Request
1. How many social housing properties do the council currently own or manage?
2. How many of those social housing properties have mechanical ventilation systems installed?
3. Does the council have a policy, specification or design standard that requires or recommends the use of mechanical ventilation in new social housing developments? Please answer Yes/No/Don't know.
4. How many social housing properties has the council identified where ventilation has been assessed as inadequate or requiring improvement?
5. In the last three years, how many cases of damp and/or mould has the council recorded in its social housing properties where ventilation was identified as a contributing factor?
Response
1. 4493
2. All properties surveyed (92%) have extractor fans
3. Yes, for Council led developments.
4. Since 1 April 2021, 369 responsive repair orders completed relating to extractor fans
5. Individual factors not separated on reports