RESOLVED that Cabinet - 

(a)    notes the contents of the Portfolio Holder’s report;

(b)    agrees to the retention of the five unsold properties within the Council’s housing stock for letting in accordance with the local lettings and sales plan;

(c)    authorises the Corporate Director (Operations & Delivery), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing, to sign any amended grant agreement proposed by Homes England in respect of the Starter Homes funding received in 2015; and

(d)    authorises the Assistant Director (Housing & Environment), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing, to make applications, where appropriate, to Homes England for the waiver of Designated Protected Areas made under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 and The Housing (Right to Enfranchise) (Designated Protected Areas) (England) Order 2009.