Dear Debbie Connal

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request, which was received by
Vale of White Horse District Council on 3 March 2023.

Please accept this email as confirmation that your request has been
received and is being considered by the relevant department and that a
response will be sent to you within 20 working days, subject to the
information not being exempt and subject to any need for clarification.

The deadline for this will be 3 April 2023

The reference number for this request is Vale 22/1304

I trust that this email is sufficient to assure you that your request is
being dealt with. However, should you have any queries in the meantime,
please do not hesitate to contact the FOI team at
[1][Vale of White Horse District Council request email]

Kind regards

Information Governance Team

Legal & Democratic Services

Vale of White Horse District Council

[2]www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk

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Dear Ms Connal

Thank you for your Freedom of Information requests, which were received by both South Oxfordshire District Council and Vale of White Horse District Councils, logged under 22/1474 (SOUTH) & 22/1304 (VALE). Please note that the two councils operate as a shared service, hence this joint response.

For question 2, could you please confirm whether you are seeking an average, a range, or a list of all rents?

I will then be able to respond in full.

Kind regards
Thom

Thomas Gaunt
Housing Needs Team Leader - Housing Advice

Housing and Environment
South Oxfordshire and Vale of
White Horse District Councils
 
01235 422 442

www.southoxon.gov.uk
www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk

Requester : Debbie Connal
Requested : 3rd March 2023
Response Due : 3rd April 2023

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 / Beds for adults with complex needs

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

Dear Ms Connal

Thank you for your Freedom of Information requests, which were received by
both South Oxfordshire District Council and Vale of White Horse District
Councils, logged under 22/1474 (SOUTH) & 22/1304 (VALE). Please note that
the two councils operate as a shared service hence this joint response.
Please accept my apologies for the delayed response.

Under Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 2000 Act) you
are entitled to be informed in writing whether the council holds the
information specified in your request and, if that is the case, to have
that information communicated to you unless any of the statutory
exemptions apply. I have considered your request and can confirm we do
hold some of the information asked and I do not believe any of the
statutory exemptions apply to your request. Please find below the
information you requested:

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. Neither council has used this model

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. Neither council has used this model

Q2.    Can you advise of weekly rents paid for the following?

1.        Temporary accommodation for homeless relief – Please see the
attached spreadsheet which shows the range of weekly rents for temporary
accommodation

2.        Extra care housing (not including any service charge elements,
just the core rent) – Data not held. The County Council may hold this
information

3.        Housing / Beds for adults with complex needs – Data not held.
The County Council may hold this information

Q3.     Does the council own any land or disused buildings that they would
be prepared to sell and or re purpose? Both councils do own parcels of
land which we are prepared to consider disposing of, subject to the
councils' usual procedures

Please treat this as the councils’ formal response under the 2000 Act.  If
you are not satisfied with the decision I have made in response to your
request, you can make a request for an internal review by emailing
[1][email address] and [2][Vale of White Horse District Council request email]  within 40 working
days from the date we issued our response. If you remain dissatisfied
after following that procedure, you have the right under Section 50 of the
2000 Act to complain to the Information Commissioner if you feel the
council has not dealt with your request properly. You can contact the
Commissioner at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF
(telephone number: 01625 545745). You can also find further information at
[3]www.ico.org.uk.

Kind regards

Thom

Thomas Gaunt

Housing Needs Team Leader – Housing Advice

Housing and Environment

South Oxfordshire and Vale of

White Horse District Councils

01235 422 442

[4]www.southoxon.gov.uk

[5]www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk

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