Housing, Dundee Contract Services And Environment Services Committee - 22/01/2001

At a MEETING of the HOUSING COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 22nd January, 2001.

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

Councillor LUKE, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 15th January, 2001 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I REVIEW OF RENTS AND OTHER HOUSING CHARGES

The Director of Housing submitted Report No 41-2001 setting out the proposed rent and other charges for the financial year 2001/2002.

The Committee agreed to the undernoted recommendations:-

(i) rents be increased by 89p per week on average subject to a maximum increase of 1.10 from 2nd April, 2001;

(ii) the Sheltered Housing Wardens Service Charge be increased by 52p to 13.62 per week to tenants receiving the Sheltered Housing Wardens service from 2nd April, 2001;

(iii) the Service Charge for the Concierge Service be increased by 35p per week from 2nd April, 2001;

(iv) charges for Car Parking facilities be increased as follows from 2nd April, 2001:-

Garage Lock Ups by 25p to 6.25 per week

Underground Parking Bay by 5p to 1.40 per week

Garage Sites by 5p to 1.40 per week

(v) where a house is modernised during the year the rent be increased in line with the average increase in Gross Annual Value of all affected properties subject to a maximum of 2.10;

(vi) the levels of rents held on the Housing Revenue Account be similarly applied to miscellaneous houses and garage sites, subject to categorisation where appropriate.

II REVIEW OF CHARGES

The Director of Housing submitted Report No 42-2001 seeking authority to review charges for Furnished Accommodation, Multi-Storey Launderettes, Stair Cleaning Charges, Heating Charges at Brington Place Sheltered Housing Development and Status Enquiry Fees, all being effective from 2nd April, 2001.

(a) Special Needs (Homeless) Temporary Accommodation

To meet the expenditure approved in the Revenue Estimates for 2001/2002 the following charges are proposed:-

(b) Mainstream Furnished Lets

It is proposed that the weekly charge for furniture be increased as detailed to cover the increased costs in providing the service. This gives the following charges:-

Charges for part-furnished houses are pro-rata to fully furnished according to the cost of the furniture provided.

(c) Heating Charges - Brington Place Sheltered Housing

It is proposed that the electricity charge for cooking, lighting, heating and hot water provided to the homes of tenants and wardens is increased by 15p per week.

(d) Stair Cleaning Charges

It is proposed that Stair Cleaning charges be set as follows:-

(e) Multi-Storey Launderettes

It is proposed that the charges for Multi-Storey Launderettes be increased to the following:-

(f) Status Enquiry Fee

The fee charged to Banks, Building Societies, etc, for status enquiries will be increased to 27.50.

The Committee approved the above changes.

IAIN LUKE, Convener.