Purpose

Acquisition of Privately Owned Empty Property
by Agreement or Compulsory Purchase: 2 Beechwood Drive,
Wolverhampton, WV6 8NN

Content

1.   That the Director of
Resident Services be authorised to negotiate terms for the
acquisition of the property 2 Beechwood Drive,
Wolverhampton, WV6 8NN, and, in default of that
acquisition, give authority for a compulsory purchase order (CPO)
to be made under Part II Section 17 Housing Act 1985 in respect of
the property.
 
2.   That expenditure for
the potential acquisition of the property, with subsequent capital
receipts being recycled within the Empty Property Strategy
programme be approved.
 
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.