Purpose

To update the New Council Homes Programme and
wider supply in the borough and across regeneration schemes.
 
To approve entry into the main works contract
for Church End.
 
To review the South Kilburn Landlord offer for
future temporary accommodation placement.
 
Leasing Arrangement
Under Brent Direct Leasing Scheme - Manor Park, Manor Park Road,
Harlesden, NW10 4JJ.
 

Content

Cabinet
RESOLVED:
 

(1)    To agree to award the Main works
contract to Wates for the delivery of Church End including 99 homes
and a new market square for the value set out in Recommendation 1
of Appendix 1 of the report (which contained exempt
information).

 

(2)    To note
the challenges set out regarding the delivery of Morland Gardens in
paragraph 5.3 – 5.10 of the report and agree for officers to
develop an alternative site strategy for future consideration by
Cabinet.

 

(3)    To
approve, that if necessary, the Council consult on ending the South
Kilburn Promise (Landlord Offer) for new temporary accommodation
households and the use of voids properties identified on the South
Kilburn regeneration area for temporary accommodation, noting the
legal considerations around consultation set out in Section 8 of
the report.
 

(4)    To note
the updated programme budget for the New Council Homes Programme of
£495.5m and approve the use of usable Capital reserves to
fund this.

 

(5)    To agree
to wave the delegated authority limits to enable the Corporate
Director of Resident Services in consultation with the Corporate
Director of Finance and Resources to agree the terms of the lease
and thereafter enter into and complete on a 5-year leasing
arrangement with the developer for the new build scheme at Manor
Park Road, Harlesden NW10 4JJ for use as emergency and settled
temporary accommodation, as set out in Section 6 of the
report and where necessary make any further amendments as
and when required.
 

(6)    To
approve an acquisitions budget of £52.7m to address the acute
housing and temporary accommodation needs and
challenges.  This is in addition to any
acquisitions already approved by Cabinet.

 

(7)    To agree
for a new delegation to the Corporate Director of Resident Services
in consultation with the Corporate Director of Finance and
Resources, to acquire 133 homes from the open market (including
both freehold  and leasehold
acquisitions) such delegation to include negotiating and approving
the terms of any freehold or leasehold acquisitions and thereafter
entering into the relevant transactional documents to address the
acute housing and temporary accommodation needs in line with
approach set out in Section 11 and Appendix 1 (containing exempt information) of the report, which is in addition to those acquisitions
already approved by Cabinet.

 
Eligible for call-in:
Yes

 

Deadline for submission of call-in: 6pm on Monday 18 December
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