Issue - meetings

Keelman Homes Empty Homes Programme

Meeting: 21/01/2020 - Cabinet (Item 119)

Keelman Homes Empty Homes Programme

Report of the Strategic Director, Housing, Environment and Healthy Communities and Strategic Director, Resources and Digital

Minutes:

Consideration has been given to an update on Keelman Homes forward plan for affordable homes provision in Gateshead.

 

RESOLVED -

(i)            That the provision of a loan facility to Keelman Homes, on the basis set out in the report, be approved.

 

           

(ii)          That the Strategic Director, Resources and Digital be given delegated authority to finalise the loan agreements with Keelman Homes.

 

The above decisions have been made to support the initiative to bring long term empty properties back into use as affordable homes.