Council tax on empty homes and second homes in 2009-2018

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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 Sirs,

By law you should respond to my request within 20 working days. My request was sent more than a month ago, could you please answer to my email?
Let me know if you have any question.
Yours sincerely,

Enrico Miglino

Linda McKee, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council

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Linda McKee, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council

Dear Sir / Madam

REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION
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Council apologises for the late response. With reference to your request for information held by Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council under the above legislation.

Response:
The Council has undertaken a search of its records and failed to locate any relevant records to your request based on the information you have provided. Accordingly Council can confirm that it does not hold the information to which you seek access.

Under Section 16 of the Freedom of Information Act which places a duty on public authorities “to provide advice and assistance” this maybe because Council tax is not applicable within the juridicstion of Northern Ireland. Within Northern Ireland, there is a rates system and local authorities in Northern Ireland do not have legislative responsibility for domestic or commercial rates or collection of these revenues and responsibly lies with the Land and Property Services.

You may want to contact the Land and Property Service for further information. They can be contacted at:
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Belfast. BT2 7SL
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Yours sincerely

Linda R McKee

Linda R McKee MSc MPA
Information Governance and Records Management Officer
Tel. 028 777 60317. ext 3170
[email address]

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