[1]London Borough of Hounslow
29-Jan-2025

Dear Jo Staines,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. The reference number
is FIR012581.

We will respond to your request within 20 working days. If we need
clarification, we will contact you.

Please use the reference number above for all future communication about
this case. You will be able to track the progress of this case by
logging into your My Hounslow Account.

Further information can be found on our website at the following link:
[2]Freedom of Information & Environmental Information Regulations

Kind regards,

Customer Relations
London Borough of Hounslow

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Dear Jo Staines,

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI Act) request – FIR012581 

Thank you for your request for information to the London Borough of
Hounslow which we received on 23 January 2025. This request has been
logged under reference number FIR012581.

We aim to respond to all valid FOI Act requests within 20 working days of
receipt and in accordance with the FOI Act. If we need more time, we will
let you know the extended due date. We will also contact you should we
require any additional information in relation to your request.

Please include your case reference number FIR012581 on all future
correspondence in relation to this request.

For future reference, you are now able to [1]use the online form  to make
further information requests. This is our preferred method, because this
form helps us to capture all of the information needed to respond to your
request quickly.

We are considering your request under the FOI Act 2000. Further
information can be found on our website and via the link below

[2]Freedom of Information & Environmental Information Regulations |
Freedom of Information & Environmental Information Regulations | London
Borough of Hounslow

Kind regards,

Dave Brockis | Customer Relations Officer

Hounslow House

London Borough of Hounslow

Office: 020 8583 5211

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Dear Jo Staines,

Freedom of Information Act 2000 request – FIR012581

We are contacting you about your request for information received on
(23/01/2025).

Your Request and Our response

We have now processed your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FOIA).  

Can you please provide the below information about the private
accommodation that was available and offered to homeless households, on:
25th November 2024, and 26th November 2024. This includes all *private
rented accommodation* that was available for any of the following
purposes:
discharge of the main duty, discharge of the relief duty, voluntary offers
and recommendations to households under any homeless duty.

Please note: this request is not about temporary accommodation, and
therefore we ask that no temporary accommodation properties/offers are
listed in the answer.

This request is only about the availability of self contained *private
rented accommodation* with 2 bedrooms or less. We ask that in the reply
studio flats are differentiated from one bedroom flats.

Q1) For each private accommodation unit available to let/offer by the
council on 25th November 2024 and 26th November 2024, please provide:

a) the number of bedrooms,

b) the postcode*

c) the date of availability, ie. 25^th November 2024, or 26^th November
2024

(a) A Room   (b) TW15 1PD   (c)  25 November 2024.

Q2) For each private accommodation unit actually offered by the council on
25th November 2024 and 26th November 2024,
please provide:

a) the number of bedrooms,  As above

b) the postcode*,  As above

c) the location related priority group/band of the household the
accommodation was offered to [in accordance with the council's location
placement policy, if such policy exists] Relief Duty

d) the date of the offer ie. whether 25th November 2024 or 26th November
2024. As above.

Q3) The names of the agencies/companies who were involved in the
procurement of the properties available on these dates for the council.

Oak Bridge ltd
Q4)The council's placement policy for private accommodation. This is the
policy which determines which households are prioritised for housing in
certain locations.

Hounslow Council allocate temporary accommodation outside of the borough
in accordance to the borough’s Housing Placement Protocol which can be
found on [1]www.hounslow.gov.uk/housingallocations policy - page 51

Please note: a similar previous request was sent, however a typo resulted
in the answer wrongly focusing on temporary accommodation. That is why
another request has been sent making clearer the focus of the information
requested

Next steps

We will now close your request as of the date of this response. However,
if you need to contact us again, please quote your reference number at top
of this response on all future correspondence regarding this case.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an Internal Review. Internal Review requests should be
submitted within 40 working days of the date of receipt of this response
and should be addressed to:

[2][Hounslow Borough Council request email] or by post to the address at
the top of this response.

If you are still dissatisfied with the Council’s response after the
Internal Review, you have a right of appeal to the Information
Commissioner at the following address:

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire SK9 5AF

Website: [3]www.ico.org.uk 

Email: [4][email address]

Telephone: 0303 123 1113

Yours sincerely,

Aneeza Rahman

Housing Performance & Project Officer

The London Borough of Hounslow

[5]www.hounslow.gov.uk

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will be owned by the London Borough of Hounslow and is therefore covered
by the [6]Open Government Licence. However, the copyright of some of the
information we share may be owned by another person or organisation (e.g.,
Ordnance Survey).

Individuals and organisations are free to re-use any information covered
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to the copyright owner to obtain their permission for re-use.

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