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Cabinet approved the Strategic Collaboration Agreement attached as Appendix A to the report from the Head of Housing Strategy.

This decision was first published on Friday 9 November and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Friday 16 November.

Cabinet approved the Strategic Collaboration Agreement attached as Appendix A to the report from the Head of Housing Strategy.

Cabinet considered a report seeking approval of the Strategic Collaboration Agreement between Homes England and South Cambridgeshire District Council. 

The Agreement (attached at Appendix A to the report) set out how the Council and Homes England (formerly known as the Homes and Communities Agency) would work together to reinvest receipts realised through ‘stair-casing’, whereby occupiers could buy additional shares in their Starter Homes.  This followed the deed of variation of the Section 106 Agreement relating to Northstowe Phase 2, approved in December 2017. 

The Leader explained that the Agreement sought to protect the Council’s interests in the event of a change in legislation. Councillor Philippa Hart thanked officers for their input, and welcomed the Agreement as addressing unfairness.

Cabinet approved the Strategic Collaboration Agreement attached as Appendix A to the report from the Head of Housing Strategy.