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Recommendation:
 
That the Cabinet Member for Housing and
Planning, and Deputy Leader of the Council:
 
2.1 Adopted the draft Garage Allocations
Policy at Appendix 1 to come into effect from xx 2025.
 
Reasons for
decision
 
3.1 This newly drafted clear and accessible
policy provides guidance (including enforcement) on how Haringey
Council manages the common areas of its council housing
 
3.2 The new policy will help the Council meet
the Social Housing Regulator’s consumer standards,
specifically the Tenancy Standard and the Transparency, Influence
and Accountability Standard.
 
Alternative options
considered
 
4.1 We could have continued with an
out-of-date policy for the allocation of the Council’s
garages. This option was rejected because it would not meet the
Council’s needs to produce a clearer, more transparent policy
or the needs of its tenants. Introducing this new policy will
assist the Council to meet the Social Housing Regulator’s
safety and quality standard to take all reasonable steps to ensure
the health and safety of tenants in their homes and associated
communal areas. This option would also not meet our commitment to
introduce updated policies in the Housing Strategy 2024 –
2029 and the Housing Improvement Plan 2023