Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet
Member for Housing & Planning, Councillor Paul Bell, the Mayor and Cabinet
agreed that a 12 week public consultation on the proposed changes to the
Allocations Policy be approved, as set out below, summarised in section 9,
and detailed in Appendix A, to consult on:
(a) changes to the banding structure
(b) changes to band allocation for several primary rehousing reasons
(c) introducing a new ‘smart letting’ approach to maximise the number of
properties available to let
(d) reducing the ‘three offer’ rule to ‘two offer’ rule
(e) updating the bidding process
(f) reviewing how large properties are let
(g) delegating powers
Publication date: 12/11/2020
Date of decision: 11/11/2020
Decided at meeting: 11/11/2020 - Mayor and Cabinet
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