Decision details

Having considered a confidential officer report, and a presentation by the

Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor Damien Egan, the Mayor, for the

reasons set out in the report:

RESOLVED that

(1) the environmental and financial benefits of the leasing arrangement with

Notting Hill and the rationale for extending the current arrangements be noted;

(2) subject to Secretary of State’s consent being obtained under Section 32 of

the Housing Act 1985, approval be given for the leasing arrangement to be

extended for up to a further three years to December 2018, with reviews to be

held annually, and the ability for both parties to end the arrangement at the

annual review stage;

(3) Council be recommended to apply to the Secretary of State for permission

under Section 32 of the Housing Act 1985 to extend the leasing arrangement

in the manner set out; and

(4) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Customer Services, in

consultation with the Director of Regeneration and Asset Management and

the Head of Law, to agree the final terms of the extension with Notting Hill and

all associated legal documentation.

The meeting closed at 9.25pm