Owner Tracing Services for Long-Term Empty Properties by Dorset Council
Dorset Council · Awarded contract
AwardedOwner Tracing Services for Long-Term Empty Properties by Dorset Council
Awarded 30 Sep 2024
Awarded30 Sep 2024
Value£1.00
SupplierEstate Research Ltd
AgencyDorset Council
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
Ended 1mo ago1y 12mo term
Awarded 30 Sept 2024Expired 29 Sept 2026
About
Dorset Council awarded a contract to Estate Research Ltd for owner tracing services.
The service aimed to locate owners of long-term empty properties, of which there were 1,300 empty for six months or more and 335 empty for two years or more as of October 2023.
The Housing Standards Team had ongoing enforcement action on 93 properties, with four cases subject to compulsory purchase proceedings.
The service was provided free of charge, with the supplier offering discretionary chargeable services to identified owners or next of kin, which were not part of the Council's involvement.
The contract value was nominal at £1.
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