Freedom of Information Request - Long Term Empty Properties
Dear Telford and Wrekin Council,
1) Can the council confirm their current number of Long Term Empty Properties as of the 8th May (those domestic properties which have been empty for six months or older)
2) What work is the council currently undertaking or planning to undertake around reducing their long term empty properties in 2019?
3) During 2018 did you undertake any work around reducing your Long Term Empty Properties. If you did was this done using internal resource or a third party?
4) If yes is the answer to question three, did the council review every single long term property
5) Does the reduction of empty homes in the council area form part of your Housing strategy?
6) Does the council have a budget in place to help support the reduction of empty properties?
7) How much did the council spend on temporary accommodation during 2018?
8) Does the council offer financial support /loans to Long Term Empty property owners to help them bring properties back into use?
Yours faithfully,
Jaya Ryall
Dear Ms Ryall
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000 Acknowledgement -TWC-52043
Thank you for your request for information received by us on 13 May 2019
asking for the following:
1) Can the council confirm their current number of Long Term Empty
Properties as of the 8th May (those domestic properties which have been
empty for six months or older)
2) What work is the council currently undertaking or planning to
undertake around reducing their long term empty properties in 2019?
3) During 2018 did you undertake any work around reducing your Long
Term Empty Properties. If you did was this done using internal resource or
a third party?
4) If yes is the answer to question three, did the council review
every single long term property
5) Does the reduction of empty homes in the council area form part of
your Housing strategy?
6) Does the council have a budget in place to help support the
reduction of empty properties?
7) How much did the council spend on temporary accommodation during
2018?
8) Does the council offer financial support /loans to Long Term Empty
property owners to help them bring properties back into use?
The Freedom of Information Act requires us to provide this information to
you within 20 working days of receiving your request. Therefore we will
aim to respond to you by the 11 June 2019
However, if the information you request is subject to an exemption which
prevents us from releasing it, as defined by the Act, we will issue you
with a Refusal Notice together with your rights of appeal.
There are circumstances where a fee may be payable by you to cover
administration costs (e.g. printing, copying, postage and packaging). If
this applies to your request we will issue you with a ‘Fees Notice’
requesting payment. The fee must be paid before the information requested
is processed and released. The 20 working day time limit for responding
to your request will be suspended until payment is received.
In the meantime, if you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact
us, quoting the above reference number.
Yours sincerely
Sasha Hickman
Information Governance
Dear Ms Ryall,
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000 Acknowledgement -TWC-52049
Thank you for your request for information received by us on 13 May 2019
asking for the following:
1) Can the council confirm their current number of Long Term Empty
Properties as of the 8th May (those domestic properties which have been
empty for six
months or older)
2) What work is the council currently undertaking or planning to
undertake around reducing their long term empty properties in 2019?
3) During 2018 did you undertake any work around reducing your Long
Term Empty Properties. If you did was this done using internal resource or
a third party?
4) If yes is the answer to question three, did the council review
every single long term property
5) Does the reduction of empty homes in the council area form part of
your Housing strategy?
6) Does the council have a budget in place to help support the
reduction of empty properties?
7) How much did the council spend on temporary accommodation during
2018?
8) Does the council offer financial support /loans to Long Term Empty
property owners to help them bring properties back into use?
The Freedom of Information Act requires us to provide this information to
you within 20 working days of receiving your request. Therefore we will
aim to respond to you by the 11 June 2019.
However, if the information you request is subject to an exemption which
prevents us from releasing it, as defined by the Act, we will issue you
with a Refusal Notice together with your rights of appeal.
There are circumstances where a fee may be payable by you to cover
administration costs (e.g. printing, copying, postage and packaging). If
this applies to your request we will issue you with a ‘Fees Notice’
requesting payment. The fee must be paid before the information requested
is processed and released. The 20 working day time limit for responding
to your request will be suspended until payment is received.
In the meantime, if you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact
us, quoting the above reference number.
Yours sincerely,
Sam Devonshire
Information Governance
Reference Number TWC-52049
Dear Ms Ryall
To enable us to process your request we require some clarification.
For question 7, do you want 17/18 or the unaudited figures for 18/19
please.
Your request will be placed on hold for a maximum of 30 day or until we
received your clarification.
Once we have received your response we will be able to process your
request.
Regards
Sasha Hickman
Information Governance
Tel: 01952 382537
e-mail: [1][Telford and Wrekin Council request email]
[2]www.telford.gov.uk
Dear Telford and Wrekin Council,
Reference Number TWC-52049
Question 7, we would like the unaudited figures for 18/19 please.
Yours faithfully,
Jaya Ryall
Dear Ms Hickman,
In response to Question 7, we would like the unaudited figures for 18/19 please.
Yours faithfully,
Jaya Ryall
Dear Ms Ryall,
Freedom of information request Reference TWC-52049.
Please find attached your response.
Kind Regards,
Information Governance
Audit, Information Governance and Insurance Services
Finance, Audit & Information Governance
Telford & Wrekin Council
Telford & Wrekin Council, Audit & Information Governance, Darby House,
Lawn Central, Town Centre, Telford, TF3 4JA
e-mail: [Telford and Wrekin Council request email]
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