Issue - meetings

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Housing, Councillor Damien Egan, the Mayor agreed that:

(1) the continuing housing pressures in the borough, including the reduced

supply of social housing, the increase in homelessness and the large number

of homeless households living in temporary accommodation be noted;

(2) the impacts of national government housing policies and the ongoing

impacts of welfare reform be noted which have contributed to this situation

and mean that the housing pressures are likely to continue.

(3) having considered the results of the consultation and the Equality Analysis

Assessment, the Private Rented Sector Offers Policy be approved; and

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

make any minor changes required to the policy.

Having considered an 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 continuing housing pressures in the borough, including the reduced

supply of social housing, the increase in homelessness and the large number

of homeless households living in temporary accommodation be noted;

(2) the impacts of national government housing policies and the ongoing

impacts of welfare reform be noted which have contributed to this situation

and mean that the housing pressures are likely to continue.

(3) having considered the results of the consultation and the Equality Analysis

Assessment, the Private Rented Sector Offers Policy be approved; and

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

make any minor changes required to the policy.