Issue - meetings

This report seeks permission to enter into a contract in respect of the acquisition of new Council homes consisting of two freehold housing blocks known as Gloucester & Durham within the South Kilburn regeneration master plan area.

RESOLVED:

       i.          That Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Strategic Director of Regeneration & Environment in consultation with the Lead Member for Regeneration, Highways, Planning to negotiate and agree the terms and thereafter enter into a contract in respect of the purchase of the leasehold interest in two housing blocks known as Gloucester & Durham from Telford Homes and NHG as set out in Appendix 1.

      ii.          That Cabinet agreed to terminate the existing long leases in respect of the housing blocks known as Gloucester & Durham granted to Telford Homes and NHG upon acquisition and merge the leasehold title into the freehold interest to be retained by the Landlord.

    iii.          That Cabinet approved the acceptance of grant from the Greater London Authority (GLA) as set out in Appendix 1 and delegate authority to the Strategic Director of Community Wellbeing in consultation with the Lead Member for Housing & Welfare Reform to agree the terms on which the GLA will contribute to the purchase of the housing blocks known as Gloucester & Durham.

Councillor Shama Tatler, Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Property and Planning, introduced the report seeking Cabinet’s permission to enter into a contract in respect of the acquisition of new Council homes consisting of two freehold housing blocks known as Gloucester & Durham from Telford Homes PLC (Telford Homes) and Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) totalling 235 units in the South Kilburn regeneration master plan area.

Councillor Muhammed Butt, Leader of the Council, stated that this proposal supports the Council’s priority to provide additional Council housing in the borough.

RESOLVED:

      i.        That Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Strategic Director of Regeneration & Environment in consultation with the Lead Member for Regeneration, Highways, Planning to negotiate and agree the terms and thereafter enter into a contract in respect of the purchase of the leasehold interest in two housing blocks known as Gloucester & Durham from Telford Homes and NHG as set out in Appendix 1.

    ii.        That Cabinet agreed to terminate the existing long leases in respect of the housing blocks known as Gloucester & Durham granted to Telford Homes and NHG upon acquisition and merge the leasehold title into the freehold interest to be retained by the Landlord.

   iii.        That Cabinet approved the acceptance of grant from the Greater London Authority (GLA) as set out in Appendix 1 and delegate authority to the Strategic Director of Community Wellbeing in consultation with the Lead Member for Housing & Welfare Reform to agree the terms on which the GLA will contribute to the purchase of the housing blocks known as Gloucester & Durham.