Private and Council Home Repairs - Freedom of information requests
Title or Description
Private and Council Home Repairs
FOI Number
15229
Date Received
19/05/2021
Type of Request
EIR
Request or Question
Could you kindly provide me with the answer to the questions listed below for the years 2016-2021:1. How much money had been spent on subsidence repairs?2. How much money is spent on structural repairs in general per year?3. For how many days have houses been rendered inhabitable due to structural issues?
4. Number of instances where emergency rehousing has had to occur due to structural damage in need of structural repairs?
5. How much has been spent on emergency structural repairs in the cases where rehousing has had to take place due to structural damage?
6. What proactive measures are the council taking to prevent issues that have to do with global warming e.g. different and more sustainable house building methods?
7. Number of flooded properties because of global warming?
8. Number of flooded properties because of global warming per year?
9. How many properties have been flooded due to global warming for the first time?
10. How much money has been spent on flood preservation measures?
11. How much money has been spent on flood induced structural damage repairs?
I would like to please ask, if the information dating back to 2016 is not available, could I nonetheless please obtain the information which you have for all other available years between 2016 and 2021. Any information provided would be greatly appreciated.
Clarification received: Could we please gain the information on both council owned and privately owned properties please.
Response
1. No money spent on subsidence repairs. The majority of housing stock is owned by RSL partners.
2. There has been an average spend of £486 per annum on structural repairs for Council owned temporary accommodation buildings.
3. The council-owned units have not been rendered uninhabitable during the completion of works on structural issues.
4. Council only own emergency/temporary accommodation. No instances of tenants having to leave due to structural issues.
5. N/A
6. The Council, as a stock transfer authority has no plans in relation to house building in regards to this matter.
7. We do not have figures of the number of properties flooded because of global warming. Current figures for properties at risk can be found at the following links provided below.
8. Some of the information you have requested cannot be provided because Scottish Borders Council does not hold it and therefore we give notice under 10(4)(A) of EI(S)R 2004.
9. Some of the information you have requested cannot be provided because Scottish Borders Council does not hold it and therefore we give notice under 10(4)(A) of EI(S)R 2004.
