PCC have been investigating ways in which the
numbers of leasehold properties used to accommodate the homeless
could be increased due the significant costs of B & B which
costs the Council £386 per room per week. There is a
programme of finding property to lease on the basis of 5 year
leases at local housing allowance rates which is ongoing, however
the supply is relatively limited. An opportunity has arisen to
‘bulk lease’ fifty properties for a period of 20 years
(subject to a break option after ten years) which would
substantially increase the supply of accommodation in a relatively
short timeframe.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure or savings greater than £500,000;
Decision status: Abandoned
Wards affected: Dogsthorpe; Gunthorpe;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 22/11/2019
Decision due: March 2020 by Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Commercial Strategy and Investments
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Commercial Strategy and Investments
Lead director: Executive Director Corporate Services
Department: Corporate Services
Contact: Tristram Hill, Strategic Asset Manager Tristram Hill, Strategic Asset Manager, Tel: 07849 079787 Email: tristram.hill@nps.co.uk tristram.hill@peterborough.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Relevant internal and external
stakeholders
Relevant Scrutiny Committee: Adults and Communities Scrutiny Committee