Cabinet Member for Housing and Safer Communities

Cabinet considered the report of the Strategic Housing and Health Manager and the above Cabinet Member.  The report presented an updated tenancy strategy, which had been refreshed to refer to amendments to the private rented sector housing cost data, updated housing register data, information on the new Shared Ownership Affordable Homes Programme introduced in 2016, and included the requirements of the Welfare and Work Act 2016. 

The Cabinet Member advised that the policy set out how registered providers should conduct their business and welcomed the updated policy.  He drew attention to the aims of the policy as set out in section 5.1 of the strategy, praised the team and referred to the public consultation and the comments received from the Policy Development and Review Committee (PDRC) that were set out on page 79 of the report.

In response to a question regarding the monitoring of registered providers, the Cabinet Member drew attention to page 77 of the report and agreed to provide a written answer.

Resolved:

(1) That the Tenancy Strategy be adopted.