Issue - meetings
Future arrangements for the ownership and management of the council's Housing stock
Meeting: 16/07/2012 - Executive (Item 7)
7 Future arrangements for the ownership and management of the council's housing stock PDF 141 KB
This report follows on from the decisions made by the Executive in July 2011 regarding the future ownership and management arrangements of Brent’s housing stock. This report sets out the outcomes of the consultation process and makes recommendations about the future of Brent Housing Partnership in the light of consultation, summarises the findings of reviews and makes recommendations accordingly. Finally the report considers the next steps to be undertaken in the ongoing review of the management arrangements of the Council’s housing stock.
Additional documents:
- rmp-housing-stock-app1, item 7 PDF 66 KB
- rmp-housing-stock-app2, item 7 PDF 154 KB
- rmp-housing-stock-app3, item 7 PDF 564 KB
- rmp-housing-stock-app4, item 7 PDF 64 KB
Decision:
(i) that the consultation process that was undertaken regarding the future management arrangements of the Council’s housing stock as set out in section 4 of the report from the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects be noted;
(ii) that in the light of the outcomes of the consultation, the Council agree to enter into a long term management agreement with Brent Housing Partnership to manage the Council’s housing stock. A further report will be brought to the Executive in August 2012 setting out the detail of the management agreement;
(iii) that the findings of the efficiency review of Brent Housing Partnership as set out in Section 5 of the report be noted, and in particular the arrangements currently being entered into for shared back office services in advance of co-location in the new Civic Centre;
(iv) that approval be given to the findings of the governance review, as set out in Section 6 of the report;
(v) that it be noted that a further report will be considered in the autumn of 2012 setting out the 30 year HRA business plan and a rolling 4 year strategy for investment in the Brent housing stock.
Minutes:
The report from the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects followed on from the decisions made in July 2011 regarding the future ownership and management arrangements of Brent’s housing stock where it was decided to retain the council’s housing stock, and officers were authorised to consult tenants and residents on a single preferred option to manage the council’s housing stock through Brent Housing Partnership (BHP) as an Optimised Arms Length Management Organisation. Councillor Long introduced the report which set out the outcomes of the consultation process and made recommendations about the future of Brent Housing Partnership in the light of this. She also drew attention to the BHP efficiency review conducted in the intervening period which had identified savings opportunities and proposed changes in governance arrangements which would change the operation of the Board. Housing Revenue Account reforms would also require new ways of working. A further outcome from the review was the proposal to produce a 30 year business plan and four year investment plan to be considered in the Autumn of 2012.
RESOLVED:-
(i) that the consultation process that was undertaken regarding the future management arrangements of the Council’s housing stock as set out in section 4 of the report from the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects be noted;
(ii) that in the light of the outcomes of the consultation, the council agree to enter into a long term management agreement with Brent Housing Partnership to manage the council’s housing stock. A further report will be brought to the Executive in August 2012 setting out the detail of the management agreement;
(iii) that the findings of the efficiency review of Brent Housing Partnership as set out in Section 5 of the report be noted, and in particular the arrangements currently being entered into for shared back office services in advance of co-location in the new Civic Centre;
(iv) that approval be given to the findings of the governance review, as set out in Section 6 of the report;
(v) that it be noted that a further report will be considered in the autumn of 2012 setting out the 30 year HRA business plan and a rolling 4 year strategy for investment in the Brent housing stock.