Decision Taken By: CABINET MEMBER FOR Housing
Decision No: D080080MEM
Date: 19th May 2008
Decision(s) and Reason(s)
Review of Preferred Partners
Minutes
Consideration was given to the performance of Registered Social Landlord preferred partners in the delivery of new affordable housing in the Borough. The report recommended extending and revising the list of partners for a further three years, the Registered Social Landlords being required to enter into a Partnership Agreement as a condition of acceptance on to the list. Recent meetings with the Housing Associations Liaison Panel were also outlined.
Following consideration by the Strategic Housing Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Housing resolved that:
1) the continuation of the existing preferred partner arrangements for another three year period be agreed, and kept under annual review to monitor RSL performance, with the inclusion of Guinness Partnership as an additional preferred partner (subject to the conditions set out at paragraph 1.4.2 of the report);
2) the production of a new Housing Partnership Agreement following the adoption of the Council's Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning documents be noted; and
3) it be a requirement of any preferred Registered Social Landlord partner to endorse the new Housing Partnership Agreement as a condition of remaining a preferred partner.
Reasons: As set out in the report submitted to the Strategic Housing Advisory Board of 19 May 2008.
Signed J Anderson (Cabinet Member for Housing)
Signed Leader: M Worrall
Signed Chief Executive: D Hughes
Date of Publication: 23 May 2008
This decision will come into force and may then be implemented on the expiry of 5 working days after publication unless it is called in.