Decision details

The Housing Portfolio Holder APPROVED the following recommendations to Cabinet:

               I.      That the Council seeks to make the best possible transfer to tenants by reflecting tenants’ aspirations as expressed through the extensive Housing Futures consultation activities, while having regard to the financial impact on the Council.

             II.      That the outline proposals set out in paragraph 32 of the accompanying report are fully supported as they clearly demonstrate that transfer to South Cambridgeshire Village Homes, a new local not-for-profit Housing Association, is in the best interests of the council’s tenants.

            III.      That officers are instructed to develop the details of these proposals, in consultation with tenants, staff and the shadow board of South Cambridgeshire Village Homes for inclusion in the formal consultation (or “offer”) document for presentation to the Housing Portfolio Holder and then Council in early 2009.

          IV.      That the Council is prepared to consider reducing its places on the board of South Cambridgeshire Village Homes from five to three, in order to allow for a higher number of tenant board members, if principles from the Community Gateway Model are incorporated in future.

            V.      That the Council supports in principle a commitment that the housing transfer proposal should deliver an increase in the supply of affordable homes in the district’s villages.