Recommendations approved.
Reasons for recommendations:
1. To implement the council’s decision to purchase properties in delivery of the Chorley residential property acquisition strategy.
2. To purchase properties for Refugee Resettlement Programme for:
a. Single repatriation
3. To enable Chorley Council to support the resettlement and integration of refugees into the borough in high quality homes.
Other options considered and rejected:
To source properties from the private rented sector and develop five-year legal agreements negating the need for Chorley Council to procure any additional properties. This was previously rejected due to insecure tenancy and possible poor-quality housing provision.