Reference: D56760
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 has:
1. Granted approval to purchase the properties detailed in
Confidential Appendix A, at market value, as determined by Land
& Property, and authorised their return to council housing
stock.
2. Authorised the required expenditure to enable the programme to
progress the property acquisitions detailed in Confidential
Appendix A. These property acquisitions will be funded from the
Council Housing Growth Programme budget, via a combination of
Housing Revenue Account (HRA) borrowing and Right to Buy
receipts.
3. Noted that Executive Board granted Authority to Spend for the
programme on 24th July 2019.
4. Noted that written approval to bring the properties back into
council housing stock was provided by the Chief Officer (Housing)
of Communities, Housing & Environment on 29th August
2023.
Wards Affected: Farnley and Wortley; Gipton and Harehills; Middleton Park;
Contact: Rebecca Storey, Project Officer, City Development 0113 37 81005 Email: Rebecca.Storey@leeds.gov.uk.
Publication date: 08/09/2023
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