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Record Ref : FOI 8548
Date Received : 18/03/2021
Date Completed : 13/05/2021
Organisation : Private Individual
Application Type : Private Individual
Category : Council Owned Properties
Question
1. Does the council currently use the services of an external tracing agent, research firm or genealogists to assist with finding owners of empty or presumed empty, privately owned residential property?
2. If so, which firm(s) has the council worked with?
3. Please provide the name, email address and direct telephone number of the officer or team that manages or monitors private residential empty homes matters.
Answer
1. The Revenues Department of the Local Authority does not use a does not currently use the services of an external tracing agent, research firm or genealogists to assist with finding owners of empty or presumed empty, privately owned residential properties.
The only service to try to confirm ownership that is currently used is the Land Registry
3 Please provide the name, email address and direct telephone number of the officer or team that manages or monitors private residential empty homes matters.
Bringing properties back into homes the answer will be MelissaClee@Merthyr.Gov if it is for Council Tax charges on long term empty properties it will be mark.price@merthyr.gov.uk