Illegal sublets by council tenants
Dear South Holland District Council,
This is a Freedom of Information request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
From the time period between 2021 and 2024 please provide the data for the number of council
flats and houses that were found to be illegally sublet for each year.
For each case, please provide a description as to what happened. i.e outcome, prosecution, fines and please explain the platform or method used to rent out the property e.g Airbnb or Zoopla and how it was discovered.
Gentle reminder that you should respond within 20 working days.
Yours faithfully,
Jacob Paul
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Good afternoon,
Thank you for your information access request received on the 17^th April
2024 where you asked for the following information:
From the time period between 2021 and 2024 please provide the data for the
number of council flats and houses that were found to be illegally sublet
for each year.
For each case, please provide a description as to what happened. i.e
outcome, prosecution, fines and please explain the platform or method used
to rent out the property e.g Airbnb or Zoopla and how it was discovered.
Under [1]Section 1(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 we can
confirm that South Holland District Council holds the information
specified in your request.
For the requested timeframe the response is zero.
We trust that the information above completes your request in full,
however if we can be of any further assistance please contact us. If
information has been refused, please treat this as a Refusal Notice under
[2]Section 17 of the FOIA.
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of the Council’s
decision, you should contact Richard Steele, Group Manager for Information
Governance and Data Protection Officer (deputy DPO SHDC) Boston Borough,
South Holland District and East Lindsey District Councils on 01205 314368
or by email at [3][email address] .
Kind regards
Alexandra Fisher
Information Governance Officer - Governance
Boston Borough Council | South Holland District Council | East Lindsey
District Council
T: 01205 314200
E: [4][email address] [5]|[South Holland District Council request email]
[6]www.boston.gov.uk | [7]www.sholland.gov.uk | [8]www.e-lindsey.gov.uk
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of this email is strictly prohibited. Emails sent from and received by
employees of South Holland District Council may be monitored. They may
also be disclosed to other people under legislation, particularly the
Freedom of Information Act 2000, GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and
the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. If you have contacted the
Council for a service any personal data you share will be used to help you
access its services, or to answer your enquiry in line with our Privacy
Policy. For full details of your rights please visit our website at
www.sholland.gov.uk. Unless this email relates to South Holland District
Council business it will be regarded by the Council as personal and will
not be authorised by or sent on behalf of the Council.
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