Agenda

Housing Scrutiny Commission - Monday, 6 September 2021 5:30 pm

Venue: Meeting Room G.01, Ground Floor, City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FZ

Contact: Francis Connolly (Scrutiny Support Manager) - Tel: 0116 44 6353 - Email:  francis.connolly@leicester.gov.uk  Jason Tyler (Democratic Support Officer) - Tel: 0116 454 6359 - Email:  jason.tyler@leicester.gov.uk

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1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed.

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3.

MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING pdf icon PDF 205 KB

The Minutes of the meeting of the Commission held on 15 June 2021 are attached and Members are asked to confirm them as a correct record.

 

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CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

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PETITIONS

The Monitoring Officer to report on the receipt of any petitions in accordance with Council procedures.

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QUESTIONS, REPRESENTATIONS OR STATEMENTS OF CASE

The Monitoring Officer to report on the receipt of any questions, representations or statements of case in accordance with Council procedures.

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COVID 19 UPDATE

The Director of Housing will give a verbal report to provide the latest information of the impact of Covid-19 on Housing Services.

 

 

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'WHO GETS SOCIAL HOUSING' AND OVERCROWDING REDUCTION STRATEGY pdf icon PDF 1 MB

The Director of Housing submits a report, which provides an update concerning the ‘headline’ Housing Register and Lettings data.

 

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ANNUAL RENT PERFORMANCE pdf icon PDF 828 KB

The Director of Housing submits a report, which provides information on the rent arrears progress over the financial year, from April 2020 to March 2021.

 

 

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RENT ARREARS POLICY pdf icon PDF 1 MB

The Director of Housing submits a report, which presents the newly revised rent arrears policy that is used to collect rent and service charges from Council tenants.  

 

The report also provides an opportunity to review the documents and provide comments for consideration as part of the development of the policy.

 

 

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COUNCIL HOUSE BUILDING AND ACQUISITIONS PROGRAMME pdf icon PDF 3 MB

The Director of Housing will give a presentation to provide an update on the Council House Building and Acquisition Programme. 

 

The presentation slides are attached.

 

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WORK PROGRAMME pdf icon PDF 190 KB

Members of the Commission will be asked to consider the work programme and make suggestions for additional items as it considers necessary.

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ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS

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