Empty and derelict properties – patience is wearing thin, and we need to act now
Mike Cook, chief mortgage officer at Market Financial Solutions, looks at how widespread the issue of empty or derelict properties is across the ...
Empty homes stats revealed | Barnsley Chronicle
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities figures show 1,083 homes in Barnsley were long-term empty as of October an increase from 1,011 ...
Second homes and empty properties subject to Gwynedd's council tax premium declining
Dale Spridgeon, local democracy reporter. Gwynedd has seen a sharp drop in the number of second homes and long term empty propertiessubject to ...
Council tax on empty and second homes could be doubled | Barrhead News
The premium on second homes would be subject to Scottish Parliament approval. Long-term empty homes are properties which have been vacant for more ...
The 'ghost towns' of Cornwall struggling as the numbers of permanent residents plummets
“After more than a decade of intense housing crisis it is shocking to see long-term empty homes in England rise to over 261,000 – another 12,500 more ...
Fife Council homes in Dalgety Bay sitting empty for months | Dunfermline Press
Concerns have been raised over council houses in Dalgety Bay sitting empty for up to eight months whilst repairs are being made.
Treble second homes tax on cards in Pembrokeshire
A premium for long term empty properties in the county was introduced in 2019 for properties that have been empty for three years or more.
Housing chiefs in move to reclaim Wolverhampton bungalow that has stood empty for three years
Housing bosses in Wolverhampton are taking steps to reclaim a bungalow that has stood empty for three and-a-half years. The detached property in ...
No council tax levy on Castle Point second homesdespite soaring numbers - Essex Live
The number of long-term empty properties has gone up from 707 to 866 between 2022 and 2023. Tendring District Council agreed at full council on ...
Mapped: The thousands of homes that stand emptyacross Coventry
There are a total of 524,507 homes in England which are either second homes or long-term empty properties. That works out as one out of every 49 ...
The areas of Cambridgeshire where the most homesare sitting empty - Cambridge News
The director of Action on Empty Homes says it 'beggars belief'
'Deep concern' over 1500 empty homes in Nottingham amid homelessness crisis
The statistics, from research by the organisation Action on Empty Homes, also shows a further 614 properties are being used as second homes in the ...
Bolton: 'Long-term' empty homes jump by 200 in a year
Long-term empty homes in Bolton have been branded a “criminal waste” after rising by more than 200 in a year.
Solving the UK's empty buildings and homesheadache - BuyAssociation Group
... empty property and flip it? Regenerating Britain's empty buildings. If the empty building problem is a headache, then converting vacant properties ...
Caerphilly Empty Homes Team wins at prestigious Welsh Housing Awards
Caerphilly Empty Homes Team won the award for its commitment, tenacity and creativity in tackling the issue of empty properties in the borough.
Plans to double council tax on second and empty homes approved | Bath Echo
Currently, empty residential properties in Bath and North East Somerset only pay the 100% council tax premium once they have been unoccupied for two ...
The derelict East London home that tourists are flocking to - MyLondon
London is full of spectacular homes, whether its the mansions of Mayfair and Belgravia or the leafy suburban dream houses up in Hampstead, ..