Agenda item

This council notes:

 

·           That the Housing and Planning Bill is currently being debated in Parliament, and if passed would threaten the provision of affordable homes for rent and buy through:

o    forcing 'high-value' council homes to be sold on the open market;

o    extending the right-to-buy to housing association tenants; and

o    undermining section 106 requirements on private developers to provide affordable homes.

 

·           That there is no commitment in the Bill that affordable homes will be replaced like-for-like in the local area;

·           That whilst measures to help first-time buyers are welcome, the 'starter homes' proposals in the Bill will be unaffordable to families and young people on ordinary incomes in most parts of the country; will not preserve the taxpayer investment; and will be built at the expense of genuinely-affordable homes to rent and buy;

·           That the Bill undermines localism by taking 32 new wide and open-ended powers for the Secretary over councils and local communities, including the ability to override local plans, to mandate rents for social tenants, and to impose a levy on stock-holding councils, violating the terms of the housing revenue account self-financing deal.

 

This council resolves:

 

·           To analyse and report on the likely impact of the forced sale of council homes, the extension of right-to-buy and the 'starter homes' requirement on the local availability of affordable homes.

·           To analyse and report on any further likely impacts of the Bill on the local area;

·           To use this information to:

o    support the Leader of the Council in writing to the Secretary of State with our concerns about the Bill;

o    set up an urgent meeting between the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive with the local Members of Parliament to raise our concerns;

o    make public our concerns, including by publishing the above information on the council's website and promoting through the local press.

 

Moved by:               Councillor Sue Derbyshire

Seconded by:        Councillor Patrick McAuley

MOVED AND SECONDED - This council notes:

 

·         That the Housing and Planning Bill is currently being debated in Parliament, and if passed would threaten the provision of affordable homes for rent and buy through:

o   forcing 'high-value' council homes to be sold on the open market;

o   extending the right-to-buy to housing association tenants; and

o   undermining section 106 requirements on private developers to provide affordable homes.

 

·         That there is no commitment in the Bill that affordable homes will be replaced like-for-like in the local area;

·         That whilst measures to help first-time buyers are welcome, the 'starter homes' proposals in the Bill will be unaffordable to families and young people on ordinary incomes in most parts of the country; will not preserve the taxpayer investment; and will be built at the expense of genuinely-affordable homes to rent and buy;

·         That the Bill undermines localism by taking 32 new wide and open-ended powers for the Secretary over councils and local communities, including the ability to override local plans, to mandate rents for social tenants, and to impose a levy on stock-holding councils, violating the terms of the housing revenue account self-financing deal.

 

This council resolves:

 

·         To analyse and report on the likely impact of the forced sale of council homes, the extension of right-to-buy and the 'starter homes' requirement on the local availability of affordable homes.

·         To analyse and report on any further likely impacts of the Bill on the local area;

·         To use this information to:

o   support the Leader of the Council in writing to the Secretary of State with our concerns about the Bill;

o   set up an urgent meeting between the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive with the local Members of Parliament to raise our concerns;

o   make public our concerns, including by publishing the above information on the council's website and promoting through the local press.

 

AMENDMENT MOVED AND SECONDED - This council notes:

 

·         That the Housing and Planning Bill is currently being debated in Parliament, and if passed would threaten the provision of affordable homes for rent and buy through:

o   forcing 'high-value' council homes to be sold on the open market;

o   extending the right-to-buy to housing association tenants; and

o   undermining section 106 requirements on private developers to provide affordable homes.

·         That there is no commitment in the Bill that affordable homes will be replaced like-for-like in the local area;

·         That whilst measures to help first-time buyers are welcome, the 'starter homes' proposals in the Bill will be unaffordable to families and young people on ordinary incomes in most parts of the country; will not preserve the taxpayer investment; and will be built at the expense of genuinely-affordable homes to rent and buy;

·         That the Bill undermines localism by taking 32 new wide and open-ended powers for the Secretary over councils and local communities, including the ability to override local plans, to mandate rents for social tenants, and to impose a levy on stock-holding councils, violating the terms of the housing revenue account self-financing deal.

 

This council resolves:

 

·         To analyse and report on the likely impact of the forced sale of council homes, the extension of right-to-buy and the 'starter homes' requirement on the local availability of affordable homes.

