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Having considered an officer report, the tabled comments of the Housing

Select Committee and a presentation by the Cabinet Member for Housing,

Councillor Paul Bell, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

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

Notting Hill Genesis 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, the leasing arrangement be extended for a further six

years to December 2024, 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 that the Council should 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 in this report;

(4) the proposed points 7.15 and 7.16 be noted and officers carry out the

review as set out in paragraphs 7.16; and

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

consultation with the Executive Director for Resources and Regeneration and

the Head of Law, to agree the final terms of the extension with Notting Hill and all associated legal documentation.

In introducing the report, Councillor Bell referred to the written comments

received following the pre-decision scrutiny undertaken by the Housing Select

Committee which were in support of the recommendations.

Having considered an officer report, the tabled comments of the Housing

Select Committee and a presentation by the Cabinet Member for Housing,

Councillor Paul Bell, the Mayor and Cabinet, for the reasons set out in the

report, by 8 votes to nil:

RESOLVED that:

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

Notting Hill Genesis 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, the leasing arrangement be extended for a further six

years to December 2024, 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 that the Council should 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 in this report;

(4) the proposed points 7.15 and 7.16 be noted and officers carry out the

review as set out in paragraphs 7.16; and

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

consultation with the Executive Director for Resources and Regeneration and

the Head of Law, to agree the final terms of the extension with Notting Hill and all associated legal documentation.