Written question asked by Matthew Offord (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 December 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 December 2012. It was answered by Mark Prisk (Conservative) on Monday, 7 January 2013 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.
Property: British Nationals Abroad
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans his Department has to ensure that land and property owners who live overseas are required to maintain their properties in the UK to an acceptable standard.
[133721]
- Answer
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Responsibility for maintaining a property rests with the owner of that property, whether they live in this country or overseas.
Where a property owner is not maintaining the property, local authorities have a number of powers to serve notice on the owner and/or take direct action if the owner does not take the action(s) required by the notice. I am arranging for a list of the most relevant powers to be placed in the Library of the House.
The Government considers that these powers are sufficient to enable local authorities to deal with the problems that are caused by properties that are not maintained and there are no plans to introduce further requirements on overseas property owners.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 133721; 556 c128W
- Session
- 2012-13
- Related items
- Subjects
- British nationals abroad Property Repairs and maintenance
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