FOI Request - Unoccupied Council Properties
Request 101002748739
- I'm looking for exactly how many council properties have been left unoccupied between January 1 2015 to December 31 2020.
- I would like a breakdown for how many have been left unoccupied by the end of each year (ie 2015 - 50, 2016 - etc).
- I am also looking for the amount of people who have been on the waiting list for a council property between January 1 2015 to December 31 2020 (again, with a breakdown for each year).
Response 01.04.21
- I'm looking for exactly how many council properties have been left unoccupied between January 1 2015 to December 31 2020.
We have interpreted the question to relate to the number of vacated Council properties for below financial year.
| Financial Year | Number of properties Vacant |
| Financial Year 2015-2016 | 31 Properties |
| Financial Year 2016-2017 | 32 Properties |
| Financial Year 2017-2018 | 65 Properties |
| Financial Year 2018-2019 | 68 Properties |
| Financial Year 2019-2020 | 69 Properties |
| 1 April 2020 - 31 December 2020 | 78 Properties |
- I would like a breakdown for how many have been left unoccupied by the end of each year (ie 2015 - 50, 2016 - etc).
We have interpreted the question to relate to the number of vacated Council properties and the length of time they are vacant for below financial year.
| Financial Year 2015-2016 | Financial Year 2016-2017 | Financial Year 2017-2018 | Financial Year 2018-2019 | Financial Year 2019-2020 | 1 April 2020 - 31 December 2020 | |
| No. let within 0-2 wks | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| No. let within 2-4 wks | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| No. let within 5-8 wks | 14 | 10 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 19 |
| No. let within 9-16 wks | 8 | 5 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 45 |
| No. let > 16 wks | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 45 | 14 |
| Total | 31 | 32 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 78 |
- I am also looking for the amount of people who have been on the waiting list for a council property between January 1 2015 to December 31 2020 (again, with a breakdown for each year).
| List | As at 31/3/2016 | As at 31/3/2017 | As at 31/3/2018 | As at 31/3/2019 | As at 31/3 2020 | As at 31/12/2020 |
| Homeless List | 133 | 141 | 112 | 121 | 92 | 96 |
| Housing Waiting List | 2855 | 2895 | 2434 | 2474 | 2989 | 3228 |
| Transfer List | 469 | 550 | 521 | 552 | 628 | 599 |
| Total | 3457 | 3586 | 3067 | 3147 | 3709 | 3923 |