Empty Homes Management Order
Paul of the Woods Family made this Freedom of Information request to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council,
Knowsley Council bought a house under a Empty Homes Management Order as seen on the KHT website.
http://www.k-h-t.org/main.cfm?Type=NEWSI...
Can you tell me how it came to be decided to purchase this particular property, and what is the procedure KMBC used.
Yours faithfully,
Paul of the Woods Family
Dear Mr Woods
Thank you for your email received on 8 April 2014 requesting information about Empty Homes Management Order.
I have recorded your request for information under reference F2014.04.215.
This has been passed to the relevant service and you will receive a response by 7 May 2014, as required by law.
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You will be informed if a fee is to be applied before information is to be provided.
If you need further information please contact me.
Kind regards
Freedom of Information
Knowsley MBC
Archway Road
Huyton
Knowsley
Merseyside
L36 9UX
Dear Mr Woods,
Freedom of Information request F2014-04-215
We have looked into your request for information about empty homes
management order, and our response is shown below.
I have looked into your request for information concerning the Empty
Dwelling Management Order which was made with respect to a property on
Hilary Avenue, Huyton.
I can confirm that Knowsley Council did not purchase the property to which
you refer. Rather the management of the property was taken on by the
Council using legal powers set out in the Housing Act 2004. This enables
the Council to take the necessary steps to return it to occupation. Any
costs incurred through this process are repaid in full through the rental
income. In terms of how the Council prioritises an empty property for
enforcement we consider a range of factors which include:
· Impact property is having on the area
· Previous enforcement action taken by the Council due to the
property being empty
· Housing demand
· Whether the property is an attraction for antisocial behaviour
· Cost of taking action
For more information concerning Empty Dwelling Management Orders please
follow the below link.
[1]https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...
If you need further information please see contact details below.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information
Knowsley MBC
Archway Road
Huyton
Knowsley
Merseyside
L36 9UX
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