Issue - meetings

The Corporate Director of Health, Housing & Adult Social Care to present a report which sets out a proposal to sell 27 & 28 St Marys, instead of 92 Holgate Road as previously agreed, in order to support the cost of the provision of the council’s temporary homeless accommodation at James House.

Resolved:  That approval be given to sell 27 & 28 St Marys on the open market to the highest bidder instead of 92 Holgate Road and, if the highest bidder is not necessarily the best offer, that the Corporate Director of Health, Housing & Adult Social Care (in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer or her delegated officer) be authorised to take such steps as are necessary to accept the best offer.

Reasons:   (i)      To support the cost of the provision of the council’s temporary homeless accommodation at James House.

                   (ii)      To improve the provision of the properties offered by the council to its partners as part of the resettlement programme.

                   (iii)     To make better use of the council’s assets and reduce the ongoing cost of the properties leased to Changing Lives.

The Corporate Director of Health, Housing & Adult Social Carepresented a report which set out a proposal to sell 27 & 28 St Marys, instead of 92 Holgate Road as previously agreed, in order to support the cost of provision of temporary homeless accommodation at James House.

92 Holgate Road was currently used by the council for temporary homeless accommodation and was well maintained.  The decision to sell it had been made by Executive on 16 March 2017 (Minute 138 of that meeting refers).  The St Mary’s buildings had not been considered at that stage as they were not within the homeless hostel portfolio.  The council’s housing related support had since been rationalised and this proposal had arisen from wider discussions around improvements to and investments in the properties leased to the current provider, Changing Lives.

27 and 28 St Marys would need significant investment to bring them up to standard and, if sold, would release a larger capital receipt than 92 Holgate Road.  It was also considered that the latter would be a better site for Changing Lives’ resettlement service.  It was proposed that residents of St Marys would move to Holgate Road once all Holgate Road residents had moved to James House.

Resolved:  That approval be given to sell 27 & 28 St Marys on the open market to the highest bidder instead of 92 Holgate Road and, if the highest bidder is not necessarily the best offer, that the Corporate Director of Health, Housing & Adult Social Care (in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer or her delegated officer) be authorised to take such steps as are necessary to accept the best offer.

Reasons:   (i)      To support the cost of the provision of the council’s temporary homeless accommodation at James House.

                   (ii)      To improve the provision of the properties offered by the council to its partners as part of the resettlement programme.

                   (iii)     To make better use of the council’s assets and reduce the ongoing cost of the properties leased to Changing Lives.