Owner-occupied residential property

Summary

A request was made to determine the current percentage of owner-occupied residential property on the Isle of Man, but the General Registry responded that they do not hold this information.

Key Facts

• The requested information regarding the percentage of owner-occupied residential property is not held by the General Registry.
• The authority suggested contacting the Land & Deeds department at the Department for Enterprise for potential assistance.
• The request was received on 3 August 2018 and closed on 6 August 2018.
• The requester noted finding a 2011 figure of 17% but could not locate more recent data.
• The response outlines the right to an internal review and appeal to the Information Commissioner.

Data Disclosed

• 2018-08-03
• 2018-08-10
• 2011
• 17%
• 544737
• 685249

Original Request

I want to establish the percentage of residential property on the Isle of Man that is currently owner-occupied. I have been able to find information from 2011 suggesting a figure of 17%, but cannot find anything since then.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Isle of Man Courts of Justice Deemsters Walk, Bucks Road Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 3AR

Telephone: (01624) 685979 E-mail: foi.courts.@gov.im

Our ref: 544737 6 August 2018

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 3 August 2018 and which states:

"I want to establish the percentage of residential property on the Isle of Man that is currently owner-occupied. I have been able to find information from 2011 suggesting a figure of 17%, but cannot find anything since then."

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the public authority does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that you have requested.

However, you may wish to contact the Land & Deeds department at the Department for Enterprise directly. Their email address is land@registry.gov.im. Alternatively, they have some helpful Land Registry FAQ’s on their website. Their telephone number is 685249.

Please quote the reference number 544737 in any future communications.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your freedom of information request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by completing a complaint form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post.

An electronic version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website at https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/Review . If you would like a paper version of our complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact me and I will be happy to arrange for this. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been concluded.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on;

1. Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015; or
2. Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.
   In response to an application for review, the Information Commissioner may, at any time, attempt to resolve a matter by negotiation, conciliation, mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and will have regard to any outcome of this in making any subsequent decision. More detailed information on your right to a review can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at www.inforights.im. Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Further information about freedom of information requests can be found at www.gov.im/foi.

I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely