Issue - meetings

This item was chaired by Diana Minns (Vice Chair / Tenant Representative.

Matter for Decision.

To write off twelve cases of former tenancy arrears totalling £41,581.25

Decision of the Executive Councillor for Housing:

       i.        Approved the twelve cases of former tenancy arrears totalling £41,581.25 as detailed in the attached appendix be written off.

Scrutiny Considerations.

This item was not requested for pre-scrutiny but in response to questions from the Committee, the Business Manager / Principal Accountant made the following comments:

       i.        Where the Council had been awarded court costs in anti-social behaviour cases, the cost was then added to the rent account as the tenant was deemed liable to pay the cost. Therefore the write off costs were higher than normal.  

      ii.        Acknowledged it was difficult to advise when the backlog of cases would be cleared. The level of former tenant arrears totalled £900,000 across the Housing Revenue Account and dedicated officers had been appointed to quicken the process of clearing the backlog.

The Committee:

The Executive Councillor for Housing approved the recommendation.

Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor (and any Dispensations Granted).

No conflicts were declared by the Executive Councillor.