Westminster Council gets tough on empty homes with hotline plan to report neighbours
The council wants to free up more property for private rent and affordable homes. Between 2021 and 2022 the number of homes declared long term empty ...
Second home owner tax increase a step closer for Island - Yahoo Sport UK
A higher tax for owners of second homes and empty properties on the Isle of Wight, is a step closer.
Local authority set to triple council tax for owners of long-term empty houses - Nation.Cymru
Premiums on long-term empty homes will rise on a sliding scale depending on how long they have been empty, with properties left unused for a year ...
Owners of empty properties in Monmouthshire will have to pay premium tax rates
OWNERS of long-term empty houses in Monmouthshire will have to pay up to three times more council tax from next year.
Council votes to increase council tax premiums on empty homes and second homes
Ted Peskett, local democracy reporter. Owners of long-term empty properties and second homes in the Vale of Glamorgan will be made to pay twice as ...
Senior councillors back empty homes plan – with enforcement action against owners a last resort
Cllr Shayne Cook, cabinet member for Housing, said: “Empty homes are not only a visible blight in our communities and a target for antisocial ...
Second homes, empty buildings, enforcement, and IWC's new housing company all debated
Dawn Lang, the council's recently appointed Strategic Manager for Housing, reported that there are currently 922 known empty residential properties on ...
Empty council properties in need of repair are taking up to two months to re-let
At the March meeting of Pembrokeshire County Council's full council, Kilgetty and Begelly county Councillor Alistair Cameron asked: “Could the ...
Empty homes in Scotland: facts, figures and policy - SPICe Spotlight
Empty homes officers are employed by many councils and can, for example, help trace owners of empty properties, and provide owners with advice on ...
News Analysis: Empty homes 'must be filled' - Mortgage strategy
There are almost 700000 empty homes in England, and charities and lenders say bringing these properties back into use would be a powerful tool in ...
Council to take control of empty properties and bring them back into use
The Council is set to acquire five empty and rundown properties in the City to protect neighbourhoods and bring them back into use as houses.
Inside derelict 'charming' wreck in one of London's richest areas - for sale for £785k
They said: "Due to the general condition, the property is deemed unmortgageable and for this reason, we open the auction to cash buyers only with ...
Derelict 19th century property to be transformed into impressive home with its own gym
A huge Cardiff house that has been a derelict for years is about to see a major refurbishment. 97 Romilly Crescent and 106 Llandaff Road in ...
Bringing empty properties back into use - Brighton & Hove City Council
As well as the wasted housing resource, derelict empty properties also have a detrimental impact on the local community.
Owner of eyesore derelict former Thresher off-licence in Botley Road, Park Gate to face court
The owner of an 'eyesore' property in Fareham will be prosecuted after failing to comply with a formal notice.