Shortlisting and offers - Birmingham City Council (2024)

FAQs

How does bidding work in Birmingham City Council? ›

All bids on a property are automatically put in priority order (based on band, award, and/or registration date) on the property shortlist. Once the advertising cycle has closed, the shortlist will be reviewed.

It usually takes around 56 days to process an application as long as you have sent us all the information and documents we have asked for. It may take longer if we need to inspect the property or make other checks.

a) Chief Executive - The head of paid service defined under section 4(1) of that Act. The salary for the above post falls within a range from £186,003rising to a maximum of £227,852.

March 2024 – The council passes budget cuts, thought to be the largest in local authority history. These include cutting up to 600 council jobs, scrapping almost all arts funding, selling 11 community centres, dimming streetlights and moving bin collection to fortnightly.

Once an item is placed for sale, the auctioneer will start at a relatively low price to attract a large number of bidders. The price increases each time someone makes a new, higher bid until finally, no other bidders are willing to offer more than the most recent bid, and the highest bidder takes the item.

When you place a bid on an online auction item, you enter into a legally binding contract to purchase the item from the seller if you are the winning bidder. You are the winning bidder if your bid is the highest bid at Auction Close and your bid is accepted by the seller.

If you are unhappy with our decision at Stage 1 you can ask us to review it. You need to explain why you feel our decision is incorrect. Your complaint will then be looked at by an independent council officer and we will respond to within 20 working days.

The Council must respond to all request within 20 working days, unless there are exceptional circ*mstances.

In Birmingham, those in the highest band, Band 1, classed as 'very urgent need', wait around nine months on average, according to latest data. Those in the next band down, 'urgent need', wait just over a year on average.

The Labour Party currently has the majority of councillors and runs the council. The current number of councillors in each of the political parties are as follows: Conservative – 21 councillors.

What is the wage bill for Birmingham council? ›

The Council has chosen to pay the 'Real Living Wage' equivalent of £9.90 per hour. Following the recent review by the Living Wage Foundation, this has been increased to £10.90 per hour and, in consideration of current cost of living pressures, this has been the implemented with effect from 01 December 2022.

The estimated total pay range for a Teacher at Birmingham City Council is £28K–£38K per year, which includes base salary and additional pay. The average Teacher base salary at Birmingham City Council is £33K per year.

Whatever the circ*mstances of your public place incident, you could sue your local council providing you have reason to believe that their negligence was responsible for your suffering. Below, we've provided some examples of how a council could breach their duty of care.

Councillor John Cotton. The Leader has ultimate political responsibility for the Council, and accountability for the following strategic functions: Strategic policies: Development and implementation of the Council Business Plan and Medium Term Financial Strategy/Budget.

Buyers who participate in auctions bid against each other in order to win the asset through an open bidding process. They do so by placing competitive bids in an attempt to beat out the other buyers. The person who bids the highest amount wins the auction.

Job bidding is a process where potential employees can submit a proposal for the job they want. The employer then reviews the proposals and decides who to hire.

Like an in-person auction room, an online auction allows interested buyers to bid against each other for a particular item. At the end of the auction window, the person with the highest bid receives the item. Online auctions often allow buyers to find expensive items at a reduced rate.

Live auctions are a type of charity auction. During live auctions, an auctioneer runs the bidding by introducing each item and guiding bid amounts. Guests place bids by calling out amounts, raising bid paddles, or otherwise catching the auctioneer's attention.