Decision details

Council RESOLVED:

1. That the responses of tenants and leaseholders, set out in the report and its appendices, be noted.

2. That a formal Stage 2 letter be issued to all secure tenants confirming:

a)      The terms of the Council’s offer as set out in the formal (stage 1) consultation document, subject to clarification of the matters referred to in Appendix 3, amended in light of representations received by the Homes and Communities Agency by the inclusion of the following paragraph:

‘South Cambridgeshire Village Homes would be registered with a Government-sponsored body called the Tenant Services Authority who would monitor and regulate its overall performance, including checking the business plan and general financial health.’

b)      Tenants’ right to communicate objections to the Council’s housing transfer proposal to the Secretary of State within twenty-eight days from receipt of the Stage 2 Letter, and

c)  The ability of the Secretary of State to withhold consent if a majority of

affected tenants do not wish the transfer to proceed.

3. That Electoral Reform Ballot Services Ltd be commissioned to carry out a formal ballot of tenants in respect of the proposed transfer of homes to South Cambridgeshire Village Homes.