FOI Request: Number of Vacant properties and number of people on you current council waiting list

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Dear FOI Officer,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. In order to assist you with this request, I am outlining my query as specifically as possible.

1.A - How many vacant council homes, including void properties do you currently have to date? (6th March 2024).

1.B - How many of these properties have been vacant for longer than 3 months?

1.C - How many of these properties have been vacant for longer than 6 months?

1.D - How many of these properties have been vacant for longer than 1 year?

2.A How many people do you currently have to date on your current council housing waiting list? (6th March 2024)

I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request. I look forward to your response within 20 working days, as outlined by the statute.

Yours faithfully,

Kwajo Tweneboa

Elaine Baynes, Saffron Walden Town Council

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Hello we do not have housing stock – I have copied in my reply to
Uttlesford District Council in order that they might pick up this request.

 

Kind Regards

 

Elaine

 

Elaine Baynes

 

Saffron Walden Town Council

The Town Hall

Market Street

Saffron Walden

CB10 1HR

Tel: 07769 167 179

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From: Kwajo Tweneboa <[FOI #1097450 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 12:19 AM
To: Elaine Baynes <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI Request: Number of Vacant
properties and number of people on you current council waiting list

 

Dear FOI Officer,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act
2000. In order to assist you with this request, I am outlining my query as
specifically as possible.

1.A - How many vacant council homes, including void properties do you
currently have to date? (6th March 2024).

1.B - How many of these properties have been vacant for longer than 3
months?

1.C - How many of these properties have been vacant for longer than 6
months?

1.D - How many of these properties have been vacant for longer than 1
year?

2.A How many people do you currently have to date on your current council
housing waiting list? (6th March 2024)

I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received
this request. I look forward to your response within 20 working days, as
outlined by the statute.

Yours faithfully,

Kwajo Tweneboa

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Dear Kwajo Tweneboa,

 

Thank you for your request for information which Uttlesford District
Council received on 13 March 2024. Your request has been allocated the
Councils reference of 24-505.

 

Your request is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act /
Environmental Information Regulations and will be answered within 20
working days.  In the event that your request is considered complex you
may be advised at an early stage in the process that an extension of the
normal 20 day timeline will be necessary and the reasons for any extension
will be explained to you.

 

Your request will now be forwarded to the Service Area best placed to
supply an appropriate response to your request for information and you
should expect to receive your response by 11 April 2024, unless you are
advised otherwise.

 

*Please note that following the advisory notice from the ICO (Information
Commissioner’s Office) dated 28^th September 2023, Uttlesford District
Council has decided it will no longer provide excel spreadsheets in
replies to either EIR or FOI requests. Further details on this subject can
be found [1]here .

 

If you have any queries about your request, do not hesitate to contact
me. 

 

Your privacy:-   We use your personal information such as name and email
address so that we can comply with our legal obligations to respond to FOI
requests.  For further details about the use of information by the Council
please see our privacy notice on the Councils website
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Yours sincerely,

 

Information Governance Team

Uttlesford District Council

Council Offices

London Road

Saffron Walden

Essex CB11 4ER

 

T: 01799 510510

E: [3][email address]

 

[4]www.uttlesford.gov.uk

 

facebook.com/UttlesfordDC

twitter.com/UttlesfordDC

 

 

 

 

From: Elaine Baynes <[5][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 9:20 AM
To: Kwajo Tweneboa <[6][FOI #1097450 email]>
Cc: uconnect <[7][email address]>
Subject: [External] >> RE: Freedom of Information request - FOI Request:
Number of Vacant properties and number of people on you current council
waiting list

 

Hello we do not have housing stock – I have copied in my reply to
Uttlesford District Council in order that they might pick up this request.

 

Kind Regards

 

Elaine

 

Elaine Baynes

 

Saffron Walden Town Council

The Town Hall

Market Street

Saffron Walden

CB10 1HR

Tel: 07769 167 179

[8]www.saffronwalden.gov.uk

 

  [10]facebook.com/SaffronWaldenTownCouncil [11]twitter.com/Saffronwaldentc
[9]instagram.com/saffronwaldentc/

 

 

 

 

 

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From: Kwajo Tweneboa <[13][FOI #1097450 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 12:19 AM
To: Elaine Baynes <[14][email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI Request: Number of Vacant
properties and number of people on you current council waiting list

 

Dear FOI Officer,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act
2000. In order to assist you with this request, I am outlining my query as
specifically as possible.

1.A - How many vacant council homes, including void properties do you
currently have to date? (6th March 2024).

1.B - How many of these properties have been vacant for longer than 3
months?

1.C - How many of these properties have been vacant for longer than 6
months?

1.D - How many of these properties have been vacant for longer than 1
year?

2.A How many people do you currently have to date on your current council
housing waiting list? (6th March 2024)

I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received
this request. I look forward to your response within 20 working days, as
outlined by the statute.

Yours faithfully,

Kwajo Tweneboa

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Dear Kwajo Tweneboa,

 

Please find attached the response to your recent FOI request.

 

Kind regards

Lisa Higgon

Housing Officer

 

Uttlesford District Council

Council Offices

London Road

Saffron Walden

Essex CB11 4ER

 

Direct Dial: 01799 510433

Web: [1]www.uttlesford.gov.uk

 

 

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