Agenda item

·  Housing Revenue Account Rents and Service Charges 2018/19

It was moved by Councillor Nazir,

Seconded by Councillor Swindlehurst,

“ (a)  That Council house dwelling rents for 2018/19 decrease by 1% over the 2017/18 rent with effect from Monday 2^nd April 2018. This is in line with current government guidelines and legislation.

(b)  That Garage rents, heating, utility and ancillary charges increase by 3.0% with effect from Monday 2^nd April 2018. This is based upon the September CPI figure.

(c)  That Service charges increase by 3.0% with effect from Monday  2^nd April 2018. This is based upon the September CPI figure.

(d)  That ‘Other committee’ property rents increase by an average of 3.0% from Monday 2^nd April 2018 in line with the September CPI figure.”

The recommendations were put to the vote and agreed unanimously.

Resolved –

(a)  That Council house dwelling rents for 2018/19 decrease by 1% over the 2017/18 rent with effect from Monday 2^nd April 2018. This was in line with current government guidelines and legislation.

(b)  That Garage rents, heating, utility and ancillary charges increase by 3.0% with effect from Monday 2^nd April 2018. This was based upon the September CPI figure.

(c)  That Service charges increase by 3.0% with effect from Monday 2^nd April 2018. This was based upon the September CPI figure.

(d)  That ‘Other committee’ property rents increase by an average of 3.0% from Monday 2^nd April 2018 in line with the September CPI figure.