Empty Homes - Barnsley
Dear Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council,
As you have been advertising the National Empty Homes Week (15th-21st October) and wanting to bring empty properties back into use, you have a dedicated team working on this since May.
Questions:
1) Having the powers to enforce a sale on long term properties why is this the first time BMBC have decided to use their powers ?
2) Having the powers to enforce a sale on long term properties, the council have just achieved the enforced sale on four long term problematic properties, how long has this taken from "reviewing the property, contacting the owner and enforcing the sale", taking into account your team has been in place since May 2018?
3) How many properties are empty across Barnsley region?
1) empty between 1 - 2 years =
2) empty 3 - 5 years =
3) empty 6 - 9 years =
4) empty 10+ years =
Yours faithfully,
B Smith
Ref: FOIA/3081
Dear B Smith
Re: Request for Information – Freedom of Information Act 2000
Thank you for your request for information about empty homes.
Your email request was received on 24 October 2018 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Your request will be processed as soon as possible, and we will try to provide the information within 20 working days as required. The deadline date when the information should be available to you is 21 November 2018.
In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will let you know the likely charges before proceeding.
If you have any queries about this email, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
Yours sincerely,
Tom Grierson
Customer Feedback and Improvement Officer
Customer Feedback and Improvement Team
Core Services Directorate
Mail: Barnsley MBC, Feedback and Improvement Team, PO Box 634, Barnsley, S70 9GG
Tel: 01226 770770
Good Morning,
Please find attached the response to your recent FOI request.
Regards,
Tom Grierson
Customer Feedback and Improvement Officer
Customer Feedback and Improvement Team
Core Services Directorate
Mail: Barnsley MBC, Feedback and Improvement Team, PO Box 634, Barnsley, S70 9GG
Tel: 01226 770770
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