The eight-flat property will house rough sleepers (Photo: Google Maps/Pixabay) Rough sleepers in Brent will be housed in a new council-run property as part of an initiative to reduce reliance on “expensive” temporary accommodation. Brent Council’s cabinet approved plans to purchase the eight-flat property in Wembley Park Drive, around 400 metres from the Civic Centre, at a meeting this morning (Monday, March 8). The exact cost of the scheme was withheld under the Local Government Act 1972 on the basis it could be commercially sensitive, though a council report confirmed it will be funded through a combination of a grant from the Greater London Authority (GLA) and borrowing.