Initiatives And Options

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Description

The Government requires all local housing authorities to achieve its Decent Homes Standard by 2010 and to consult with tenants, leaseholders and other stakeholders about how best to achieve this and other wishes for service improvements. All councils have to have looked at the options for meeting this standard, as well as meeting tenants and leaseholders priorities for improvements that exceed this standard.

There were four options that had to be considered: - 1. The Private Finance Initiative 2. Staying with the Council 3. Arms Length Management Organisation Initiative 4. Transfer to a Housing Association

Following this appraisal process, the Housing Options Steering Group set up to progress this work recommended that the retention of the housing stock be agreed as the preferred option for the future management and maintenance of Council housing in Tendring, which was accepted by the Government.

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