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*RESOLVED
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1.  
That it be approved that, for 2025/26, individual social rents for
current general needs tenants be set based on the current national
social rent policy, giving a rent increase of 2.7% with effect from
7 April 2025.
 

2.  
That it be approved that, for 2025/26 and onwards, where a social
rent property is re-let to a new or transferring tenant the rent
level be increased to the target rent for that property.
 

3.  
That it be approved that, for 2025/26, individual affordable rents
be set based on the current national social rent policy giving a
cash rent increase of 2.7% with effect from 7 April 2025.
 

4.  
That it be approved that, for 2025/26 and onwards, where an
affordable rent property is re-let to a new or transferring tenant
the rent level be set by reference to 80% of the market rent
(including service charges where applicable) for a similar property
at the time of letting, or the formula rent for the property,
whichever is greater.
 

5.  
That the Housing Revenue Account Service Charges for 2025/26, as
set out in Appendix 1 of the officer’s report,
be approved.
 
REASONS FOR
DECISIONS
 

1.  
To enable the Council to set the level of council house rents in
accordance with Government guidelines and the Regulator of Social
Housing’s Rent Standard.
 

2.  
To enable the Council to set service charges for 2025/26 to recover
the costs of providing these services to tenants.
 

3.  
To contribute to the Council’s corporate priority ‘to
improve the quality of life for local people’.