Cabinet will be asked to:

1. Approve the entering into contract with the GLA for the provision of grant funding for the Building Council Homes for Londoners programme to support the provision of affordable housing.

2. Agree for the agreement be executed under the Council’s common seal as a Deed and signed in accordance with the agreed scheme of delegations

3. Agree to delegate to the Leader of the Council, after consultation with the Director of Regeneration, authority to agree and sign any extension, variation or general contract management powers.

Cabinet:

1. Approved the entering into the Grant Agreement (Local Authority) for which the key terms are set out in exempt appendix 1 in relation to the “Building Council Homes for Londoners Programme” to support the provision of 282 new units of affordable housing as shown in exempt appendix 2 of the report.

2. Agreed to delegate to the Leader of the Council, after consultation with the Director of Regeneration and the Director of Legal and Governance authority to agree to enter into any appropriate contractual extensions or variations in the general management arrangements relating to this Grant Agreement.