rents and charges to be effective from 1st April 2016 or such other date as determined by the Director of Property and Housing Services in consultation with the Director of Finance and Information Services.

(ii)        Dwelling rents for 2016/17 to be set as in accordance with Central Government's Social Rent Policy.

(iii)       General Service charges for 2016/17 to be set at this meeting as set out in this report, with a view to be set to achieve full cost recovery, as summarised in Appendix 5.

(iv)       Sheltered Housing Service charges for 2016/17 to be set at this meeting as set out in this report, and in accordance with Appendix 6.

(v)        Laundry charges for 2016/17 to be set at this meeting as set out in this report, and in accordance with Appendix 7.

(vi)       Heating charges to be set in accordance with Appendix 8.

(vii)      Garages and parking site rents as shown on Appendix 9 be approved and authority to let garages at reduced rents where demand is low be delegated to the Director of Property and Housing Services in consultation with the Director of Finance and Information Services.

(viii)     Revenue budgets for 2015/16 and 2016/17 as set out in Appendix 3 be approved and authority given to the Director of Property and Housing Services in consultation with the Director of Finance and Information Services to amend the budgets to reflect the latest available information prior to finalising budgets for 2016/17.

(ix)       The relevant Managers be authorised to incur expenditure in 2016/17.

(x)        The forecast Revenue Budgets for 2017/18 to 2019/20 as set out in Appendix 3 arising from the proposals contained in this report, be noted

N.B.  Appendices 3 and 6 of the original report were changed and revised versions have been uploaded on to the website and can be found at the following link http://democracy.portsmouth.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=152&MId=3355&Ver=4 .  The effect of the changes was to reduce the charges for Sheltered Housing.  Please contact Nick Haverly for further information and if you have any queries