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Request

1. Does your council have a contractual relationship with a firm of locksmiths or building contractors who are engaged to secure empty properties.  

2. Does your council have a panel of approved locksmiths or building contractors who are engaged to secure empty properties.  

3. Please supply the name of the firm of locksmiths or building contractors that are contracted or on your panel of approved contractors. 

Response

1. Yes 

2. No, we do not hold lists of approved contractors, we contact local providers as required to seek quotes, we do not have a significant number of empty properties that need securing.  We have an in-house asset maintenance team that we use where possible for these works.  In respect of Housing properties, this is included in the Response Maintenance and Void Contract. 

3. Mears are the current Response Maintenance and Void Contractor.

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