Great Yarmouth Borough Council has recently completed its Stock Options Appraisal. This involved working out how much money is needed to ensure council housing is of a high quality in the future.

There was a rigorous consultation process with Council tenants to make sure that the right decisions were made. The tenants voted that the Council should retain its stock and continue to manage it themselves. The tenants also told the Council what their priorities were for funding in the next few years. These were recorded at a Reference Group meeting in October 2005 ( download the minutes (33kb) here.)

A “ Change Management Plan (38kb)” was produced for further work. The key priorities included:

• Meeting the Decent Homes standard by 2010 for all Council homes

• Produce more affordable housing for the borough

• Increase tenant involvement in decision making

For more information on stock options appraisal visit the People's Choice - Tenants Participation website

Links to Stock Options Appraisal documents:

 Stock Options Appraisal: Executive Summary Final Report (187kb)
 Stock Options Appraisal: Final Report (859kb)
 Final HRA Appendices (23kb)
 Final Other Appendices (14kb)
 Valuation Assumptions (26kb)