Empty Premises

1. How many empty dwellings owned by your authority are currently empty? How many of these have been empty longer than 12 months?

2. What is the greatest length of time a dwelling owned by your authority has been, and is currently still, empty? What is the address of this property?

3. How much did your authority spend on maintenance and on-going security for empty dwellings in the last financial year?

4. a) What specific measures do you use to safeguard empty dwellings against risks (such as squatting)?

b) How much has it cost, in the last financial year, to secure empty dwellings owned by your authority from risks (such as squatters)?

5. How many empty dwellings that were owned by your authority have been transferred to another organisation under your control within the last two years?

In accordance with section 1(1) (b) of the Act our response is provided below;

1. 10 and 4 have been empty for 12 months

2. Over 12 months. The exact length of time cannot be determined.

2 Chester Road, Holmes Chapel. ( This property includes a redundant rural police station that has been used from time to time.)

3. Annual servicing CCTV, Intruder alarm, boiler servicing etc. £3241.00

Reactive maintenance £4,415.00

4. a) CCTV and Intruder alarms on certain properties.

b) £900

5. None