Issue - meetings

The purpose of the report by the Head of Housing and Property Service is for the Cabinet Member for Housing to note and endorse the process for dealing with Exchange requests and Tenancy changes due to Succession that have been amended to reflect the removal of the Spare Room Subsidy and the Localism Act 2012.

RECOMMENDED: that the Cabinet Member for Housing notes and endorses the actions taken with the management of exchange requests and tenancy changes resulting from succession. That the Head of Housing and Property Services continues to exercise delegated authority to manage exchanges and decide when to grant tenancies where no statutory right of succession applies.

(1)  The Cabinet Member for Housing noted and endorsed the actions taken with the management of exchange requests and tenancy changes resulting from succession.

(2)  That the Head of Housing and Property Services continues to exercise delegated authority to manage exchanges and decide when to grant tenancies where no statutory right of succession applies.

(TAKE IN REPORT BY HEAD OF HOUSING & PROPERTY SERVICES)

Nigel Selley presented the report with Jeremy Underdown, the Portsea Area Manager, and responded to questions from Maria Cole regarding the treatment of couples as joint tenants and transfers of power of attorney.  The officers reported that there was a need to ensure there was mental capacity in taking on a tenancy in the cases of power of attorney and Adult Social Care could become involved in cases.  It was also reported that there were matrimonial rights to a property.

Councillor Sanders welcomed this report which gave wider discretion for the local authority and he asked that further consideration of flexible tenancies would be discussed at a future meeting with the involvement of the residents' CLG.

DECISIONS:

(1)          The Cabinet Member for Housing noted and endorsed the actions taken with the management of exchange requests and tenancy changes resulting from succession.

(2)          That the Head of Housing and Property Services continues to exercise delegated authority to manage exchanges and decide when to grant tenancies where no statutory right of succession applies.