Registered Residential HMO properties
Dear Merton Borough Council,
Please can you provide me with the following information under the
Freedom Of Information Act :-
a) addresses of all Registered Residential HMO properties that are
within your councils area;
b) the maximum number of occupants that each property referred to
in (a) is licensed to hold
c) the last actual registered number of occupants that each
property referred to in (a) holds
d) the date each of the properties in (a) was first registered as
HMO
e) the names of the owners/licence holders of those properties
referred to in (a) and the correspondence address OR the registered
"licence holder address" of the owners referred to
Yours faithfully,
Ben Bessant
Thank you for your email message. We aim to respond to all requests under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information
Regulations 2004 within 20 working days.
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Information Governance Team
London Borough of Merton.
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Dear Mr Bessant,
Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations
2004 Information request
My sincere apologies for the delay in responding to your request.
We have now considered your information request as set out below.
You Asked:
Please can you provide me with the following information under the Freedom
Of Information Act :-
a) addresses of all Registered Residential HMO properties that are within
your councils area;
b) the maximum number of occupants that each property referred to in (a)
is licensed to hold
c) the last actual registered number of occupants that each property
referred to in (a) holds
d) the date each of the properties in (a) was first registered as HMO
e) the names of the owners/licence holders of those properties referred to
in (a) and the correspondence address OR the registered "licence holder
address" of the owners referred to
Our Response:
Please see attached a copy of our current HMO Register.
With regards e) above-if you wish to view the names and addresses of the
applicants, then you are welcome to do this at the Civic Centre by
appointment. Please contact me to arrange this - Bhamini Patel
([1][email address])
If you have any other queries or concerns about this please contact me.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request or wish to
appeal against the decision to exempt any part of your request, you should
request an Internal Review at [2][Merton Borough Council request email] or write in to Freedom
of Information team, Merton Council, Civic Centre, Morden, SM4 5DX.
If you escalate to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) without
following the council’s internal review process, the ICO will refer you
back to the council to enable the correct process to be followed.
You can also appeal to the Information Commissioner at: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF. Telephone: 0303 123 1113. Website: [3]www.ico.org.uk
There is no charge for making an appeal.
Regards
Mrs Bhamini Patel
Senior Environmental Health Officer
(Tuesday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm)
Merton Council
Contact number: 020 8545 3413
Email address: [4][email address]
[5]www.merton.gov.uk
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