Your Home, Your Future
Why is SLDC considering Housing Transfer?
- SLDC Full Council met on 15 December
2011 and has formally resolved to transfer the council’s housing
stock to a new style South Lakes Housing (SLH).
- Around £188 million needs to be spent on
council homes, estates and services over 30 years to bring them up
to the standard tenants want.
- In 2010, over 800 tenants took part in a
survey about the future of their homes and services – and told us
they want their homes, estates and services improved.
- Councillors and tenants have been told about
the Government’s new plan for dividing up the national housing debt
to each Council – for SLDC this would mean a total revised debt of
£83.5m.
- This debt would mean the council and SLH will
be unable to deliver the improvements tenants want and maintain
homes without substantial delays.
- On the 29 March 2011, SLDC agreed to consult
tenants on transferring homes to a new style South Lakes Housing.
South Lakes Housing already manages the homes.
- At the end of Summer 2011, nearly 200 tenants
responded to the Formal Consultation: ’Offer Document’ and over
2600 tenants were contacted to give their view on the transfer
proposals. The vast majority of tenants appeared to favour the
transfer.
- During October and November 2011, SLDC
formally ballot tenants on transferring the ownership and
management of homes to South Lakes Housing.
- The results were announced on 11 November
2011. Of the 3,763 eligible voters, there were 2,503 votes cast
(66.5% turnout). Of the 2,487 valid votes (16 spoiled papers),
2,102 voted 'YES' (84.5%) and 385 (15.5%) voted 'NO'.
- Tenants’ Committee have been at the forefront
of decision making and given their backing to transfer.
· The transfer is
due to take place on 5th March 2012 and is subject to
the agreement by the Secretary of State.
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