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    • FOI request (FOI220353)

      Empty homes, second homes, and unoccupied properties

      Requested Fri 28 July 2017
      Responded Fri 28 July 2017

      Under the Freedom of Information Act 2004, I am requesting the following information:

       

      1)      The total number of residential properties in your local authority area that were classed as second homes in each of the years 2012/3, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, and 2016/7.

       

      2)      The total number of residential properties in your local authority area that were classed as unoccupied and substantially unfurnished in each of the years 2012/3, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, and 2016/7.

       

      3)      The total number of residential properties in your local authority area that are classed as empty in each of the years 2012/3, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, and 2016/7.

       

      4)      The level of council tax discount your local authority provided for second homes in each of the years 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, and 2016/17.

       

      5)      The level of council tax discount your local authority provided for properties which are unoccupied and substantially unfurnished in each of the years 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, and 2016/17.

       

      6)      The rate of additional council tax your local authority charged under the empty homes premium in each of the years 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, and 2016/17.

       

      7)      The number of empty properties in your local authority area which were charged the empty homes premium in each of the years 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, and 2016/17.


      Response

      1. 2012/13 - 615, 2013/14 - 636, 2014/15 - 637, 2015/16 - 669 and 2016/17 - 754

      2. 2012/13 - 1579, 2013/14 - 1482, 2014/15 - 1415, 2015/16 - 1325 and 2016/17 - 1201

      3. 2012/13 - 1851, 2013/14 - 1775, 2014/15 - 1680, 2015/16 - 1586 and 2016/17 - 1445

      4. 2012/13 - 10% then no support 2013/14 to 2016/17

      5. For all years 100% support for first month then nil. From 2016/17 no support as first month removed.

      6. 2012/13 - 0. Then from 2013/14 50% premium

      7. 2012/13 - 0, 2013/14 - 254, 2014/15 - 212, 2015/16 - 213 and 2016/17 - 205

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