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RESOLVED – (1) T H A T the final Housing Revenue Account budget proposals for 2025/26 as set out below be approved: Original Change Final 2024/25 Proposed Budget 2025/26 £000 Expenditure Supervision & Management – General 4,695 214 4,909 Supervision & Management – Special 1,949 13 1,962 Repairs & Maintenance 5,000 920 5,920 Capital Financing Costs 5,792 1,097 6,889 Rent, Rates, Taxes & Other Charges 270 28 298 Increase in Provision for Bad Debts 1,027 (336) 691 Capital Expenditure from Revenue 8,197 (1,218) 6,979 Account (CERA) 26,930 718 27,648 Income Dwelling Rents (25,793) (365) (26,158) Non Dwelling Rents (186) (13) (199) Interest (45) (170) (215) Charges For Services and Facilities (684) (133) (817) Contribution towards expenditure (94) (1) (95) Grant Income (205) 0 (205) (27,007) (682) (27,689) (Surplus) / deficit for the year (77) 36 (41) Working Balance Brought Forward as (3,524) (667) (4,191) at 1st April 2025 Working Balance Carried Forward as (4,191) (41) (4,232) at 31st March 2026 (2) T H A T an average rent increase of 2.7%, as set out in the Cabinet report of 9th January, 2025 be approved. (3) T H A T the increase suggested for other services as set out in the table below and in the Cabinet report of 9th January, 2025 be approved: 2024/25 2025/26 Actual Proposed 50 Week Basis Charges Charges £ £ Grounds Maintenance 1.47 1.51 per week Cleaning of communal areas 2.75 3.00 per week Lighting of communal areas 2.51 3.60 per week Laundry Facilities 0.62 0.41 per week January 13 Minutes Special 6.30pm (KB) Window Cleaning 0.18 0.18 per week Lift Maintenance 1.33 1.25 per week Door Entry 0.71 0.80 per week Intercom 0.95 1.29 per week CCTV 0.00 1.43 per week Sewerage Treatment Plants 455.25 467.54 per annum Cesspools 439.00 451.00 per annum (4) T H A T all changes to rents and service charges be approved and implemented from 1st April, 2025, with the first week of April being a non-chargeable rent week and that increase notices be sent to tenants two months in advance of the new charges coming into effect as required by the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016. (5) T H A T the Housing Revenue Account Business Plan 2025/54 attached at Appendix 1 to the Cabinet report of 9th January, 2025 be approved. Reasons for decisions (1) To facilitate budget monitoring and to demonstrate a balanced budget with a drawdown from HRA reserves to bring the reserve back into balance with the Housing Business Plan 2025/26. (2) In order that new rent levels were set within the specified Welsh Government (WG) guidelines and to meet the tenant notification deadline as required by statute. (3) That charges were approved and to meet the tenant notification deadline as required by statute. (4) In order that charges were approved, new rent levels were set within the specified Welsh Government (WG) guidelines and to meet the tenant notification deadline as required by statute. (5) To obtain Cabinet approval for the Housing Revenue Account Business Plan 2025/55 (draft) prior to referral to Full Council. January 13 Minutes Special 6.30pm (KB)
These were received from Councillors Vince Driscoll, Robert Fisher and Ewan Goodjohn.
Councillors J. Aviet, W. Hennessy, M. Wilkinson and J. Lynch-Wilson declared a personal interest in Agenda Item 3 in that they were Council tenants but that this did not equate to a prejudicial interest having regard to paragraph 19.3.3 (ii) (A) of the Council’s Code of Conduct. Councillor H. Payne declared an interest in Agenda Item 3 as an employee of Llamau with dispensation granted by the Standards Committee to speak and vote on general matters. January 13 Minutes Special 6.30pm (KB)
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RESOLVED – (1) T H A T the final Housing Revenue Account budget proposals for 2025/26 as set out below be approved: Original Change Final 2024/25 Proposed Budget 2025/26 £000 Expenditure Supervision & Management – General 4,695 214 4,909 Supervision & Management – Special 1,949 13 1,962 Repairs & Maintenance 5,000 920 5,920 Capital Financing Costs 5,792 1,097 6,889 Rent, Rates, Taxes & Other Charges 270 28 298 Increase in Provision for Bad Debts 1,027 (336) 691 Capital Expenditure from Revenue 8,197 (1,218) 6,979 Account (CERA) 26,930 718 27,648 Income Dwelling Rents (25,793) (365) (26,158) Non Dwelling Rents (186) (13) (199) Interest (45) (170) (215) Charges For Services and Facilities (684) (133) (817) Contribution towards expenditure (94) (1) (95) Grant Income (205) 0 (205) (27,007) (682) (27,689) (Surplus) / deficit for the year (77) 36 (41) Working Balance Brought Forward as (3,524) (667) (4,191) at 1st April 2025 Working Balance Carried Forward as (4,191) (41) (4,232) at 31st March 2026 (2) T H A T an average rent increase of 2.7%, as set out in the Cabinet report of 9th January, 2025 be approved. (3) T H A T the increase suggested for other services as set out in the table below and in the Cabinet report of 9th January, 2025 be approved: 2024/25 2025/26 Actual Proposed 50 Week Basis Charges Charges £ £ Grounds Maintenance 1.47 1.51 per week Cleaning of communal areas 2.75 3.00 per week Lighting of communal areas 2.51 3.60 per week Laundry Facilities 0.62 0.41 per week January 13 Minutes Special 6.30pm (KB) Window Cleaning 0.18 0.18 per week Lift Maintenance 1.33 1.25 per week Door Entry 0.71 0.80 per