Unoccupied Council Houses / Tax - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description: Unoccupied Council Houses / Tax
FOI Number: 16
Date Received: 05/01/2022
Type of Request: FOI
Request or Question: 1. How many residential properties are owned by your Council?2. How many of these residential properties have been empty and unoccupied for more than six months?3. How many of these residential properties have been empty and unoccupied for more than one year?4. How many of these residential properties have been empty and unoccupied for more than three years?
5. What proportion of full Council liability has been paid on any empty and unoccupied property?
6. In relation to question 5 above, by whom has any Council Tax been paid?
Response: Scottish Borders Council became a stock transfer authority in 2003 and therefore, this information is not held we give notice under Section 17 (1) (b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2002.