FOI request (FOI212893)

Council Houses

Requested Wed 10 May 2017
Responded  Wed 10 May 2017

1)How many council houses were a) built b) funded (be that fully or in part funded eg funding given to a third party or housing trust or the council providing land or property in lieu of cash to support a new development) and c) sold in the financial years of 2014-2015, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. Can I have this broken down by year and in each year by built, funded and sold. 

2) In relation to 1b, if you have funded or part funded any development(s) how much did you spend? 

3)In relation to 1c how many properties worth over a million were sold? If so, a) when b) for how much c) what is the postcode of the property?

4) In relation to 1c how much was raised by these sales, in total, in each of the years? 

5) The amount of these sales (if any) retained to provide one for one replacements? I'd like as an £ amount.

6) a)How many servicemen and women and their families have been applied to be given priority status since your authority's introduction of the Armed Forces Covenant? b) How many servicemen and women and their families have been given priority status in applying for Government-sponsored  affordable housing schemes c) What is their average wait for a home (including application process) d) what was the longest wait for a home? Can I have all this broken down year on year please? Ideally I'd not like to be pointed to a report, I'd prefer you just answer the questions above.

Response

Q1, 3, 4 & 5 = The council does not have any council housing, they are all managed by registered providers.

Q2 - £2,697,262

Q6a - 6 households, of which 2014-15 = 0 2015-16 = 5 2016-17 = 1

Q6b - 6 households

Q6c - 15 months

Q6d - 15 months (2 households are still waiting, the longest being 23 months)