Long Term Empty Properties

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Dear Wellingborough Borough Council,

I am writing to you to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

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,

Harriet Bell

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Dear Harriet

 

Thank you for your email of 17 May 2019.

 

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Lucy DaSantos

Information Officer

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From: Harriet Bell [mailto:[FOI #576970 email]]
Sent: 17 May 2019 15:28
To: info - Shared Mailbox
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Long Term Empty Properties

 

This Message originated outside your organisation.

Dear Wellingborough Borough Council,

I am writing to you to request the following information under the Freedom
of Information Act:

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,

Harriet Bell

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Lucy DaSantos, Wellingborough Borough Council

Dear Harriet

 

In response to your request made under the Freedom of Information Act
2000, on 17 May 2019.

 

The Borough Council of Wellingborough confirms that this information is
held.

 

Please see below the service response in red.

 

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Kind Regards

 

Lucy DaSantos

Information Officer

Borough Council of Wellingborough

 

From: Harriet Bell [[3]mailto:[FOI #576970 email]]
Sent: 17 May 2019 15:28
To: info - Shared Mailbox
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Long Term Empty Properties

 

This Message originated outside your organisation.

Dear Wellingborough Borough Council,

I am writing to you to request the following information under the Freedom
of Information Act:

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) 36
2) What work is the council currently undertaking or planning to undertake
around reducing their long term empty properties in 2019? We have one
compulsory purchase ongoing at present. Further work will resume around
autumn 2019. This will involve working with owners to bring the properties
back into use.
3) During 2018 did you undertake any work around reducing your Long Term
Empty Properties. Yes If you did was this done using internal resource or
a third party? Both
4) If yes is the answer to question three, did the council review every
single long term property Yes
5) Does the reduction of empty homes in the council area form part of your
Housing strategy? Yes
6) Does the council have a budget in place to help support the reduction
of empty properties? Yes
7) How much did the council spend on temporary accommodation during 2018?
£1,153,107
8) Does the council offer financial support /loans to Long Term Empty
property owners to help them bring properties back into use? Yes

Yours faithfully,

Harriet Bell

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