Reference: D55684
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The Director of City Development:
1. Granted approval to purchase the property, detailed in the
Confidential Appendix B, at Market Value as determined by Land
& Property and authorised their use as designated Rough Sleeper
accommodation, to be managed by Leeds Housing Options.
2. Authorised the required expenditure to enable the programme to
progress the property acquisition detailed in Confidential Appendix
B. This property acquisition will be funded from the Council
Housing Growth Programme budget, via a combination of Housing
Revenue Account (HRA) borrowing and a Homes England grant of
£50,000.
3. Noted that Executive Board granted Authority to Spend for the
programme on 24th July 2019.
4. Noted that written approval to bring the property back into
council housing stock was provided by the Chief Officer (Housing)
of Communities, Housing & Environment on the 26th July
2022.
Wards Affected: Weetwood;
Contact: Liam Riley, Council Housing Growth Officer 0113 378 4156 Email: liam.riley@leeds.gov.uk.
Publication date: 06/10/2022
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