Issue - meetings

To provide information requested by the Scrutiny Commission in December 2016 in relation to affordable housing in the borough retained as such.

In response to a request at a previous meeting, members received information on numbers of new build affordable housing retained as such. It was confirmed that numbers of properties no longer available as affordable housing were very low and none of the responding housing associations had lost properties via right to buy.

Concern was expressed regarding the general standard of rented housing in the borough and information was requested on this either directly to members or via a report to a future meeting.

RESOLVED – the report be noted and welcomed and the information requested in relation to private rental properties be provided to members.