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Condensation, Damp and Mould Policy

Meeting: 18/03/2024 - Cabinet (Item 116)

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(Housing and Strategic Health Partnerships – Cllr Holly Whitbread) To adopt the proposed Condensation, Damp and Mould Policy (C-046-2023-24).

Additional documents:

Decision:

That the Cabinet adopted the Condensation, Damp and Mould Policy.

Minutes:

The Housing and Strategic Health Partnerships Portfolio Holder explained the Council had a duty to get rid of damp and mould in council housing stock. The policy would ensure how we dealt with this and it had been scrutinised by the Communities Scrutiny Committee.

 

The Finance and Economic Development Portfolio Holder remarked that the scrutiny comments had been very positive and were included in the report.

 

Councillor I Allgood was concerned that private leaseholders were not allowed to buy new replacement windows under the Council’s existing policy which resulted in the following observations:

 

·     Councillor N Bedford – the Council had to be careful what it allowed because under the new Fire Safety Act windows must be fire retardant and requests for replacement windows needed to go through Housing.

 

·     Councillor K Williamson – other local authorities had a list of suppliers that leaseholders could use.

 

·     Councillor D Wixley – replacement windows needed to match other windows in the block.

 

Councillor H Whitbread remarked this was a good point to raise. The Interim Director of Housing and Property, S Balu, replied that the Council would look at these requests on a case-by-case basis.

 

The report set out the options considered, if any, and the reasons for the recommendation and the decision.

 

            Decision:

 

That the Cabinet adopted the Condensation, Damp and Mould Policy.