Data on social housing stock and Right-to-Buy sales in the Council area for the period 1980-2021
Dear Tendring District Council,
My name is Nine Spahr and I am a third year PPE student at the University of Warwick. As part of a university research scheme in economics, I am studying the evolution of Council's social housing stock. The project is supervised by Thiemo Fetzer, Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick.
I came across the available data on aggregate social housing stock and Right-to-Buy sales at local authority level. However, more detailed information would be of great assistance in answering my research question. Therefore, I hereby submit a Freedom of Information request. I would like access to more detailed data, i.e. at a finer geographical level, on social housing stock and Right-to-Buy sales in the Council area for the period 1980-2021. Ideally, the data would follow the following format: Variable of interests: Properties sold under Right-to-Buy and Social/Council housing stock Geographical unit: As granular as possible (eg. full postcode or full address) Time unit: As granular as possible (eg. Date) Period covered: As large as possible between 1980 and present time. Area covered: As large as possible (eg. all properties managed by the Council at any point in time) Additional information: discount applied, property valuation, actual sale price, number of bedrooms, or other characteristics. File format: .xlsx (Excel) or .txt.
Thank you for your time in considering my request.
Yours faithfully,
Nine Spahr, PPE student at the University of Warwick
Thank you for your request for information. I can confirm that your
enquiry is receiving attention.
In accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
you should receive a comprehensive reply to your request within 20 working
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SK9 5AF
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Kind regards,
Ruby Cowell
On behalf of Corporate Information Manager
Corporate Services
Tendring District Council
Phone: 01255 686063
E-mail: [1][Tendring District Council request email]
[2]www.tendringdc.gov.uk
Tendring District Council, Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
CO15 1SE
Dear Nine,
Further to your FOI request regarding Right to Buy, which was received on
30/01/23, please be advised that information that falls within the scope
of your request is readily accessible to you and is published on the
Government’s website with the data returns available from 2011/12.
Information about the Right to Buy is included in Part B of this return at
the following link: [1]Local authority housing data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
We hope this information is of assistance to you. If you have any other
queries about this matter, then please contact the Corporate Information
Manager at [2][email address].
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Kind regards,
Ruby Cowell
On behalf of Corporate Information Manager
Corporate Services
Tendring District Council
Phone: 01255 686063
E-mail: [6][Tendring District Council request email]
[7]www.tendringdc.gov.uk
Tendring District Council, Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
CO15 1SE
From: Corporate Information Manager
Sent: 30 January 2023 15:39
To: 'Nine Spahr' <[FOI #943400 email]>
Subject: FOI Acknowledgment [ref: #2023-67] Data on social housing stock
and Right-to-Buy sales in the Council area for the period 1980-2021
Thank you for your request for information. I can confirm that your
enquiry is receiving attention.
In accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
you should receive a comprehensive reply to your request within 20 working
days from receipt of your enquiry.
In certain circumstances, a fee may be payable for determining, locating,
retrieving, and extracting information and/or the cost for disbursements
such as photocopying and postage. If this applies, a Fees Notice will be
issued to you with details of any costs involved in advance and you will
be required to pay this before I can proceed to deal with your request.
Further information about your rights is also available from the
Information Commissioner at:
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113, [8]www.ico.gov.uk.
Kind regards,
Ruby Cowell
On behalf of Corporate Information Manager
Corporate Services
Tendring District Council
Phone: 01255 686063
E-mail: [9][Tendring District Council request email]
[10]www.tendringdc.gov.uk
Tendring District Council, Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
CO15 1SE
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