Empty residential homes

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Dear Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council,

Please could you release the number of the residential homes that are empty and owned by the council. I am interested in homes that have been empty for more than 3 years, between 1 and 3 years and less than 3 years. Could you please categorise them in high/low rise flats and houses,

Thank you

Yours faithfully,

Ioannis Chomatenos

Sandwell MBC, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

- Ioannis Chomatenos
Your request for information has been passed to an investigating officer.
Your reference is FS-Case-143557852
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Ioannis Chomatenos

Dear Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Empty residential homes'.

Just to inform i have not received a response to my freedom of information request and would like to have the delay reviewed as in what grounds i am not being answered within the deadlines written in law,

Thank you

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

Yours faithfully,

Ioannis Chomatenos

Sandwell MBC, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Mr Ioannis Chomatenos
Your request for information has been passed to an investigating officer.
Your reference is FS-Case-155682020
Thank you
Sandwell MBC
For your information residents can now use their MySandwell account to log
many Sandwell Council requests online, including reporting missed
collections; fly tipping and pot holes. Residents can also check their
council tax balance on MyAccounts and find "MyNearest" on their
personalised homepage. For information please go
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Sandwell MBC, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear - Ioannis Chomatenos,
Information Request - FS-Case-143557852
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. In response to your
request I can confirm the following:
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 16 September, 2019
which asked for the following information;- The number of the residential
homes that are empty and owned by the council. I am interested in homes
that have been empty for more than 3 years, between 1 and 3 years and less
than 3 years. Could you please categorise them in high/low rise flats and
houses. Please accept my sincere apologies for the delay in responding to
you. In response to your enquiry I would advise as follows. Homes empty
more than 3 years- 0 Homes empty between 1 & 3 years- 2 Homes empty less
than 3 years- This information is contained in the 1 & 3 years response
above. In addition to this we currently have 155 vacant properties. I
trust this information will be of assistance to you. If you are
dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask
for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted
within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your request,
and should be addressed to: Information Management Unit Sandwell Council
House Freeth Street Oldbury West Midlands B69 3DE Email –
[Sandwell Council request email] If you are not content with the outcome of
an internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the
Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can
be contacted at: Information Commissioner's Office Wycliffe House Water
Lane Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 5AF Please remember to quote the reference
number above in any future communications.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
request, and should be addressed to:
Information Management Unit
Sandwell Council House
Freeth Street
Oldbury
West Midlands
B69 3DE
Email - [Sandwell Council request email]
If you are not content with the outcome of an internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.
Yours sincerely
Sandwell MBC
For your information residents can now use their MySandwell account to log
many Sandwell Council requests online, including reporting missed
collections; fly tipping and pot holes. Residents can also check their
council tax balance on MyAccounts and find "MyNearest" on their
personalised homepage. For information please go
to [1]www.sandwell.gov.uk/mysandwell.

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Customer Feedback, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr Chomatenos,

 

 

We are all currently facing unprecedented challenges due to the
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Council will endeavour to provide a
response to you within the required timescale.

 

However, the situation involving COVID-19 changes daily and this may lead
to unavoidable delays in responding to your request. We ask that you
kindly bear with the Council during this time.

 

 

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