Decisions

RESOLVED –

1.   That for 2018/19, approval be given to set individual social rents based on the current National Social Rent Policy, giving a cash rent decrease of 1 per cent with effect from 1 April 2018.

2.   That for 2018/19 onwards, approval be given to increase the rent level for a social rent property to the target rent, where the property is re-let to a new or transferring tenant.

3.   That for 2018/19 onwards, approval be given to set individual affordable rents based on the current National Social Rent Policy, giving a cash rent decrease of 1 per cent with effect from 1 April 2018.

4.   That for 2018/19 onwards, approval be given to set the rent level of an affordable rent property that is re-let to a new or transferring tenant, by reference to 80% of the market rent for a similar property prevailing at the time of re-letting.

5.   That the revised levels of service charges as set out in paragraph 8.5 of the officer’s report, be approved.

REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS

1.   To enable the Council to set the level of Council house rents in accordance with Government guidelines.

2.   To enable the Council to set service charges for 2018/19 and to ensure that the cost of delivering services continues to break even.

3.   To contribute to the Council’s Corporate Priority ‘to improve the quality of life for local people’.

RESOLVED –

1.   That the estimated surplus on the Council Tax Collection Fund of £523,799, be agreed and allocated to the major precepting authorities, as outlined in Appendix A to the officer’s report.

REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION

To fulfil a statutory requirement and to feed into the budget setting process for 2018/19.

That an order modifying the 2014 Order (as amended) be made as proposed in the report to the Cabinet Member for Town Centres and Visitor Economy dated 3 August, 2017 and including the changes set out in the officer’s report.