Decision details

HOUSING RENEWAL LOANS

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Loan-based housing renewal assistance enables householders to access funds for housing repair, improvement and adaptation as well as allowing the Council to recover sums advanced; capital funding provision has been made in this regard as part of the 2015/16 Capital Programme. It is considered appropriate for the Council to offer a loan programme in-house.

Decisions:

A report was submitted to Cabinet seeking approval to recommence a loan programme  to enable the improvement and repair of homes funded from the Capital Programme.

 

The Cabinet were asked to consider three options within the report.  The Cabinet agreed to option three – To continue to make available grants but offer a reduced range of loans.

 

Resolved:              (i)       That officers be authorised to take all necessary

steps to develop and deliver an in-house home loans renewal programme.

 

(ii)       That the Executive Director for Regeneration and

Development, in conjunction with the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Housing be authorised to update the current Housing Renewal Assistance Policy to include the offer of loans.           

Report author: Joanne Halliday

Publication date: 03/08/2015

Date of decision: 22/07/2015

Decided at meeting: 22/07/2015 - Cabinet

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