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The Council has a significant number of temporary accommodation units located in the borough, of which more than 50% is owned and managed by Town & Country Housing (TCH). The agreement which covers this arrangement requires updating.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)           Agree that the Council updates and amends the terms of the management of temporary accommodation agreement, with Town & Country Housing (TCH) as outlined in the report.

(2)           Agree that the Council release the restrictive covenant on 58 Upper High Street in return for a payment from TCH, to be set by the district valuer.

(3)           Nominate and authorise the Director of Environment, Housing & Regeneration in consultation with the Chair of the Strategy and Resources Committee, to take all necessary actions to implement this Committee’s decision as necessary and appropriate.

(4)           That this same report be brought to Community and Wellbeing Committee at its next meeting to note.

The Committee received a report requesting it to agree to the update and amendment of the temporary accommodation agreement with Town & Country Housing.

The following matters were considered:

a)             Use of funds. In response to a question from a member, the Chair informed the Committee that transfer of council housing to Rosebery Housing Association (now Town & Country Housing) had taken place in 1993 and that the funds received from this had been used for numerous purposes over the intervening years.

b)             Additional recommendation. The Acting Vice-Chair proposed the following additional recommendation to the report:

(4)  That this same report be brought to Community and Wellbeing Committee at its next meeting to note.

The Committee unanimously agreed to the addition of this recommendation.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)           Agree that the Council updates and amends the terms of the management of temporary accommodation agreement, with Town & Country Housing (TCH) as outlined in the report.

(2)           Agree that the Council release the restrictive covenant on 58 Upper High Street in return for a payment from TCH, to be set by the district valuer.

(3)           Nominate and authorise the Director of Environment, Housing & Regeneration in consultation with the Chair of the Strategy and Resources Committee, to take all necessary actions to implement this Committee’s decision as necessary and appropriate.

(4)           That this same report be brought to Community and Wellbeing Committee at its next meeting to note.