Purpose

Acquisition of Privately Owned Empty Property
by Agreement or Compulsory Purchase:11 Brown Street, Wolverhampton,
WV2 1HR

Content

1.     
That the Director of Resident Services be authorised to negotiate
terms for the acquisition of the property 11 Brown Street,
Wolverhampton, WV2 1HR, 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 is 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 reoccupied 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.