Council tax on empty homes and second homes in 2009-2018
Dear Sirs,
I am a researcher in Economics at University College London.
For my research, I would need the council tax discount/premium on second homes, on homes empty for longer than 6 months and homes empty for longer than 2 years as a percentage of the standard council tax in your council from 2009 to 2018.
The following link contains an excel template of the exact information I would need for my research:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...
Could you please send me an excel file that replicates the template with the tax premium/discounts applied in your council?
Yours sincerely,
Enrico Miglino
Dear Enrico Miglino
Further to your Freedom of Information request received by Braintree
District Council, I write to advise you of the following:
The Freedom of Information Act enables access to information held by the
Council, subject to the exemptions contained within the Act. The Act does
not require the Council to create information to respond to a request if
the requested information is not held, nor to give an opinion or comment.
With regard to your request, I write to advise you of the following:
The Council considers that the information you have requested (Council tax
on empty homes and second homes in 2009-2018) is exempt from disclosure
under Section 21 of the Act - Information accessible by other means,
namely the Braintree District Council website at the following link:
[1]https://www.braintree.gov.uk/info/200176...
If you disagree with the Council’s decision in respect of your freedom of
information request or are otherwise unhappy with how the Council has
dealt with your request in the first instance you may approach Emma Wisbey
Governance and Member Manager in writing at the following address:
Braintree District Council, Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, Essex,
CM7 9HB.
Kind regards
Lucy Day
Performance & Improvement Apprentice
Braintree District Council | Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7
9HB
01376 552525| [2]www.braintree.gov.uk
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2. http://www.braintree.gov.uk/
Dear Sirs,
The information provided in the website is not what I requested. I would need data on tax discount/premiums for each year from 2009 to 2018 and the website appears to refer to the current year 2019.
The following is all the information I would need.
For each year from 2009 to 2018:
1) the council tax on second homes, as a percentage of the standard council tax rate
2) the council tax on homes empty for longer than 6 months, as a percentage of the standard council tax rate
3) the council tax on homes empty for longer than 2 years, as a percentage of the standard council tax rate.
Let me know if you have any other question.
Yours sincerely,
Enrico Miglino
Dear Enrico Miglino
Thank you for your Freedom of Information Request received on the
01/07/2019.
Reference 3949 has been applied to your request which will be looked into
and a response provided within 20 working days.
Should you have any queries in the meantime, please contact the Freedom of
Information Team at [1][Braintree District Council request email]
Kind Regards
Lucy Day
Performance & Improvement Apprentice
Braintree District Council | Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7
9HB
01376 552525| [2]www.braintree.gov.uk
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1. mailto:[Braintree District Council request email]
2. http://www.braintree.gov.uk/
Dear Enrico Miglino
I am writing regarding your Freedom of Information request received by the
department on the 1 July 2019
The Freedom of Information Act enables access to information held by the
Council, subject to the exemptions contained within the Act. The Act does
not require the Council to create information to respond to a request if
the requested information is not held, nor to give an opinion or comment.
Please find our response to your Freedom of Information request below:
The information provided in the website is not what I requested. I would
need data on tax discount/premiums for each year from 2009 to 2018 and the
website appears to refer to the current year 2019.
The following is all the information I would need.
For each year from 2009 to 2018:
1) the council tax on second homes, as a percentage of the standard
council tax rate
from 2004 to 1.4.13 the percentage was 10%
from 1.4.13 to current the percentage is 0.
2) the council tax on homes empty for longer than 6 months, as a
percentage of the standard council tax rate
the standard council tax rate from 2004 to current the percentage is 0
3) the council tax on homes empty for longer than 2 years, as a percentage
of the standard council tax rate.
From 1.4.16 the levy on empty homes over 2 years was 50%. From 1.4.19 the
levy for over 2 years empty is 100%
If you disagree with the Council’s decision in respect of your freedom of
information request or are otherwise unhappy with how the Council has
dealt with your request in the first instance you may approach Emma Wisbey
Governance and Member Manager in writing at the following address:
Braintree District Council, Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, Essex,
CM7 9HB.
Should you remain dissatisfied with the outcome you have a right of appeal
under S50 of the Freedom of Information Act to appeal against the decision
by contacting the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow SK9 5AF, [1][email address]
Kind regards
Mike Gosling
Performance & Information Officer
Braintree District Council | Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7
9HB
01376 552525| [2]www.braintree.gov.uk
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2. http://www.braintree.gov.uk/
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