Purpose

Acquisition of Privately Owned Empty Property
by Agreement or Compulsory Purchase: 52 Bridge Street, Portobello,
Willenhall, WV13 3EQ

Content

1.   That the Director of Resident Services be
authorised to negotiate terms for the acquisition of the
property 52 Bridge Street, Willenhall, WV13 3EQ, and, in default of that acquisition, give authority for a
compulsory purchase order (CPO) to be made under Part II Section 17
of the Housing Act 1985 in respect of the property.
 
2.   That expenditure for the potential acquisition of
the property be approved, with subsequent capital receipts being
recycled within the Empty Property Strategy programme.
 
3.   That  in the event that
the property is improved and re-occupied to the satisfaction of the
Director of Resident Services, withdrawal of the property from the
CPO be authorised.

 
4.   That following any acquisition, the Director
of Resident Services be authorised to dispose of the property on
the open market on condition that the property is refurbished and
re-occupied within six or 12 months (as appropriate to the scale of
the works).
 
5.   That the Chief Operating Officer be
authorised to:

a.     
Take all reasonable steps as soon as it is
reasonably practical to secure the making, confirmation and
implementation of the CPO including the publication and service of
all Notices and the presentation of the Council’s case at any
Public Inquiry.
 
b.  
  Approve agreements
with the owners of the property setting out the terms for the
withdrawal of objections to the CPO, and/or making arrangements for re-housing or relocation of
any occupiers.
 
c.  
  Approve the making
of a General Vesting Declaration (the property is brought into
Council ownership via this process).
 
d.  
  Approve the
disposal of the whole and/ or parts of the property by auction,
tender or private treaty.