Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member is asked to consider a draft tenancy policy for Housing Services and agree to its adoption.

RESOLVED:

(i)            That the Tenancy Policy in its current form be adopted.

(ii)          That a further report on tenancy successions  be submitted at the earliest opportunity.

REASON: All social landlords are required under the Localism Act and the regulatory framework to have a tenancy policy in place by Jan 2013.

The Cabinet Member considered a report that asked her to agree to the adoption of a draft tenancy policy for Housing Services.

Officers gave an update and stated that the Government had introduced the requirement for all social landlords to publish a tenancy policy. The reforms included the introduction of flexible (fixed term) tenancies and affordable rent policy, changes to allocations and homelessness and promotion of increased mobility for social tenants.

The Cabinet Member considered the options available in the report and agreed to option 1.

RESOLVED:       (i)      That the Tenancy Policy in its current form be adopted.

(ii)      That a further report on tenancy successions be submitted at the earliest opportunity.

REASON:           All social landlords are required under the Localism Act and the regulatory framework to have a tenancy policy in place by Jan 2013.