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