Addresses of Vacant Properties

Leroy Dilworth made this Freedom of Information request to Bromsgrove District Council Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

The request was refused by Bromsgrove District Council.

Dear Bromsgrove District Council,

I am looking for data on vacant properties which may have been left abandoned. The essential data required are the addresses.

We buy houses and renovate them, and then rent them out to families in need of decent homes. I should therefore be pleased if you could supply this data.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Leroy Dilworth

foi BDC, Bromsgrove District Council

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Dear Leroy,

 

Thank you for your request for information. 

 

This request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act, and
our response is as follows:

 

I can confirm that we hold the information you requested. However,
information regarding residential properties that are vacant or unoccupied
is exempt from disclosure under sections 40(2), ‘personal information’,
and 31(1)(a), ‘law enforcement’ of the Freedom of Information Act. If you
wish to know more about exemptions, please see here: [1]How organisations
should respond to your request | ICO

 

Section 40 is an absolute exemption and therefore not subject to the
public interest test, however section 31 is a qualified exemption, and the
following points were considered under the public interest test:

 

Disclosure of the addresses of empty properties would place the properties
at a higher risk of burglary and vandalism. There has been a number of
previous tribunal cases related to empty residential property lists;
 Voyias v Information Commissioner and London Borough of Camden Council
(EA/2011/0007) wherein the first tier tribunal found that a disclosure of
lists of empty properties would be likely to increase the likelihood of
crime. The Tribunal concluded that the exemption in section 31(1)(a)
applied and that the public interest rested in the exemption being
maintained.

In all circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the
exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

I hope this resolves your enquiry and that you are satisfied with the
response.

 

However, if you are dissatisfied with the way your request has been
handled, you have the right to request an internal review within 40 days
of the date of our response.

 

If you are still dissatisfied following a review by the Council, you have
the right to complain to the Information Commissioner. You can contact the
Information Commissioner at:

 

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

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Telephone 0303 123 1113

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…and Redditch Borough Council:

[4]FOI/EIR request Privacy Notice - redditchbc.gov.uk

 

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Information Support Officer, Business Development

Bromsgrove District & Redditch Borough Councils

 

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Bromsgrove, Redditch

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