There is also the fact that Housing Association property is in short supply. If the person wanted a property that they could afford, the only way of obtaining may be to sign the permission. Such permission would not be freely given. I suspect that the OFT would say that this is an unfair term of the contract under UCTA. It would, therefore, I suspect, be invalid.
Tony
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From: Broom, Doreen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 24 August 2004 11:12
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Subject: Consent
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Another one..............A landlord in a Housing Association has put a clause in his contracts with his tenants that if they disappear (probably owing arrears) they sign up to granting the Housing Authority permission to obtain their new address from the Council through Council Tax records.
My initial response is..........the Housing Association may have an agreement with their tenants and even if they give consent to the Housing Association under CT legislation we cannot give that information out. The CT records are for those purposes only and we cannot give information out to utilities. We have no agreement with the Housing Association to disclose that information and I feel that this is a definite no:no under CT legislation.
Any thoughts...am I wrong.
Doreen
Doreen Broom
Access to Information Officer
Scottish Borders Council
Tel: 01835 826516
Fax: 01835 825041
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