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The Director of City Development is requested
to:
a) Grant Approval to purchase the properties detailed in
Confidential Appendix A at market value, as determined by an
appointed RICS accredited surveyor, and authorise their return to
Council housing stock.
b) Authorise the required expenditure to enable the programme to
progress the property acquisitions detailed in Confidential
Appendix A. These property acquisitions will be funded from the
Council Housing Growth Programme budget via a range of funding
streams.
c) Note that Executive Board granted Authority to Spend for the
programme on 24th July 2019.
d) Note that written approval to bring the properties back into
council housing stock has been obtained from the Chief Officer,
Housing.