Agenda item - Chair's Communications

26.1    The Chair gave the following communications:

“Over the next few months Brighton & Hove City Council will be carrying out stock condition surveys to support the development of future investments plans for our housing stock.

The Council has procured an external contractor, Michael Dyson Limited, to carry out the surveys for council owned home, the outside of blocks and common ways. A sample of 20% of homes and 100% of blocks will be surveyed, with surveys starting in November 2019 and ending in February 2020.

We will be writing to residents directly when we are planning to survey homes. There will also be posters and information on the Council website.

We are planning on undertaking a rolling 20% of surveys each year over the next four years to ensure all the council housing stock is surveyed.”

26.2    A resident enquired how much stock this would constitute over the aforementioned period.

26.3    An Officer clarified that this would consider 11,500 properties and 2900 Leaseholder properties.