Issue - meetings
New Lease for flats and maisonettes sold under Right To Buy Scheme
Meeting: 19/02/2018 - Decision Session - Executive Member for Housing and Safer Neighbourhoods (Item 40)
40 New Lease for Use on Future Right To Buy Sales of Bedsits, Flats and Maisonettes 
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The report seeks the Executive Member’s approval to issue a proposed new lease to all new leaseholders exercising the Right To Buy for all appropriate properties in order to provide greater clarity for Housing Services, leaseholders and tenants.
Additional documents:
- Annex A - Existing lease, item 40
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- Annex B - New Lease Final Draft Feb 2018, item 40
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Decision:
Resolved: That the proposed lease at Annex B for all future appropriate Right To Buy sales (option A) be accepted.
Reason: This provides greater clarity for Housing Services, leaseholders and tenants and will allow Housing Services to recover legitimate costs from leaseholders with confidence
Minutes:
The Executive Member considered a report that sought his approval to issue a proposed new lease to all new leaseholders exercising the Right To Buy for all appropriate properties in order to provide greater clarity for Housing Services, leaseholders and tenants.
The Head of Housing was in attendance to give an update and he stated that the current lease was vague in many areas, did not reflect best practice and had not been reviewed for at least 30 years.
The Executive Member noted that officers had consulted with specialist organisations, the National Leasehold Service and with residents and leaseholders whose comments had helped shape the final version of the lease, which they agreed should be adopted.
Officers answered the Executive Members questions and it was:
Resolved: That the proposed lease at Annex B for all future appropriate Right To Buy sales (option A) be accepted.
Reason: This provides greater clarity for Housing Services, leaseholders and tenants and will allow Housing Services to recover legitimate costs from leaseholders with confidence