Temporary Accommodation - Nightly Rates

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Dear North Devon Council,

1. How many properties do you currently have on Temporary Accommodation?

2. Please can you advise us on the maximum that is paid per night for a Studio, 1 Bed, 2 Bed, 3 Bed & 4 Bed.

3. Who are your largest 5 suppliers and how much do you pay them on average every month?

4. If we were to supply accommodation on this basis, please can you give us contact names and telephone numbers of the procurement team.

Yours faithfully,

Sid Shekhavat

Legal Services, North Devon Council

Dear Mr Shekhavat

Thank you for your request received this morning, for which I acknowledge receipt.

Your request is now being dealt with in accordance with the Act and will be due for response no later than 25 March, in accordance with the statutory time limit of 20 working days.

I will write to you in advance should the processing of your request require any further any information/clarification from you.

Yours sincerely

Vicky Eagle
Administrator – FOI and EIR
Legal Services
North Devon Council
PO Box 379, Barnstaple, EX32 2GR
[North Devon Council request email]

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Legal Services, North Devon Council

Dear Mr Shekhavat

I write further to my acknowledgement sent earlier today.

Our Housing team has requested to know, in relation to 2, do you wish to know what the Council pays or what is charged to the resident in the accommodation?

Your request will be placed on hold whilst we await your reply.

Yours sincerely

Vicky Eagle
Administrator – FOI & EIR
Legal Services
North Devon Council
[North Devon Council request email]

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Dear Legal Services,

We just want to know if the council does deal with temporary housing accommodation with property management companies or not.

Yours sincerely,

Sid Shekhavat

Legal Services, North Devon Council

Dear Mr Shekhavat

Thank you for your email received this morning.

We will need to handle your request as a new request now that you have clarified what you seek under Q2 as the request for clarification was sent to you in February of this year. It is in our processes to close request files down if we do not receive a response to a request for clarification after a month of it being requested.

Your request, with the clarification received for Q2 below will now be dealt with in accordance with the Act under a new FOI reference 8241 and the new deadline for response will be 19 January 2022.

I will now forward your request onto our Housing team for response, in accordance with the Act.

I will write to you in advance should the processing of your request require any further any information/clarification from you.

Yours sincerely

Vicky Eagle
Administrator – FOI and EIR
Legal Services
North Devon Council
PO Box 379, Barnstaple, EX32 2GR
[North Devon Council request email]

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Legal Services, North Devon Council

Dear Mr Shekhavat

I write in response to your request for information received 17 December 2021.

Section 1(1)(a) of the Act requires the Council to inform you whether it holds information of the description specified in your request. I confirm that the Council does hold this information. In discharge of its obligation under section 1(1)(b) I can provide you with the following response:

1. NDC Owned = eight
PSL (private sector leased) = 20

The Council also spot purchases accommodation when required.

2. Studio N/A, One Bed £12.02, Two Bed, £15.58 Three Bed £18.54 and Four Bed. N/A - Spot Purchase range from - £35 to £105

3. Two main suppliers: North Devon Homes = £2,880.00 per month and Webbers Estate Agents = £5,162.00 per month.

4.The Procurement team's contact details are published on the following page of the Council's website: https://www.northdevon.gov.uk/business/c...

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to request an internal review which should be received within two months from the date of this response email and should be sent to;

Senior Solicitor and Monitoring Officer
Legal Services
North Devon Council
PO Box 379, Barnstaple, EX32 2GR
[North Devon Council request email]

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Tel: 01625 545 745
Fax: 01625 524 510
Email: [email address]

Yours sincerely

Vicky Eagle
Administrator – FOI & EIR
Legal Services
North Devon Council
[North Devon Council request email]

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