Social housing and Right-to-Buy sales Data Request

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Dear Bracknell Forest Borough Council,

My name is Suraj Rajesh, and I am a second-year economics student at the University of Warwick.
 
I am a research assistant for a research project conducted by Professor Ludovica Gazze and Professor Thiemo Fetzer at the University of Warwick. As part of the project, I am studying the evolution of the Council's social housing stock.
 
I found the available data on aggregate social housing stock and Right-to-Buy sales at the local authority level. However, more detailed information would greatly assist 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:
Variable of interests: Properties sold under Right-to-Buy and Social/Council housing stock
Geographical unit: As granular as possible (e.g. full postcode or full address)
Time unit: As granular as possible (e.g. Date)
Period covered: As large as possible between 1980 and the present time.
Area Covered: As large as possible (e.g. all properties managed by the Council at any point in time)
Additional information, if possible: discount applied, property valuation, actual sale price, number of bedrooms, or other characteristics.
File format: .xlsx (Excel) or .csv
 
For indicative purposes, the following data format is expected:
 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6bmchrwqb5wt9l...
 
Thank you for your time in considering my request.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Suraj Rajesh,
Economics student at the University of Warwick

Information Compliance-Officer, Bracknell Forest Borough Council

Dear Suraj Rajesh

Thank you for your request for information, below, which was received by the Council (24/01/2023) and we will answer your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The FOI Act obliges us to respond to requests promptly, and in any case no later than 20 working days (by 21/02/2023) unless it is necessary to consider the public interest, in which case a full response must be provided within such a time as is reasonable in the circumstances and I will write to you again if this occurs.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future correspondence.

Yours sincerely

Information Compliance Team
Legal Services
Delivery
Bracknell Forest Council
Tel: 01344 352000
Email: [Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email]
Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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Information Compliance-Officer, Bracknell Forest Borough Council

Dear Suraj Rajesh,

 

I am writing to confirm that the council has completed the processing of
your request for information.

 

Please find below a copy of your request, followed by the Council’s
response.

 

Request

 

I am a research assistant for a research project conducted by Professor
Ludovica Gazze and Professor Thiemo Fetzer at the University of Warwick.
As part of the project, I am studying the evolution of the Council's
social housing stock.

 

 

I found the available data on aggregate social housing stock and
Right-to-Buy sales at the local authority level. However, more detailed
information would greatly assist 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:

 

Variable of interests: Properties sold under Right-to-Buy and
Social/Council housing stock

 

Geographical unit: As granular as possible (e.g. full postcode or full
address)

 

Time unit: As granular as possible (e.g. Date)

 

Period covered: As large as possible between 1980 and the present time.

 

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

 

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

 

File format: .xlsx (Excel) or .csv

 

 

 

Response

The Council do not have a record of this information.  Bracknell Forest
Council is a non-stock holding authority and transferred its Council
Housing stock in 2008 and this is owned and managed by Silva Homes.

 

 

 

If you have any queries about this response or need any further
explanation please contact
[1][Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email] .

 

If we are unable to resolve your queries and you disagree with our final
response, or if you are unhappy with the service you have received in
relation to our handling of your request, you can request an internal
review.  This must be submitted in writing, within 40 working days of the
date of the authority’s initial response. Public authorities are not
obliged to accept requests for internal reviews after this date. If
requesting an internal review, please include your reference number, the
date of your original request and your contact details. Please also
include an explanation of why you are dissatisfied with our final
response. Requests for an internal review should be sent to:
[2][Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email] . Requests for
internal reviews will be acknowledged and a response sent within 20
working days. 

 

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commission can be
contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

 

 

 

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

Information Compliance
Team                                                                                                                

Legal Services

Delivery

Bracknell Forest Council

Tel: 01344 352000

Email: [email address]

Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

 

 

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