week Intercom 0.95 1.29 per week CCTV 0.00 1.43 per week Sewerage Treatment Plants 455.25 467.54 per annum Cesspools 439.00 451.00 per annum (4) T H A T all changes to rents and service charges be approved and implemented from 1st April, 2025, with the first week of April being a non-chargeable rent week and that increase notices be sent to tenants two months in advance of the new charges coming into effect as required by the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016. (5) T H A T the Housing Revenue Account Business Plan 2025/54 attached at Appendix 1 to the Cabinet report of 9th January, 2025 be approved. Reasons for decisions (1) To facilitate budget monitoring and to demonstrate a balanced budget with a drawdown from HRA reserves to bring the reserve back into balance with the Housing Business Plan 2025/26. (2) In order that new rent levels were set within the specified Welsh Government (WG) guidelines and to meet the tenant notification deadline as required by statute. (3) That charges were approved and to meet the tenant notification deadline as required by statute. (4) In order that charges were approved, new rent levels were set within the specified Welsh Government (WG) guidelines and to meet the tenant notification deadline as required by statute. (5) To obtain Cabinet approval for the Housing Revenue Account Business Plan 2025/55 (draft) prior to referral to Full Council. January 13 Minutes Special 6.30pm (KB)
The Leader, in presenting the reference, advised that the report detailed the Final HRA account budget proposals for 2025/26 with the plan also incorporating a detailed financial forecast in the form of a 30 year financial model. The report, the Leader said, had been considered by the Homes and Safe Communities Scrutiny Committee on 8th January, 2025 which had noted the report, she had also been present at the meeting together with a number of Cabinet Members. The Leader then subsequently moved the recommendations contained within the reference and which were seconded by Councillor Brooks. The Chair of the Homes and Safe Communities Scrutiny Committee informed Council that the matter had indeed been considered by the Committee with some questions being raised concerning whether the houses were to be built in the right place, affordability and what tenants would get out of it. Councillor Haines also said he had concerns as there was no evidence he could find in the plan of whether the buildings that were to be built would be in the correct areas and that the increase of rents together with the current cost of living crisis would have a detrimental impact on tenants. Councillor Dr. Johnson enquired as to what steps had been taken with regard to addressing rent arears and stated that in his view current tenants would be paying through the rent increases for future housing costs as a result of the proposals. He was also concerned about the rate of the rent increase, and noting the cap set by Welsh Government, stated that such an increase was above the inflation rate and he had yet to be persuaded by the arguments for the proposals which he considered to be weak. Councillor Franks enquired as to the robustness of the proposals which he said in his view were not satisfactory, having regard to other decisions that had been made referencing the bus station with no buses and unwelcome car parking charges. Councillor Perry, in noting the concerns of Members, said his community was desperately short of public open spaces with all the building development being proposed. Councillor Carroll said that the Council should not only make decisions on budget and fees but also on the facts at the time and that the proposals today would impact the cost of living crisis further. Councillor Payne commented that it was important that the Council built for the future as she saw people struggling every day to find accommodation. Councillor Perkes, Cabinet Member for Public Sector Housing and Tenant Engagement, advised that a good discussion had taken place at the Scrutiny Committee where she had explained in detail the need for more Council housing in the Vale and she had also invited Members to see the retrofitting work that had been done to date and that that was planned for the future. With regard to finances, it was January 13 Minutes Special 6.30pm (KB) important to note that the Council had other costs to consider, such as having to budget for maintenance costs for properties as well as providing support with money advice for tenants Councillor Wilson, also a Cabinet Member, said that in his role he had been concerned about the cost of housing repairs and in referring to the 30 year plan said that ensuring buildings were safe was crucial but that this came at a cost. He said decarbonisation would also improve energy efficiency and tenants would be assisted to manage this. He had been impressed with the work on properties that had been undertaken to date with many tenants commenting to him that they were proud of the work the Council had done. Councillor Hooper, although happy to support house building, was concerned that this would be at the expense of tenants and that he, like Councillor Dr. Johnson, would appreciate further discussions with the Administration with regard to the funding for the proposals. Councillor Emma Goodjohn commented that in her experience the Vale Council was a very reasonable