Decision details

                        1.         Officers continue the sale of freehold and the lease of Council properties in accordance with the requirements of the Right to Buy legislation as is current at the time of sale.

2.         That the post-completion related matters are undertaken in accordance with the then current statutory requirements

3.         That the Director of Communities be given delegated authority to determine requests for the release of covenants restricting development within the curtilages of properties previously sold under the Right to Buy, and whether or not the release should be agreed, having regard to what would be the reasonable viewpoint of both parties, noting that the Council is not entitled to any payment for the release of the covenant (other than payment of the Council’s reasonable legal costs), in accordance with current case law.

4.         That consequent on the decision above the Monitoring Officer be asked to make alterations to the existing Scheme of Delegation to Officers to reflect the matters set out in paragraph 3 of the report.