Council income, council tax, empty property tax

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Dear Brent Borough Council,

Can you please provide the answers to the below questions?

1. What was the total income of the council in the following years?

Year Income in £
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22

2. What was the total income from the council tax in the following years?

Year Income in £
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22

3. Does the council have a special levy/charge/tax for so-called “empty properties”?
Can you please share with me links to the website(s) where I can find more details for the period 2011-2022?

4. What rate(s) were charged for “empty properties” during the period 2011-2022?

5. What was the total tax income from such properties?
Year Income in £
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22

6. Does the council prepare a catalogue or an estimation of so-called empty properties?
If so, can you please share the relevant document(s) for the period 2011-2022?

Yours faithfully,
Mateusz Zuk

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Dear Mateusz Zuk 

RE: Council income, council tax, empty property tax 
Thank you for contacting the council on 07/06/2022.
Your case will be assigned to an officer and you should receive their
details soon.

Please use this reference number IRC-18135-S5F3Q2 when contacting us about
this case.
Please note that we may require further information in order for us to
proceed, in which case we will contact you. 

If you would like further information on how your case will be dealt with,
please visit our website: [3]https://www.brent.gov.uk/your-council/ 
Yours sincerely 
London Borough of Brent

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Dear Mateusz Zuk

RE: Council income, council tax, empty property tax

Thank you for your enquiry which was received by us on 07/06/2022 .
The deadline date for the Freedom of Information Request was 05 July 2022.
Regrettably, we are still awaiting some of the figures requested for from
our Finance Team.
Please accept my sincere apologies for the delay.
We are working on your request and are aiming to send a response shortly.
 
If you have any questions relating to your request or wish to provide
further information, please contact your case officer using the details
provided
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Please use your reference number in all correspondence relating to this
complaint.

Yours sincerely

Miss Abi Quadri
Tribunal, Court & Quality Officer

 

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Dear Mateusz Zuk,
 
Our Finance team have now provided the relevant information required. 
 
Please disregard my email  sent earlier .
 
Please see attached response.
 
 
Yours sincerely 
Abi Quadri
Court Tribunal and Quality Officer
 
 
 

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