Burnley Council to buy two more decaying long-term empty homes | Lancashire Telegraph
A LOCAL authority is to buy two more empty homes as part of its drive to cut the number of vacant and decaying properties in its borough.
Number of empty council houses beggars belief - John McLellan - Yahoo Finance
Although I spent several years on City of Edinburgh Council's housingcommittee, it still came as a shock to learn around 1500 council housesare ...
Data shows 10% rise of second homes owned in Thanet
Each year the organisation analyses the Government's official data on long-term empty homes. The latest figures were published by the government in ...
MoD's historic buildings still empty, despite housingemergency - The Lochside Press
Historic houses owned by the Ministry of Defence are still standing empty – despite a 'housing emergency' being declared in Argyll and Bute.
Consultation launched on increasing council tax rates on second and long-term empty home owners
Due to a change in legislation, councils in Wales are now able to charge a premium of up to 300% on second homes and long-term empty properties.
New scheme offers grants to first-time buyer's to bring former second homes back into use
Cyngor Gwynedd has amended one of its housing schemes to offer local ... The wider scheme to offer grants to renovate empty houses has been ...
Trio of derelict cottages up for sale | Insider Media
A terrace of former South Wales tin miners cottages have gone up for auction. The crumbling remains of the three cottages, Wesley Buildings, ...
Couple Bought Derelict Villa by Mistake, Turned It Into Dream Home - Business Insider
Claire Segeren, 23, and Cal Hunter, 26, thought they were buying themselves a fire-damaged property in the Scottish city of Glasgow but ...
Clare: Owners of vacant properties 'coming out of the woodwork' due to council action
Since the Irish Examiner's analysis of dereliction in the county, Kilrush has seen a spate of vacant or derelict buildings being bought, .
Council tax measures for empty homes must be proportionate - Propertymark
Reduce the time before a property is considered an empty home from two years to one year, meaning that homes that have been empty for one year will be ...
Which homes should be exempt from council tax premiums? Have your say - NFUonline
Following measures aimed at reducing the number of empty and second homes, the government is consulting on which categories of dwellingsshould be ...
Calls for action to turn empty commercial buildings into affordable homes - Propertymark
However, given the scale of demand, converting empty properties can only be one of several methods to increase housing supply.
Edinburgh council homes: 1500 vacantcouncil homes labelled a 'scandal of neglect' as ...
Matthew Kirk of Living Rent said: “Currently there is about 1500 empty council homes in Edinburgh, that equates to roughly one in 14 of the ...