Issue - meetings

To consider a report by the Housing Needs and Resources Manager seeking approval in principle to negotiate a sub regional  Choice Based Letting Scheme.

agreed in principle for the Council to become involved in a partnership with other Local Authorities and Housing Associations in the Cambridge Sub-Region to develop a sub-regional choice based lettings scheme.

Consideration was given to a report by the Head of Housing Services (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) regarding the development of a Cambridgeshire Sub-Region choice-based letting scheme in partnership with other local authorities and housing associations.

In discussing the possibility of Government funding towards the set up and implementation costs, the Cabinet expressed reservations that the funding was unlikely to meet the overall costs of the scheme and in noting that a further report would be submitted to a future meeting, the Cabinet

RESOLVED

  that the involvement of the Council in partnership working with other local authorities and housing associations in the Cambridge Sub-Region to develop a sub-regional choice-based lettings scheme, be approved in principle.