Housing Committee - 26/01/2015

At a MEETING of the HOUSING COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 26th January, 2015.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor John ALEXANDER, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 12th January, 2015 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

No declarations of interest were made.

II REVIEW OF RENTS AND OTHER HOUSING CHARGES

There was submitted Report No 24-2015 by the Director of Housing relative to the above.

The Committee agreed that:-

(i) rents be increased by 2.50% equal to 1.69 per week (1.83 - 48 week basis) on average, subject to a maximum increase of 2.50 from 6th April, 2015;

(ii) charges for car parking facilities remain unchanged as follows from 6th April, 2015:-

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

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

(iii) heating charges for the sheltered housing accommodation remain unchanged for the financial year 2015/2016 for Brington Place at 6.46 per week (7.00 - 48 week basis) and Baluniefield at 7.11 per week (7.70 - 48 week basis);

(iv) the Sheltered Housing service charge remain unchanged for the financial year 2015/2016 at 26.94 per week (29.19 - 48 week basis);

(v) the communal cleaning charge remain at its current level of 1.34 per week (1.45 - 48 week basis);

(vi) charges for the provision of Homeless Temporary Accommodation be unchanged for the financial year 2015/2016;

(vii) the level of rents held on the Housing Revenue Account be similarly applied to miscellaneous houses ie the properties leased to the Richmond Fellowship, Social Work and City Development, subject to categorisation where appropriate; and

(viii) Other charges be maintained at current rates from April, 2015 as detailed in the report.

John ALEXANDER, Convener.