Gathering relevant, accurate and current information
The Regulatory Service Team will maintain a database of empty residential properties that are the subject of complaint or are identified as a cause of concern. Properties that are empty and unfurnished for more than 2 years are identified separately by the Council Tax Team.
We will maintain and develop the recording of data on these two sources of information.
Complaint driven properties which do not correspond with the Council Tax data will be subject to assessment and intervention where appropriate.
The accuracy of Council Tax empty homes data is systematically reviewed to ensure accuracy and the Regulatory Services team will liaise closely with the Council Tax Team to share and cross reference the data they hold.
We will develop a web-based procedure to give the public the opportunity to notify us of empty residential properties.