Dear Mr Knight,

 

FOI request: FOI-886

 

Thank you for your request dated 23/11/2023

 

Your request will be answered by 21/12/2023

 

If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

David White

Head of Information, Safety and Community Services

Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central

Royal Borough of Greenwich

 

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

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Dear Mr Knight,

 

FOI request: FOI-886

 

Thank you for your request dated 23/11/2023

 

Our response is as follows:

 

- The number of vacant council houses in the borough, as of 23 November
2023.

 

241

 

 

- Of these, the number of vacant properties which have an energy
performance certificate (EPC) rating of C or above.

 

We do not record this information.

 

 

- The longest period of time in which a currently vacant council house has
been without a tenant.

 

1,142 days

 

 

- The current length of the borough's waiting list for social housing, as
of 23 November 2022.

 

We are unable to report as of 23 November 2023.  However, we can provide
the figure as at 28 November 2023.  The figure is 28367.  This is based on
applicants on the Choice Based Letting List with a live or suspended
bidding status.  This includes those waiting for either general needs,
sheltered and adapted accommodation properties.

 

 

If you have any queries about this correspondence, please contact me,
quoting the reference number above.

 

If you are not satisfied with our response to your request, you can ask
for an Internal Review.  Internal review requests must be submitted within
two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original
request.  If you wish to do this, please contact us in writing, setting
out why you are dissatisfied.

 

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the Internal Review, you may
apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. 
Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
Internal Review procedure provided by the Council. You can contact the ICO
by emailing [1][email address], or by post at Customer Contact,
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
SK9 5AF.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

David White

Head of Information, Safety and Community Services

Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central

Royal Borough of Greenwich

 

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

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From: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Sent: 23 November 2023 14:28
To: 'Fraser Knight' <[FOI #1050916 email]>
Cc: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Subject: FOI-886: Freedom of Information request - Vacant council houses

 

Dear Mr Knight,

 

FOI request: FOI-886

 

Thank you for your request dated 23/11/2023

 

Your request will be answered by 21/12/2023

 

If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

David White

Head of Information, Safety and Community Services

Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central

Royal Borough of Greenwich

 

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

8 [3]www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk

 

ü Please consider the environment before printing this email

 

 

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