The continued rise of vacant properties across LondonIn the eyes of the government and local councils, a vacant property is a residential property that is devoid of any personal items (furniture, ...Council tax on unoccupied, unfurnished, and unsold homes…
Social impact investor to unlock empty homes with £1m investment | Insider MediaA new partnership has been formed with a Bristol-based social impact investor to create affordable homes.Government launches review into social housing allocation - Property…
Hundreds of empty Liverpool homes set to help families on council housing listLiverpool City Council has launched a £7.3million Empty Homes Grant to help renovate properties that have been standing empty for at least a year.The leafleters making thousands…
£1m fund to bring empty Highland homes back to use - BBC NewsGrants would be given to the owners of long-term empty properties to bring them back into use.Two major short-term let control zones planned for Highlands - BBC NewsHighland Council said control…
More than 9000 military homes lying empty, including hundreds for more than five yearsMore than 9000 homes for service members and their families within the Ministry of Defence estate are lying empty, new figures reveal.Calls for action over empty council…
Gresham council home sold for £2k turned into artist flats - BBC NewsA derelict house sold for £2,000 by a council has been renovated as part of a project to support artists. Middlesbrough Council said the property ...Donegal County Council leads the way in…
Why are homes left empty in the UK and how can we fill them up? - Big IssueEmpty homes in the UK are 'a sign of what is wrong with the housing crisis', campaigners say. Here's what can be done about them.Council takes on properties to help…
It had been empty for 20 years. Wires hung everywhere. Plaster fell off walls. I was scaredA man took on the grand but derelict Craig y Don mansion which had been left to decay for years ... A huge and historic mansion by the sea stood empty, ...Plans…
Half a million empty homes could be unlocked. Here's how - Big IssueFilling empty council properties and privately owned, non-residential buildings could yield 500000 homes, Habitat for Humanity GB found.As thousands of people need a home, thousands of…
Gloucestershire councils admit owning about 100 empty buildings - BBC NewsGloucestershire County Council said many of its empty propertieswere "earmarked for development".Government names seven new towns and launches housing bank - Letting Agent…
Empty Brighton council homes to become temporary accommodation - BBC NewsBrighton & Hove City Council says using 180 empty council homes could help avoid homelessness.Derelict Ferryhill home empty for 25 years ready for new tenants - BBC NewsPictures of…
Somerset Council cannot say where 2300 empty homes are - Glastonbury Nub NewsAuthority says system to map empty properties across the county is still being developed despite slight fall in numbers.Telford and Wrekin Council brings 375 empty homes back into…
Council to take over rundown Glasgow home in bid to sell it - BBC News... empty properties back into use. An official added that although the council's main focus is to bring homes back into use for social housing, not ...Tenure change: turning existing…
Why does Britain have half a million empty homes? - The Times... derelict property they couldn't renovate,” Piper says. For investors, these properties represent an untapped opportunity. Garry Wallace, a 32-year-old ...Large fire at abandoned building in…
