Decision details

BBC will purchase five newbuild homes in Boston, from a developer.
During 2023, Cabinet and Council agreed to take part in the Local Authority Housing Fund Programme and accepted a £471,950 grant allocation. The funding was to enable the authority to provide five new homes which will provide sustainable housing to those on Afghan resettlement schemes who are at risk of homelessness; reduce local housing pressures beyond those on Afghan resettlement schemes by providing better quality temporary accommodation; and reduce emergency, temporary and bridging accommodation costs.
The homes will be purchased between January to March 2024, in line with the funding requirements and will immediately be available for occupation. This decision relates to the purchase of all five homes and will conclude the LAHF Round 2 funding programme.
1.To fulfil the decision of Cabinet and Council to deliver homes within the Local Authority Housing Fund programme.
2.To meet short, medium and long-term housing needs within the district.
3.To increase the provision of affordable housing in the district.
4.To increase the number of homes owned by the authority, which enables the authority to directly deliver solutions to housing issues within the district.

Do Nothing. In this event the authority would not proceed to purchase these properties. Officers would seek to identify alternative, appropriate properties to acquire.