Council land sold

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Dear Westminster City Council,

For every property sold by the council for a sum of £20,000 or less, in the past 10 years, I would like to know:

1. Year of sale (exact date if available)
2. Address of property
3. How much the property was sold for
4. Nature of proprietary interest (freehold, leasehold, license)
5. In the case of properties sold for £1 or £0, please provide a brief explanation as to why the property was essentially given away.
6. Identity of buyer
7. Method of sale (auction, private tender, etc)

If the above request would exceed the appropriate cost limit, please re-frame it to only encompass the past 5 years, or less, as necessary.

Yours faithfully,

Antony Steig
Peoples Information Center

GPH - Housing Operations, Westminster City Council

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Our reference: 5365933

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Ian Clarke, Westminster City Council

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Our reference: 5365933

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Dear Mr Steig
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 7 June
2017.
 
Request summary
Dear Westminster City Council,

For every property sold by the council for a sum of £20,000 or less, in
the past 10 years, I would like to know:

1. Year of sale (exact date if available)

2. Address of property

3. How much the property was sold for

4. Nature of proprietary interest (freehold, leasehold, license)

5. In the case of properties sold for £1 or £0, please provide a brief
explanation as to why the property was essentially given away.

6. Identity of buyer

7. Method of sale (auction, private tender, etc)

If the above request would exceed the appropriate cost limit, please
re-frame it to only encompass the past 5 years, or less, as necessary.

Yours faithfully,
 
We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000  and we aim to send a response by 5 July 2017.
 
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 may restrict the release of some or
all of the information you have requested. We will carry out an assessment
and if any exemptions apply to some or all of the information then we
might not provide that information to you. We will inform you if this is
the case and advise you of your rights to request an internal review and
to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
 
We will also advise you if we cannot provide you with the information
requested for any other reason together with the reason(s) why and details
of how you may appeal (if appropriate).
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Westminster City Council
Email: [1][Westminster City Council request email]
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Peoples Information Center

Dear Westminster City Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Westminster City Council's handling of my FOI request 'Council land sold'.

My request for information was made on 7 June 2017, but I did not receive any decision within the statutory time limit of 20 working days.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c...

Yours faithfully,

Antony Steig
Peoples Information Center

Ian Clarke, Westminster City Council

Information request
Our reference: 5365933

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Dear ‎Mr Steig‏
 
Re. Freedom of Information Request 5365933
 
Thank you for your recent request to the Council. You asked to be provided
with the following information:

Scheme
Freedom of Information Act

Details
Dear Westminster City Council,

For every property sold by the council for a sum of £20,000 or
less, in the past 10 years, I would like to know:

1. Year of sale (exact date if available)

2. Address of property

3. How much the property was sold for

4. Nature of proprietary interest (freehold, leasehold, license)

5. In the case of properties sold for £1 or £0, please provide a
brief explanation as to why the property was essentially given
away.

6. Identity of buyer

7. Method of sale (auction, private tender, etc)

If the above request would exceed the appropriate cost limit,
please re-frame it to only encompass the past 5 years, or less, as
necessary.

Yours faithfully,

Response – Clarification required
 
I am writing to ask you to clarify your request. You have separately
requested information on Council 'Land' sold and for 'property' sold.

Depending on your information requirements, information could be held by a
number of services, each in a different format, which would make locating
and extracting this information difficult and time consuming and likely to
exceed the cost threshold under the Act.

Even if your request relates only to our Property portfolio, I am advised
that there is no system report capable of extracting this information and
it would likely entail a manual check of property files.

At this stage I would ask you to clarify your precise information
requirements to enable me to issue a formal response.
 
Advice & Assistance
 
Your request will be placed on hold until you provide the clarifications
as set out in the section above, whereupon your request will be allocated
to the relevant department(s) for consideration. You will receive a
response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days (from date of
receipt of the clarification) as defined by Act.
 
For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions, which may
prevent release of the information you have requested. There will be an
assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then it cannot be
released. You will be informed if any exemptions apply.
 
There may be a fee payable for this information. This will be considered
and you will be informed of the fee payable if this is the case. In this
event the fee must be paid before the information is processed and
released.
 
Advice on the Freedom of Information Act 2000 AND/OR Environmental
Information Regulations 2004 is available from the Information
Commissioner and I provide his contact details here for your reference:
 
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745
Fax: 01625 524510
[1]www.ico.gov.uk
  
Yours sincerely
 
 
Westminster City Council
Knowledge & Information Management Team
Tel: 0207 641 3921
Email: [Westminster City Council request email] 
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Peoples Information Center

Dear Ian Clarke,

Would you be able to list the different databases where the information might be held, and which ones you could apply my request to? If not then please limit the request to commercial properties.

Yours sincerely,

Antony Steig
Peoples Information Center

Ian Clarke, Westminster City Council

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Information request
Our reference: 5365933

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Dear Mr Steig
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 29 August 2017.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.

If you are dissatisfied with your response please send your Internal
Review request to the email address below

[1][Westminster City Council request email]

 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Ian Clarke
Performance Manager
Westminster City Council
Growth Planning & Housing
Tel: 0207 641 2182
Email: [email address]
Web: [2]www.westminster.gov.uk
 
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