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Housing Stock Condition Survey

Meeting: 13/03/2018 - Executive (Item 36)

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To consider the report of the Director (BA).

 

People Scrutiny Committee considered the report at its meeting on 12 March 2018 and its comments will be reported.

 

Decision:

Agreed

 

 

That the stock condition survey data and the plans for continual assessment of investment requirements be noted.

Reason for Decision:

 

As set out in the report.

 

 

Minutes:

The Director (BA) presented the report providing information on the condition of the Council’s Housing Revenue Account (HRA) properties. The report also sets out the plan for the continuation of stock surveys until 100% of properties had been surveyed.  

 

The Director advised that the stock condition survey which provided significant information on the Councils Housing Stock would be used to inform future investment requirements for the next 30 years of the HRA Business Plan and, ultimately, improve the quality of life for the tenants. To date, 60% of dwellings and 100% of blocks had been surveyed and the service was working towards 100% completion. The survey data had subsequently been combined with the existing data held to inform the overall stock investment programme.

 

People Scrutiny Committee considered the report at its meeting on 12 March 2018 and its comments were reported.

 

RESOLVED that the stock condition survey data and the plans for continual assessment of investment requirements be noted.

 


Meeting: 12/03/2018 - People Scrutiny Committee (Item 15)

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To consider the report of the Director.

 

Minutes:

The Director (BA) introduced the report indicating that the Stock Condition Survey was critical to the Business Planning for the Council’s Housing Stock. The survey allowed for work on the viability of the stock and the development of an Asset Management Plan to identify future investment needs. Traditionally, only 10% of stock had been surveyed but the Survey undertaken last year had surveyed 40% of the stock and the service was working towards 100% completion.

 

The Director (BA) welcomed Adrian Pengelly to the meeting who was new in post as the Planned Repairs Lead within the Housing Assets Service.

 

The Planned Repairs Lead presented the report informing Members of the condition of the Council’s Housing Revenue Account (HRA) properties and setting out the plan for the continuation of stock surveys until 100% of properties have been surveyed. The Council in February 2017, had commissioned a stock condition validation exercise via external consultants Michael Dyson Associates (MDA). MDA had been commissioned to undertake 3,528 surveys - 2,991 dwellings (60%) and 537 blocks (100% of blocks - in line with industry best practice). The survey data had subsequently been combined with the existing data held to inform the overall stock investment programme.

 

The Planned Repairs Lead presentation covered the need for the survey, the historic and current position, the criteria for decent homes standard, the investment requirements for each ward and, in summary, he advised that the survey information of 64% provided a robust platform for investment planning purposes, offered medium (5-year) and long (30-year) term assurance and would help deliver the Government’s energy efficiency targets. He also reported that the stock viability assessment would complement stock condition data analysis, inform the Asset Management Strategy and ensure that active asset management principles are applied to investment.

 

Responding to Members’ queries, he advised that there was strong competition between potential contractors and that Council contracts were attractive logistically because of the City’s compact nature which, in turn, also helped the Council achieve economies of scale. The elements of each contract were tightly drawn up and included requirements for a living wage etc. He would be available to discuss in further detail the individual ward investment requirements with ward councillors as required.

 

Another Member referred to the previous tenant liaison arrangements and the Director confirmed that futureminutes of the performance scrutiny partnership meetingscould be made available to the Committee.

 

Scrutiny Committee - People noted the stock condition survey data and the plans for continual assessment of investment requirements.

 


Meeting: 01/03/2018 - People Scrutiny Committee (Item 9.)

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To consider the report of the Director.