·         To analyse and report on any further likely impacts of the Bill on the local area;

·         To use this information to:

o   support the Leader of the Council and Leader of the Labour Group in writing to the Secretary of State with our concerns about the Bill;

o   set up an urgent meeting between the Leader of the Council, Leader of the Labour Group and the Chief Executive with the local Members of Parliament to raise our concerns;

o   make public our concerns, including publishing the above information on the Council's website, continued promotion through the local press, and supporting the Labour and Liberal Democrat Group Housing Spokespeople in their opposition to this attack on Social Housing.

 

For the amendment 42, against 11.

 

AMENDMENT CARRIED

 

FURTHER AMENDMENT MOVED AND SECONDED - This council notes:

 

·         That the Housing and Planning Bill is currently being debated in Parliament, and if passed would threaten the provision of affordable homes for rent and buy through:

o   forcing 'high-value' council homes to be sold on the open market;

o   extending the right-to-buy to housing association tenants; and

o   undermining section 106 requirements on private developers to provide affordable homes.

·         That there is no commitment in the Bill that affordable homes will be replaced like-for-like in the local area;

·         That whilst measures to help first-time buyers are welcome, the 'starter homes' proposals in the Bill will be unaffordable to families and young people on ordinary incomes in most parts of the country; will not preserve the taxpayer investment; and will be built at the expense of genuinely-affordable homes to rent and buy;

·         That the Bill undermines localism by taking 32 new wide and open-ended powers for the Secretary over councils and local communities, including the ability to override local plans, to mandate rents for social tenants, and to impose a levy on stock-holding councils, violating the terms of the housing revenue account self-financing deal.

 

This council resolves:

 

·         To analyse and report on the likely impact of the forced sale of council homes, the extension of right-to-buy and the 'starter homes' requirement on the local availability of affordable homes.

·         To analyse and report on any further likely impacts of the Bill on the local area;

·         To use this information to:

o   support the Leader of the Council, Leader of the Labour Group and Leader of the Independent Ratepayers Group in writing to the Secretary of State with our concerns about the Bill;

o   set up an urgent meeting between the Leader of the Council, Leader of the Labour Group, Leader of the Independent Ratepayers Group and the Chief Executive with the local Members of Parliament to raise our concerns;

o   make public our concerns, including publishing the above information on the Council's website, continued promotion through the local press, and supporting the Labour, Liberal Democrat and Independent Ratepayers Group Housing Spokespeople in their opposition to this attack on Social Housing.

 

For the amendment 42, against 11.

 

AMENDMENT CARRIED

 

The amendment was then put as the substantive motion and it was

 

RESOLVED – (42 for, 11 against) This council notes:

 

·         That the Housing and Planning Bill is currently being debated in Parliament, and if passed would threaten the provision of affordable homes for rent and buy through:

o   forcing 'high-value' council homes to be sold on the open market;

o   extending the right-to-buy to housing association tenants; and

o   undermining section 106 requirements on private developers to provide affordable homes.

·         That there is no commitment in the Bill that affordable homes will be replaced like-for-like in the local area;

·         That whilst measures to help first-time buyers are welcome, the 'starter homes' proposals in the Bill will be unaffordable to families and young people on ordinary incomes in most parts of the country; will not preserve the taxpayer investment; and will be built at the expense of genuinely-affordable homes to rent and buy;

·         That the Bill undermines localism by taking 32 new wide and open-ended powers for the Secretary over councils and local communities, including the ability to override local plans, to mandate rents for social tenants, and to impose a levy on stock-holding councils, violating the terms of the housing revenue account self-financing deal.

 

This council resolves:

 

·         To analyse and report on the likely impact of the forced sale of council homes, the extension of right-to-buy and the 'starter homes' requirement on the local availability of affordable homes.

·         To analyse and report on any further likely impacts of the Bill on the local area;

·         To use this information to:

o   support the Leader of the Council, Leader of the Labour Group and Leader of the Independent Ratepayers Group in writing to the Secretary of State with our concerns about the Bill;

o   set up an urgent meeting between the Leader of the Council, Leader of the Labour Group, Leader of the Independent Ratepayers Group and the Chief Executive with the local Members of Parliament to raise our concerns;

o   make public our concerns, including publishing the above information on the Council's website, continued promotion through the local press, and supporting the Labour, Liberal Democrat and Independent Ratepayers Group Housing Spokespeople in their opposition to this attack on Social Housing.