To enter into an 18 month contract for the provision of property compliance, repair and maintenance and tenancy management services for residential properties the council owns and leases out, including properties purchased under the Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF)
The number of properties that will be purchased under the LAHF scheme is an initial 23 under the first round of funding, with possible 4additional units purchased using later funding.
The number of properties being purchased for social housing directly by the council will be up to five.
The contract will start as soon as approval is obtained and contract negotiations completed, and will last for 18 months, ending in early 2025. During that time officers will undertake work to determine how these services will be provided beyond this arrangement, and that consideration has already begun.