Agenda and minutes
Housing Committee - Tuesday 21 January 2020 10.00 am

To receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the Chair.

1.1  Apologies for absence were received from David Kurten AM.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Jonathan Baker, [email protected], 020 7084 2825

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, as disclosable pecuniary interests;

(b)  Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any disclosable pecuniary interests in specific items listed on the agenda and the necessary action taken by the Member(s) regarding withdrawal following such declaration(s); and

(c)  Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any other interests deemed to be relevant (including any interests arising from gifts and hospitality received which are not at the time of the meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality, and noting also the advice from the GLA’s Monitoring Officer set out at Agenda Item 2) and to note any necessary action taken by the Member(s) following such declaration(s).

2.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

2.2  Resolved:

That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 3 September 2019 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 3 September 2019 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Jonathan Baker, [email protected], 020 7084 2825

The Committee is recommended to note the completed, outstanding and closed actions arising from its previous meetings.

4.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

4.2  Resolved:

That the completed, outstanding and closed actions arising from previous meeting of the Committee be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Stephanie Griffiths, [email protected]; 020 8039 1260

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the report as background to putting questions to the invited guests on affordable home ownership, and note the subsequent discussion;

(b)  Note the Informal Housing Committee meeting held on 4 November 2019 as background to the investigation.  

(c)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, to agree any output from the discussion.

5.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on Affordable Home Ownership to the following invited guests:

·  Steve Moseley, Group Director of Governance, Strategy and Communications, London and Quadrant Housing Trust;

·  Reuben Young, Director, PricedOut;

·  Peter Apps, News Editor, Inside Housing;

·  Councillor Danny Beales, Camden Council; and

·  Dr Alison Wallace, Research Fellow, University of York.

5.2  A transcript of the discussion is attached at Appendix 1.

5.3  During the course of the discussion, Steve Moseley, London and Quadrant Housing Trust, agreed to provide the following information:

·  Whether London and Quadrant shared owners had the same Right to Manage, Right to Transfer rights that already exist for council tenants;

·  The administration fees to process home improvements to properties at London and Quadrant;

·  Whether London and Quadrant were signed up to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home campaign on Pet-Friendly Properties and responsible pet ownership; and

·  The percentage of people who had bought a Shared Ownership home from London and Quadrant who used a solicitor from the recommended panel.

5.4  During the course of the discussion, Councillor Danny Beales, Camden Council, agreed to share whether tenants in Camden had exercised a Right to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Sheenagh Simpson, s[email protected]; 020 8039 1241

The Committee is recommended to;

(a)  Note the Housing Committee Work Programme;

(b)  Note the topics for its meetings in February and March 2020 as agreed at the GLA Oversight Committee on 17 December 2019. 

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

6.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the work programme be noted; and

(b)  That the topics for the meetings in February and March 2020 as agreed at the GLA Oversight Committee on 17 December 2019, be noted.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for 11 February 2020 at 10.00am in the Chamber, City Hall.

7.1  The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Tuesday, 11 February 2020 at 10:00am in the Chamber, City Hall.

8.1  There were no items of business that the Chair considered to be urgent.

9.1  The meeting ended at 12:05 pm.