Allocations & Lettings Sounding Board Update - Festival Housing

DECANT
PROJECTS
VOID
PERFORMANCE
Festival have two significant re-development projects at the present time.
In Malvern we are delivering an Extra Scheme on a site which includes
Brookside and Gloucester Close. I am pleased to report that all the
households have either now secured their own accommodation or the
Housing Options Team have assisted within privately rented housing or
within Festival housing stock.
In Hartlebury we are demolishing three blocks of flats and replacing
with sustainable housing units including both flats and houses. I
am pleased to report that out of 35 households, only 2 have yet to be
found alternative accommodation. This site has also now secured full
planning permission.
General needs target - 17.0 days
Older Persons housing target - 40 days.
First quarter actual performance – General Needs 18.3 days
First quarter actual performance – Older Persons 37.6 days.
We have experienced difficulties in allocating some properties where
a local connection to a parish is required and where there has been
a history of anti social behaviour within a locality. We are determined
to do our utmost to ensure that any letting is sustainable and will exclude
from housing with Festival those who are guilty of anti social behaviour
and have housing related debts that they are not dealing with. However,
we will work with people to provide support and advocacy where needed.
Whilst general needs performance is not within target we remain confident
that it will be improved upon as the year progresses.
NEW BUILD
We have just completed allocations of new homes in Worcester and
future allocations will include :-
- Little Dewchurch (3 x 3 bed houses)
- Brockhill, Colwall (1 x 6 bed house, 1 x 3 bed house)
- Norton Barracks, Norton (1 x 2 bed bungalow, 2 x 2 bed flats,
2 x 2 bed houses, 2 x 3 bed houses)
- The Furlongs, Holmer (5 x 3 bed houses, 1 x 4 bed house).
What Next?