Agenda item

Report of the City Surveyor.

Please note this report has two large appendices, which will be available on the web page and circulated separately.

The Committee considered a report of the City Surveyor concerning Agree the reporting cycle for complaints matters proposed in section 11.

The following points were noted:

• The Committee discussed the challenges of meeting the net zero target by 2027 and the need for a plan to achieve it.
• The Committee was asked to agree to proceed with work to integrate retrofit archetypes into the asset management strategy and to embark on a retrofit void program.
• The Committee discussed the challenges of switching fuel sources from gas to electricity and the potential impact on residents' bills.
• The Committee discussed the importance of reducing the demand for heat within properties through sensible insulation.
• The Committee approved the recommendations on page 53, including the addition of integrating climate action and HRA development programs into a single program of works.

RESOLVED – That Members,

a)     Agree the recommended approach to integrating consideration of the Retrofit Archetypes and measures into the forthcoming Housing Asset Management Strategy.

b)     Agree the recommended pilot energy void programme and negate the two-week void KPI.

c)      Agree the recommended priorities in paragraph 10.

d)     Agree the recommended approach of joining the London Councils’ Strategic Partnership to access SHDF funding.