Role

Deputy Cabinet Member - Housing (Westminster City Council)

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Westminster City Council's Deputy Cabinet Member for Housing oversees policy discussions, including a recent proposal for a temporary accommodation loan.

Westminster City Council's Pension Fund Committee discussed a proposal in October 2025 for the Pension Fund to provide a loan for the purchase of temporary accommodation properties. This initiative, falling under the housing policy area, involves a separate legal entity buying properties from the council and leasing them back, with the council's credit rating underpinning the arrangement.

The Deputy Cabinet Member - Housing is a specific role within Westminster City Council responsible for housing policy. No further discussions or decisions regarding this temporary accommodation loan proposal or the Deputy Cabinet Member's specific activities are detailed in the available material.

Key facts

  1. Westminster City Council's Pension Fund Committee discussed a loan proposal on 16 October 2025. Source
  2. The proposal involves the Pension Fund providing a loan for the purchase of temporary accommodation properties. Source
  3. The loan would be to a separate legal entity to purchase properties from the council. Source
  4. The council's Aa3 credit rating would underpin the credit tenant lease arrangement. Source
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