Housing Asset Management Strategy 2019 - 2024 - Report - Page 2
Foreword
The Council owns, manages and maintains nearly 4,500 properties in East
Suffolk. We are building new homes for our residents as well as continuing
to maintain a very high standard of property for our existing tenants. With
a repairs and maintenance budget of £7m in 2019-20 alone it demonstrates
our commitment to investing in the housing stock for the benefit of our
current and our future tenants.
The housing stock is the Council’s most valuable asset and therefore it is
important to ensure that it continues to be properly managed. New properties
being built, new improvements within our housing, and responsive repairs
must be carefully planned to ensure budgets are achieved and the standards
we have set for years are kept. This strategy plays an important role in that,
considering what we have achieved and crucially identifying our new
priorities for the next 5 years.
In July 2019, East Suffolk Council unanimously voted to declare a climate
emergency. We recognise that environmental factors must be taken
into account in our asset management processes and play a key role in
informing the decisions we take about our residential assets, and how we
invest in them. This strategy sets out how we support the Council to achieve
its commitments to step up its positive work on environmental issues, to
reduce its own carbon emissions and to encourage communities to help
fight climate change. We are committed to setting the standard for our
district and be an exemplar for housing providers across East Suffolk.
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Cllr Richard Kerry
Portfolio Holder for Housing