landlord to its tenants in comparison with housing association landlords. The Leader, in response to the comments during the debate, said that the Housing business plan was a social business and it was important that building properties, retrofitting and insulation were included. The Leader also commented that some of the issues raised at the meeting could have also been considered at the Scrutiny Committee meeting rather than be left for Full Council to debate. In referring to the fragile private landlord sector where some landlords had decided to no longer be a landlord, a number of court cases were taking place which had resulted in the Council having to place families in bed and breakfast accommodation. The plan before Members, the Leader said, would assist in going forward with the Council having also been guided by the housing needs assessment. In conclusion the Leader advised that the Council wished to provide good quality low carbon homes for life, for tenants, should they want them, and it was a sustainable business plan to be taken forward. Following the debate a Recorded Vote took place on the report recommendations. Members For Against Abstain Anne Asbrey √ Julie Aviet √ Gareth Ball √ Rhiannon Birch √ Bronwen Brooks √ January 13 Minutes Special 6.30pm (KB) Gillian Bruce √ Ian Buckley √ Lis Burnett √ Samantha Campbell √ George Carroll √ Christine Cave √ Charles Champion Left before vote Janice Charles √ Millie Collins √ Marianne Cowpe √ Pamela Drake √ Anthony Ernest √ Christopher Franks √ Wendy Gilligan √ Russell Godfrey √ Emma Goodjohn √ Stephen Haines √ Howard Hamilton √ Sally Hanks √ William Hennessy √ Nic Hodges √ Mark Hooper √ Catherine Iannucci-Williams √ Gwyn John √ Dr. Ian Johnson √ January 13 Minutes Special 6.30pm (KB) Susan Lloyd-Selby √ Belinda Loveluck-Edwards √ Julie Lynch-Wilson √ Kevin Mahoney √ Naomi Marshallsea √ Michael Morgan √ Jayne Norman √ Helen Payne √ Elliot Penn √ Sandra Perkes √ Ian Perry √ Joanna Protheroe √ Ruba Sivagnanam √ Carys Stallard √ Neil Thomas √ Rhys Thomas √ Steffan Wiliam √ Margaret Wilkinson √ Eddie Williams √ Mark Wilson √ Nicholas Wood √ TOTAL 29 20 1 The motion being carried and having been put to a Recorded vote it was subsequently January 13 Minutes Special 6.30pm (KB) RESOLVED – (1) T H A T the final Housing Revenue Account budget proposals for 2025/26 as set out below be approved: Original Change Final 2024/25 Proposed Budget 2025/26 £000 Expenditure Supervision & Management – General 4,695 214 4,909 Supervision & Management – Special 1,949 13 1,962 Repairs & Maintenance 5,000 920 5,920 Capital Financing Costs 5,792 1,097 6,889 Rent, Rates, Taxes & Other Charges 270 28 298 Increase in Provision for Bad Debts 1,027 (336) 691 Capital Expenditure from Revenue 8,197 (1,218) 6,979 Account (CERA) 26,930 718 27,648 Income Dwelling Rents (25,793) (365) (26,158) Non Dwelling Rents (186) (13) (199) Interest (45) (170) (215) Charges For Services and Facilities (684) (133) (817) Contribution towards expenditure (94) (1) (95) Grant Income (205) 0 (205) (27,007) (682) (27,689) (Surplus) / deficit for the year (77) 36 (41) Working Balance Brought Forward as (3,524) (667) (4,191) at 1st April 2025 Working Balance Carried Forward as (4,191) (41) (4,232) at 31st March 2026 (2) T H A T an average rent increase of 2.7%, as set out in the Cabinet report of 9th January, 2025 be approved. (3) T H A T the increase suggested for other services as set out in the table below and in the Cabinet report of 9th January, 2025 be approved: 2024/25 2025/26 Actual Proposed 50 Week Basis Charges Charges £ £ Grounds Maintenance 1.47 1.51 per week Cleaning of communal areas 2.75 3.00 per week Lighting of communal areas 2.51 3.60 per week Laundry Facilities 0.62 0.41 per week January 13 Minutes Special 6.30pm (KB) Window Cleaning 0.18 0.18 per week Lift Maintenance 1.33 1.25 per week Door Entry 0.71 0.80 per week Intercom 0.95 1.29 per week CCTV 0.00 1.43 per week Sewerage Treatment Plants 455.25 467.54 per annum Cesspools 439.00 451.00 per annum (4) T H A T all changes to rents and service charges be approved and implemented from 1st April, 2025, with the first week of April being a non-chargeable rent week and that increase notices be sent to tenants two months in advance of the new charges coming into effect as required by the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016. (5) T H A T the Housing Revenue Account Business Plan 2025/54 attached at Appendix 1 to the Cabinet report of 9th January, 2025 be approved. Reasons for decisions (1) To facilitate budget monitoring and to demonstrate a balanced budget with a drawdown from HRA reserves to bring the reserve back into balance with the Housing Business Plan 2025/26. (2) In order that new rent levels were set within the specified Welsh Government (WG) guidelines and to meet the tenant notification deadline as required by statute. (3) That charges were approved and to meet the tenant notification deadline as required by statute. (4) In order that charges were approved, new rent levels were set within the specified Welsh Government (WG) guidelines and to meet the tenant notification deadline as required by statute. (5) To obtain Cabinet approval for the Housing Revenue Account Business Plan 2025/55 (draft) prior to referral to Full Council. January 13 Minutes Special 6.30pm (KB)
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