Use of smart technology to improve maintenance in Council managed social housing

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Dear Aylesbury Vale District Council,

I am a post graduate student currently undertaking research in to whether the use of internet enabled 'smart' technology can be utilised to improve the efficiency of maintenance in the social housing sector.

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would therefore be grateful if you could respond to the following questions:

1. Does your authority retain ownership and management of its social housing stock? If not, please could you provide contact details for the Housing Association(s), ALMO's etc., to whom your stock was transferred?

The following questions need only be answered if you continue to own and manage your social housing stock.

2. Does the Council currently use any form of internet enabled smart technology to assist in the maintenance of its properties e.g. smoke alarms linked to a portal so maintenance personnel can identify when the alarm has been disconnected/failed? If so, please could you provide details of the types of devices utilised? Would you be willing to discuss your experience in more detail?

3. If the Council is not currently utilising any such technology, has the issue ever been considered? If so, please could you provide details as to why it was not pursued?

I thank you for your consideration of the above queries and I look forward to hearing from you in due course.

Yours faithfully,

Phil Hiscott

Records, Aylesbury Vale District Council

Dear Mr Hiscott

Thank you for your information request to Aylesbury Vale District Council (AVDC). Please accept our apologies for the delay in our reply.

On 19 July 2006, the Council’s housing stock was transferred from AVDC to the Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust (VAHT), a separate organisation. We do not hold the information you require therefore.

Their contact details can be found on their webpage as follows:

https://www.vaht.co.uk/contact-us

Kind regards

Francisca Harpur
Information Compliance Officer
Corporate Governance
Business Strategy & Support
Aylesbury Vale District Council
The Gateway
Gatehouse Road
Aylesbury
Bucks
HP19 8FF

01296 585771

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