The Portfolio Holder for Assets and Finance updated Members on the progress of affordable housing delivery in Tamworth and for Members to approve continuation of the delivery programme. Also to update Members on the approach to be taken in respect of retained sites, to agree to the procurement of partners and contractors to assist in delivery and the progress of the Council’s acquisitions programme including the purchase of properties ‘off-plan’
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That Members agreed to |
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continue the re-development of garage sites as Council Housing;
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charge affordable rents aligned to the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) for the new Council Housing;
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the outline approach to be taken in respect of retained sites;
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the virement of £2 million from the garage re-development programme into the acquisitions programme
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(Moved by Councillor M Thurgood and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard) |