Housing Management 2017/18 Budget Actual spend 333,000 428,000
Cost Per Property 2017/18 2016/17 653 543
Service Charges 2017/18 Budget Actual spend 1,464,000 1,523,000
Cost Per Property 2017/18 2016/17 2,328 2,159
Repairs 2017/18 Budget Actual spend 574,000 418,000
Cost Per Property 2017/18 2016/17 639 661
Overheads 2017/18 Budget Actual spend 238,000 170,000
Cost Per Property 2017/18 2016/17 260 343
% turnover 2017/18 2016/17 3.29% 4.48%
Overall our actual spend against these categories was lower than budget. Housing Management costs increased by around 20% during the reporting period and service charges have increased by around 8% during the reporting period. During 2017/18 we increased the number of units by 127 with 103 being supported housing units and older persons units. The requirements for these properties in terms of meeting the needs of tenants required additional management resource and service provision than was originally anticipated. 4.
Assets
4.1 Leazes Homes added a further 127 units to its housing stock in 2017/18. This included:• • •
A 50 unit supported housing scheme for older people; A scheme consisting of 25 bed spaces for people with dementia and 28 apartments for older people; and 14 units of general needs accommodation and 10 wheelchair designed bungalows for shared ownership.