Housing Committee - 23/01/2012

At a MEETING of the HOUSING COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 23rd January, 2012.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

 

 

 

Depute Lord Provost Ian BORTHWICK

 

 

 

BAILIES

 

Willie SAWERS

Helen WRIGHT

Derek J SCOTT

 

Roderick A J WALLACE

 

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Ken GUILD

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Mohammed ASIF

Jim BARRIE

Stewart HUNTER

Laurie BIDWELL

Jimmy BLACK

Ken LYNN

Tom FERGUSON

David BOWES

Craig MELVILLE

Brian GORDON

Andrew DAWSON

Christina ROBERTS

Richard McCREADY

Will DAWSON

Alan G ROSS

Donald HAY

Bob DUNCAN

Kevin KEENAN

Fraser MACPHERSON

 

Councillor Jimmy BLACK, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 9th January, 2012 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I REVIEW OF RENTS AND OTHER HOUSING CHARGES

 

There was submitted Report No 40-2012 by the Director of Housing setting out the proposed rent and other charges for the financial year 2012/2013.

 

The Committee agreed that:-

 

(i) rents be increased by 4.75% equal to 2.86 per week (3.10 - 48 week basis) on average, subject to a maximum increase of 3.50 from 2nd April, 2012;

 

(ii) charges for car parking facilities remained unchanged as follows, from 2nd April, 2012:-

 

- Garage Lock-Ups 8.77 per week (9.50 - 48 week basis)

- Underground Parking Bays 2.54 per week (2.75 - 48 week basis)

- Garage Sites 2.54 per week (2.75 - 48 week basis);

 

(iii) heating charges for the sheltered housing accommodation remained unchanged for Brington Place at 6.75 per week and Baluniefield at 7.45 per week from 2nd April, 2012;

 

(iv) the sheltered housing service charge remained unchanged for the financial year 2012/2013 at 26.94 per week (29.19 - 48 week basis);

 

(v) charges for the provision of Homeless Temporary Accommodation be increased by 4.75% for the financial year 2012/2013);

 

(vi) the level of rents held on the Housing Revenue Account be similarly applied to miscellaneous houses ie the properties which were leased to the Richmond Fellowship and garage sites, subject to categorisation where appropriate;

 

(vii) the rent for the Travelling People's Site be increased by 2.9% equal to 1.75 per week to 60.13 (1.90 to 65.14 - 48 week basis) for the financial year 2012/2013; and

 

(viii) Other Charges be maintained at current rates from April 2012 as detailed in the report.

 

 

 

 

Jimmy BLACK, Convener.