RESOLVED:
1. That a six year kitchen and bathroom programme to “deliver a quality kitchen and bathroom for every council tenant” by March 2021, as part of a wider asset management strategy be agreed.
2. That the initial 1 year kitchen and bathroom programme set out in Appendix 1 of the report to coincide with the final year of the current Warm, Dry and Safe Programme in 2015/16 to replace kitchens older than 20 years and bathrooms older than 30 years be agreed.
3. That officers be instructed to consult residents on the proposals for the next five years of the programme, post 2015/16, as part of the overall asset management strategy consultation that will take place borough wide.
4. That the progress of the asset performance evaluation of the council’s housing stock carried out in partnership with Savills and the council be noted and that further work is being carried out to test and refine the results of the work to date with a 30 year financial business plan and principles for a future asset management strategy and instructs officers to bring these forward for cabinet approval in March 2015. This report will be considered by cabinet in March 2015.