Thank you for your email dated 24 April 2019; we have treated this as a Freedom of Information request.

 

You have asked for the following information; please see our responses below:

 

  1. The number of council homes purchased under the Right to Buy by tenants who were in receipt of Housing Benefit, in
  1. 2012/13                3              (of 34)
  2. 2013/14 6              (of 103)

iii.                 2014/15                19           (of 123)

  1. 2015/16 8              (of 76)
  2. 2016/17 4              (of 66)
  3. 2017/18 5              (of 37)

vii.                2018/19                4              (of 41)

 

  1. The combined value of the properties referred to in the answer to question 1., in

 

Market Val.        Sale Val.

  1. 2012/13 £530,500              £403,500
  2. 2013/14 £1,360,000           £631,400

iii.                 2014/15                £4,433,950           £2,646,790

  1. 2015/16 £2,242,300           £1,423,400
  2. 2016/17 £1,180,000           £764,400
  3. 2017/18 £1,839,000           £1,319,500

vii.                2018/19                £1,255,000           £829,200

 

  1. The number of homes previously sold under the Right to Buy that were reacquired by the council following a fraud investigation, in
  1. 2012/13 None
  2. 2013/14 None

iii.                 2014/15                None

  1. 2015/16 None
  2. 2016/17 None
  3. 2017/18 None

vii.                2018/19                None

 

  1. If the council has a private landlord licensing scheme, the number of homes which have been sold under the Right to Buy and subsequently listed as a privately let property since the scheme started, within the following timescales:
  1. one week N/A
  2. one month N/A

iii.                 one year               N/A

 

Your rights

If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been handled, you can request a review by emailing Talk2Us@barnethomes.org and marking it as an appeal for the attention of the Data Controller.

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint, you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF (telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45; website: www.ico.gov.uk).

There is no charge for making an appeal.

Kind regards

 

Carly Williamson                         

Complaints and Information Manager

020 8359 6379