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Dear Newham Borough Council,

Q1. We are looking to find out if the council has done either of the models below for housing.

• Sale and Leaseback – Leaseback, short for "sale-and-leaseback", is a financial transaction in which one sells an asset and leases it back for the long term; therefore, one continues to be able to use the asset but no longer owns it.

• Income Strip – At its simplest, an income strip investment combines a strong tenant covenant, with a long-term lease and a forward funding arrangement to give an investor a stable and secure income stream. The strong tenant covenant frequently comes from the public sector such as local councils, and the long-term lease often runs between 30 and 50 years.

Q2. Can you advise of weekly rents paid for the following?
1. Temporary accommodation for homeless relief
2. Extra care housing (not including any service charge elements, just the core rent)
3. Housing or beds for adults with complex care needs

Q3. Does the council own any land or disused buildings that they would be prepared to sell and or re purpose?

Yours faithfully,

Debbie Connal

Information Governance, Newham Borough Council

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Dear Debbie Connal
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 3 March
2023.
 
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Dear Debbie Connal
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
I am writing to ask you to clarify your request. For Question 2, can you
please advise what you mean by 'Extra care housing' and ' Housing or beds
for adults with complex care needs'. Are you referring to the housing
needs of Adults who are in care, and if so which type of care or needs are
you referring to. The terms used are broad and need refinement.
 
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Dear Debbie Connal
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
I am writing to ask you to clarify your request. For Question 2, can you
please advise what you mean by 'Extra care housing' and ' Housing or beds
for adults with complex care needs'. Are you referring to the housing
needs of Adults who are in care, and if so which type of care or needs are
you referring to. The terms used are broad and need refinement.
 
I will not be able to take this matter further without this extra
information from you. Please let me know by 29 March 2023.
 
If I do not hear from you within the timeframe provided, I shall take it
that you do not wish to pursue this request and will consider the request
closed. 
 
 
Yours sincerely
 
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London Borough of Newham - People at the Heart of Everything We Do
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Dear Newham Borough Council,

Thank you for your response to the above FOI request.

As requested I can clarify the following:
Q2. Refers to the weekly rents paid by HB or Council for the following types of accommodation:
1. Temporary accommodation for homeless relief (hostels / B&B's / Other nightly paid accommodation)
2. Extra care accommodation (sheltered housing) for Elderly
3. Adults with complex care needs (adults with learning disabilities and/or mental health conditions who require higher levels of support and a more robust level of supported living accommodation.)

If there is a range you can provide for the above that would be preferred, if not an average will also be helpful.

I hope this clarifies our request, if you have any additional questions please come back to me .

Yours faithfully,

Debbie Connal

London Borough of Newham, Newham Borough Council

 
 
FOI/EIR Information request
Our reference: 22443401

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Dear Debbie Connal
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 4 April
2023.
 
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2000 and we aim to send a response by 5 May 2023.
 
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Yours sincerely

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Dear Debbie Connal
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
I am writing to ask you to clarify your request. In regards to Question 2,
please advise as to whether the question is about Housing Benefit paid on
behalf of residents for these services or rents that are paid by the
Council to the market for the accommodation.
 
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Dear London Borough of Newham,

Thank you for your response to the above FOI request.

As requested I can clarify the following:
Q2. Refers to the weekly rents paid by HB or Council for the following types of accommodation:
1. Temporary accommodation for homeless relief (hostels / B&B's / Other nightly paid accommodation)
2. Extra care accommodation (sheltered housing) for Elderly
3. Adults with complex care needs (adults with learning disabilities and/or mental health conditions who require higher levels of support and a more robust level of supported living accommodation.)
Beds refers to adults with complex needs who are currently in a care home / /hospital setting. Therefor we are referring to the weekly fees paid by the LA for them to be in this setting
If there is a range you can provide for the above that would be preferred, if not an average of current weekly rents would be helpful.
I hope this clarifies our request, if you have any additional questions please come back to me

Yours sincerely,

Debbie Connal

London Borough of Newham, Newham Borough Council

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FOI/EIR Information request
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Dear Debbie Connal
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 11 April 2023.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours sincerely
 
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