Decision details

Shared Ownership Lease, Policies and grant approval

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To approve a proposal of a Shared Ownership Lease and suite of supporting policies, to allow the Council to promote affordable home ownership.

Decision:

1. That the use of the suite of policies appended to the report be approved, with a lease developed to support the sale of homes by the City of Wolverhampton Council on a Shared Ownership basis.

2. That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Assets and Housing in consultation with the Director of Governance for any variation to the Shared Ownership lease or suite of policies, as required from time to time as a result of review.

3. That the purchase of properties on some WV Living developments for onward sale to residents as Shared Ownership housing be approved.

4. That thee use of Wolverhampton Homes leasehold management services to manage the Shared Ownership properties acquired, applying the policies appended to this report, be approved.

 

1.    That it be noted that the intention that WV Living’s Sales and Marketing Agent will include these homes in the marketing of the wider market sales offer on WV Living sites, with the sale of each unit from WV Living to the Council timed to coincide with the onward sale to the owner occupier on a ‘back-to-back’ basis.

Report author: Jane Trethewey

Publication date: 21/02/2018

Date of decision: 20/02/2018

Decided at meeting: 20/02/2018 - Cabinet

Effective from: 28/02/2018

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