Voluntarily ending the use of Section 21 Notices

October 23, 2023 Shareholder Committee (Committee) Approved View on council website
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RESOLVED: 
1)        
That the Board of Directors of West Norfolk Property
Limited and West Norfolk Housing Company Ltd be respectively
requested to submit a written report addressed to the Chair of the
Shareholder Committee within 8 weeks on the following
matters:
                                                
1.1         
The number of notices served under section 21 of the
Housing Act 1988 (“section 21 notices”) within the last
two years by the company or its contracted
housing management provider;
1.2         
The number of tenancies the company has or their contracted housing management provider
has in which a section 21 notice could be served;
1.3         
The predicted impact, financial or otherwise, on the
company or their contracted housing management provider if the
company was to voluntarily choose to never use section 21 notices
going forwards;
1.4         
Confirmation of any changes that would be necessary
in legal contracts with any contracted housing management provider
(and where possible confirmation of whether the housing management
provider is willing to agree such change) in order to codify the
voluntary removal of section 21 notices as an option for ending a
tenancy;
1.5         
Whether, with reference to its Business Plan, the
Board of Directors considers it is in the best interests of the
company to implement a company decision to voluntary remove section
21 notices as an option for use for ending a tenancy.
 
Reason for Decision
 
In anticipation of approving
business plans for the companies which support the Council’s
Corporate Strategy, as sole shareholder
and owner of the companies.
 

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OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date23 Oct 2023