Decision details

To seek Executive approval for the draft Fareham Housing Mutual Exchange Policy to go forward for consultation.

Under Part IV of the Housing Act 1985, all eligible tenants of social housing have the right to exchange their tenancies with one another. This is referred to as ‘mutual exchange’.

The draft Mutual Exchange Policy provides comprehensive information regarding the mutual exchange process, the background and relevant legislation, including the recent changes made by the Regulator of Social Housing.

This updates the information already outlined on the Council’s webpages.

A period of 6 weeks public consultation will be undertaken on the draft Policy before it returns to Executive for formal adoption.

At its meeting of 27 June 2024, the Housing Scrutiny Panel considered the Policy and no comments or suggestions were made.

RESOLVED that the Executive:

(a)  approves the draft Fareham Housing Mutual Exchange Policy for a period of  public consultation; and

(b)  agrees that authority is delegated to the Director of Housing, following consultation with the Executive Member for Housing, to make any minor changes to the Policy prior to public consultation.