Dear Leon

Re: Freedom of Information request

We write to acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information request
dated and received on 23 January 2023 made under The Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

The Council apologises for the delay in acknowledging and responding to
your request.  We normally process requests under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 within 20 working days, please be assured that every
effort is being put in to ensure that the Council responds to requests in
a timely manner.

In your request, you asked for:

I came across the available data on aggregate social housing stock and
Right-to-Buy sales at the local authority level. However, more detailed
information would be of great assistance in answering my research
question. Therefore, I hereby submit a Freedom of Information request. I
would like access to more detailed data, i.e. at a finer geographical
level, on social housing stock and Right-to-Buy sales in the Council area
for the period 1980-2021.

Ideally, the data would follow the following format:

Essential data:

Variable of interests: Properties sold under Right-to-Buy and Social
Geographical unit: As granular as possible (eg. full postcode or full
address) Time unit: As granular as possible (eg. Date) Period covered: As
large as possible between 1980 and the present time.

Area Covered: As large as possible (eg. all properties managed by the
Council at any point in time) Optional data:

Additional information: discount applied, property valuation, actual sale
price, number of bedrooms, or other characteristics.

File format: .xlsx (Excel) or .txt

We expect to provide a response by 05 September 2023.

Please be aware that, in certain circumstances, the law allows us to
charge a fee in order to deal with your request depending on the
complexity of your request. We will advise you as soon as possible of
this.

If we cannot meet your request, we will inform you of the reasons why,
subject to any legal or regulatory restrictions by 05 September 2023.

If you have any questions on the status of your request, please contact
Information Governance at [email address] .

Kind Regards,

Vanessa Wilson | LLB Hons

Legal Services Paralegal

Cherwell District Council

DD: 01295 221546

Please note my working hours are Monday to Friday 7am to 3pm

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Dear Leon Beaufils

Freedom of Information Request - Reference no.: 2023027

Thank you for your request for information received on 23 January 2023.

Please find attached Cherwell District Council's response to your recent request following your application made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Yours sincerely

Adeleke Jayeola
Information Governance Officer (Locum)
Cherwell District Council

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