Purpose

In recent years the Council and St Leger Homes
of Doncaster (SLHD) have been jointly involved with the delivery of
a property acquisition programme. St Leger Homes currently
administer the programme on behalf of the Council in which property
purchases and conveyance is undertaken by the Council, the
properties are brought in to housing stock and are Council owned,
St Leger Homes then facilitate necessary repairs to appropriate
standards and subsequently let and manage the property.
See attached Officer Decision Record for further details.

Content

To support the proposal for the purchase,
repair of 11 Herrick Gardens, Balby
The purchase price is £165,000 and provisional inspections
have estimated the further Housing Revenue Account investment costs
to be Approx 5K to ensure the property is fully modernised, works
to the property appear to be minimal.

Alternative options considered

ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND
REJECTED
Option 1 – Approve the property purchase – (recommended
option)
This option will support the acquisition programme by utilising
available funds to maximise the opportunity to provide additional
housing provision across the borough in line with the Housing Needs
Survey.
Option 2 - Do Nothing
This option would lose the opportunity to deploy approved funding
to help ease the Demand for properties on the Housing Waiting
List.