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September 18, 2024

Long-empty homes in one part of Wales could soon pay triple council tax - Yahoo News UK

A valleys council is considering making owners of homes that have been empty for more than three years pay treble the standard rate of council tax ...

Treble council tax touted for empty properties - Nation.Cymru

Anthony Lewis Local Democracy Reporter. A Valleys council is considering making owners of homes that have been empty for more than three years pay ...

Council planning to double tax bills on empty and second homes in Wolverhampton

The owners of vacant homes across Wolverhampton will see their council tax bills double a year earlier under new plans by the City of Wolverhampton ...

Council tax double surcharge on vacant second homes: FOI Release - gov.scot

... homes and vacant (empty) properties. This is because in law, these are two separate classified types of property in Council Tax legislation, and ...

Frustration over new Nottingham City Council homes sitting empty as update issued

Concerns have recently been raised over the currently vacant new flats and bungalows after tenant move-ins were pushed back.

Birmingham has 'most empty homes' in the country

Reveal analysed local authority council tax bases to find the number of properties in each area which had been empty for more than 6 months.

Jeremy Corbyn nails what Grenfell means for the marketisation of housing - Canary

Converting empty properties into council housing should be a priority. There are over 1.5 million vacant homes in the UK. That's five times the number ...

Councillor's question reveals what they are doing to reduces homelessness in mid Wales

The measure for bringing back empty properties into use stands at zero and there is no target. Head of housing services Andy Thompson said: “We ...

The derelict house on market for £450k which 'looks like the set of a horror film'

Despite its eerie look, estate agents say the property boasts huge potential.

Middlesbrough Council push to fill 2,000 emptyand derelict homes - BBC News

Mr Horniman told a council meeting there were 2,231 empty properties and 1,233 of them had been empty for more than six months, the Local Democracy ...

Council crackdown on derelict homes includes targeting landlords - Property118

and the unused council offices and buildings? The empty Council properties left empty as deemed 'uneconomic' to make good and let at social rent ...

Derelict hotels in Torbay to be turned into affordable homes - BBC News

Old hotels and guest houses in seaside resorts will be converted into affordable homes in a £3m project, a council has said. Torbay Council said ...

Edinburgh and Glasgow councils get lion's share of £40m empty homes acquisition fund

The money is part of £80m set aside over this year and next for councils to buy empty homes to turn into social housing or to bring long term voids ...

Arun: Council tax to double for second homes and empty properties - BBC News

Council tax charges for second homes and properties that have been empty for over a year will be doubled from next April in a West Sussex district.

Landlord to demolish homes left half-built by collapsed modular builder - Inside Housing

Edinburgh and Glasgow councils get lion's share of £40m empty homes acquisition fund. 11.09.24. Edinburgh and Glasgow councils get lion's share of ...

The Urgent Need to Build More Homes - Tony Blair Institute

... empty-homes/. Specific areas would be to amend property taxes to address the question of vacant homes. There are practical examples of homebuilding ...