FOI/19/01130 · FOI · unclear
Fair Rent reviews and decisions: FOI release
Information requested
Information relating to: G062171, multiple enquiries in relation to Fair Rent decisions on Flat [Redacted], [Redacted]Belmont Street, Glasgow, G12 8EY.
Response
1. I attach a copy of the comparable property information you requested at Question 1 and this is attached as Annex 1
2. The answer to your questions are:
In reply to your question 1: you asked specifically what properties in this area were used as comparators together with the rent charged for each property in relation to the decision dated 6th February 2019. Please see Annex 1 below, containing the 19 comparable rents used by the Rent Officer to make her decision dated 6th February 2019. I have redacted the property numbers from this list. I have also attached a link to the Fair Rent register where you can view your decision. http://www.gov.scot/fairrentregister
3. In reply to your question 2 (a): You asked me to explain why under “Allocation of Liability for Repairs” field on a decision letter, two different sections of legislation were quoted on decisions ranging from 1997 to 2019. Section 27 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 supersedes s 113 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 10 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987. The text in this field was updated to ”as per missive of let in so far as it conforms to Section 27 of and Schedule 4 to, the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001”. Therefore decisions ranging from 1997 to 2019 will feature these 2 sections of legislation. This has no effect on your preserved rights as a tenant and this section is concerning provisions about the landlord’s obligations to repair a house let under a Scottish secure tenancy. Therefore there is no impact on you as a tenant.
4. In reply to your question 2 (b): You have asked about rental periods showing as calendar monthly or yearly on decisions. A decision letter may state rental amounts as calendar monthly or yearly and this amount equates to the same rent per annum.
5. In reply to your question 2 (c): You have asked me to explain what “none” means in the section relating to “level, rooms, description”. None recorded in this section means it is not relevant or there is not any recorded, e.g. there is no second floor (in the case of a flat) or a 3rd or 4th bedroom (if the property is a 2 bedroom) and therefore no entry is relevant.
6. In reply to your question 2 (d), (e) and (f) and point 3 (added): You have asked me to explain why 2 different registration numbers H0020994 and H0011475 were recorded, if they are specific to individual properties and last registration numbers being recorded. These are an internal registration and decision recording reference number on Rent Service Scotland’s database. This has no bearing on your unique property reference which is currently G062171. The previous last registration number is not always recorded on the Fair Rent Register and has no impact on any decision or subsequent decision. All previous decisions are superseded by the current decision, in this case dated 6th February 2019, as shown on the Fair Rent Register.
7. In reply to your question 3: you have asked me to note that you have access to a private garden on payment of an additional fee opposite, as matters stand at present. I have noted your comments.
Annex 1 – Comparable rents used for Fair Rent decision of Flat [Redacted], [Redacted] Belmont Street, Glasgow G12 8EY dated 6th February 2019
Street Town Postcode Rent Period Rooms Oakfield Avenue GLASGOW G12 8LL 10200 Year 3 Hillhead Street GLASGOW G12 8PX 10200 Year 3 Gibson Street GLASGOW G12 8NU 10740 Year 3 Kew Terrace Glasgow G12 0TE 4841.26 Year 3 Great George Street GLASGOW G12 8AJ 11940 Year 3 Otago Street GLASGOW G12 8PE 10740 Year 3 Queen Margaret Drive GLASGOW G12 8DQ 11940 Year 3 Hamilton Park Avenue GLASGOW G12 8DU 11940 Year 3 Byres Road Glasgow G12 8UQ 6600 Year 3 Great Western Road GLASGOW G12 8EW 11400 Year 3 Great Western Road GLASGOW G12 8EW 11400 Year 3 Hamilton Gardens GLASGOW G12 8BD 1595 Year 3 Bank Street GLASGOW G12 8LZ 10200 Year 3 Gibson Street GLASGOW G12 8NU 10740 Year 3 University Avenue Glasgow G12 8PW 4854.31 Year 3 Hillhead Street GLASGOW G12 8PR 11400 Year 3 Belmont Street GLASGOW G12 8EY 7980 Year 3 Great George Street Glasgow G12 8AJ 7110 Year 3 Great George Street Glasgow G12 8AJ 7110 Year 3
About FOI
The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.
Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Enquiry Unit Email: ceu@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrews House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG
Detected exemption language
Section 27 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 supersedes s 113 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 10 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987. The text in this field was updated to ”as per missive of let in so far as it conforms to Section 27 of and Schedule 4 to, the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001”.
Attachments
No attachments found.