The report before Members considered an amendment to the Less Than Best Consideration Policy, agreed at Committee on 27 March 2015, to make the requirement to keep a lease outside the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 discretionary.

Cllr Mrs McKinlay MOVED and Cllr Kerslake SECONDED the recommendation in the report and following a full discussion a vote was taken on a show of hands and it was

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY

That point 4.8 of Appendix C of the Less Than Best Consideration Policy is amended to give delegated Authority to the Chief Executive or Section 151 Officer in conjunction with the Head of Legal Services to determine whether a new lease granted under this mentioned policy is inside or outside the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.  Details were included in Appendix A.

Reason for Recommendation

To allow flexibility in dealing with Less Than Best Consideration leases.