Decision details

In recent years the Council and St Leger Homes of Doncaster (SLHD) have been jointly involved with the delivery of a property acquisition programme. St Leger Homes currently administer the programme on behalf of the Council in which property purchases and conveyance is undertaken by the Council, the properties are brought in to housing stock and are Council owned, St Leger Homes then facilitate necessary repairs to appropriate standards and subsequently let and manage the property.
The purchase has been considered in line with the need to address the high demand for affordable rental properties, including 3-bedroom properties in many areas across Doncaster where there is
an under supply of properties. The Housing Needs Survey suggests that this property is situated in an area of need.
The property has been identified as one of the 3 bedroomed properties requested as part of the Ukrainian and Afghanistan resettlement scheme and is considered an appropriate property to
meet requirements.
Additional match funding from DLUHC (round 2) has been identified to facilitate the purchase of 10 properties to provide housing for Ukrainian and Afghanistan Refugees. This purchase will
follow the same criteria and process although will be allocated in a separate manner for at least 4 years before being integrated into general let stock.
The four-year capital budget (2023/24-2026/27) approved on 27th February 2023 included provision for acquisitions and buy backs of former Council homes, to ensure as far as possible that all housing needs are met

To support the proposal for the purchase and repair of 49 Aldam Road, Balby, DN4 9EL.
The purchase price is £115,000 and provisional inspections have estimated the further investment costs to be between £12,000 - £14,000 to ensure the property is fully modernised, and up to
standard

Option 1 – Approve the property purchase – (recommended option)
This option will support the acquisition programme by utilising available funds to maximise the opportunity to provide additional housing provision across the borough. Whilst consideration has been given to the Housing Needs Survey, this purchase is also in conjunction with the Ukrainian and Afghanistan resettlement scheme.

Option 2 - Do Nothing
This option would lose the opportunity to deploy approved funding to help ease the demand for properties on the housing waiting list