Empty run down council homes

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Loving country life

Dear Colchester Borough Council,

I was seeking information on empty council properties that may not be suitable standard for tenants to live in. I currently live in Ealing west london. I am currently on homeswapper as desperate to get to colchester as work near the town centre. Aswell as my Son and my partner. Do you have properties that are empty but need doing up. We would be delighted to do all the work and to transfer from Ealing to Colchester.

Yours faithfully,
Loving country life

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Dear Loving Country Life,

Thank you for contacting Colchester Borough Council with your Freedom of
Information request regarding: Empty properties.

Your request has been logged under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
2000 with the reference FOI 2928.  

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Dear Sir/ Madam

 

I am now responding to your FOI request dated 29/03/2021 on behalf of
Colchester Borough Council/ Colchester Borough Homes. Our reference for
this request is CBH 151683. The subject heading provided in the request
was: ‘empty run down council homes’. I have consulted with colleagues and
our response is provided below:

 

Where the properties we manage require works to bring them up to our
lettable standard, these works will be actioned through existing
contractual arrangements. When required works are complete, available
properties are advertised on the Gateway to Homechoice website
[1]http://www.gatewaytohomechoice.org.uk/

 

Your right to request a review

 

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have an internal review process . The internal review would be carried out
by our Director of Operations who would assess how your request was
handled.

 

If you wish to request an internal review, please send an email to
[2][email address] or by post to: Director of Operations,
Colchester Borough Homes, Rowan House, 33 Sheepen Road, Colchester, CO3
3WG. Your review request should detail why you are unhappy with our
response and should be made as soon as practicable or within 2 months of
our response.

 

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information requested

 

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Commissioner’s Office website:  [3]https://ico.org.uk

 

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Andrew Harley

Business Partner – Equality and Safeguarding

Acting Data Officer

(Human Resources)

 

Direct Line: 03300 538086

 

Colchester Borough Homes Ltd

The choice for solutions and opportunities, in housing and property
services, in our local community and beyond.

 

[4]www.cbhomes.org.uk

 

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email or attachments. Colchester Borough Homes takes the management of
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protection legislation. For information about e-mail security and how
personal data is used and stored, please go to
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