Purpose

To report on the
current structural condition of council owned properties (7, 9 11)
and the privately owned property at 5 Gogh Avenue; and to recommend
the preferred option to address the current issues.

Content

1.     
That the rehousing of the tenant at 7 Gough Avenue and award
priority status Band One to assist with rehousing timescales be
approved.

 

2.     
That statutory Home Loss compensation and Disturbance payments be
awarded to the tenants of 7 and 9 Gough Avenue in line with Land
Compensation Act 1973 and agree to pay 25% in advance, once
alternative suitable accommodation is offered and accepted, if
required.

 

3.     
That negotiations be entered into to acquire the privately owned
property at 5 Gough Avenue.

 

4.     
That authority be delegated to the Deputy Leader: City Housing in
consultation with the Director of Resident Services to agree the
expenditure on the purchase of 5 Gough Avenue.

 

5.     
That the council owned properties at 7, 9 and 11 Gough Avenue be
declared surplus to requirements.
 

6.     
That the demolition of 5, 7, 9 and 11 Gough Avenue when 5 Gough
Avenue is within council ownership be approved.

 

7.     
That the findings on the structural condition and ground
investigation report for 9 and 11 Gough Avenue, Wednesfield be
noted.