Decision

RESOLVED that the following
be RECOMMENDED to the Corporate and
Resources Committee to recommend to Full
Council:

1.         the
general fund proposals in the Budget Report regarding the 2025/26
budget for Property, Strategic Planning and Infrastructure,
Regeneration and Economic Development, Employment, Skills &
Enterprise, Place Making, Major Contracts, Culture, Community
Housing, Communities and Engagement, Shared Environment
Service;

2.         the HRA
2025-26 base budget and proposal for growth and savings as set out
in this report; 

3.         the
indicative HRA revenue budgets for 2025-26 to 2027-28 set out
in Enclosure 3of the report; and

4.         full HRA
Capital Programme as described in paragraphs 46 to 52 and detailed in Enclosure 5of the report;
 
AND RESOLVED that the following be
approved:

5.         the
2025-26 average social rent increase of 2.7% in line with
Government policy and detailed in paragraphs 3 to 6 of the
report; 

6.         tenant
service charges for designated independent living accommodation
stock to be increased by 2.7% (CPI+1%) from 2024/25 charges,
subject to consultation, as detailed in paragraph 14 of the
report;

7.         the
2025-26 rents for HRA hostels, affordable rented and shared
ownership properties owned by the Council be increased by 2.7% as
detailed in paragraphs 7 to 11of the report; and

8.         the
2025-26 rents for garages and non-Housing dwellings owned by the
Council be increased by 2.7% as detailed in paragraphs 12 and 13 of
the report.
 
(Note: ‘the report’ in resolutions 2 to 8 refers to
Annex 10 of the Budget Pack.)