Decision details

Removal of charge from property

Decision Maker: Head of Strategic Finance and Property

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To remove the charge to permit the owner to sell the property now that the liability to the council has been paid for the Right to Buy Mortgage.

Decision:

Head of Strategic Finance and Property acting under authority delegated within Part 3c, paragraph 8.4 of the council’s Constitution ‘Powers to incur capital and revenue expenditure, to seek recovery of amounts owed, to exercise discretion in recovery, alter or waive repayment periods or approve exemptions in relation to repayments, agree refunds, reduce or remit payments and waive fines, as detailed in the Financial Regulations and Contract Procedure Rules in Part 4 of this Constitution has decided to remove the charge from the property as there is no liability outstanding.

Alternative options considered:

Not applicable as no legal basis to maintain the charge and unreasonably refusing to remove it would make the council liable for compensation and damages

Publication date: 23/12/2021

Date of decision: 23/12/2021

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