Almost 5000 council owned buildings left empty during two year periodEmbargoed: 22:30, Monday 21st October 4908 council-owned non-residential properties left empty for part or all of a two-year period.Empty property eyesore finally demolished - Coventry City…
Why are we building homes when so many are standing empty? - BBC News... property being empty,” she says. “They think 'well ... It treats abandoned properties as an environmental health issue - derelict properties ...Abandoned 'eyesore'…
Council considers extra tax on empty and second homes in Derby - BBC NewsBBCHousing bosses say the measures will encourage property owners to live in or sell their empty homes.Consultation launched on council tax for empty, unoccupied and second homes - Derby…
Derby City Council to buy up eight empty homes worth more than £1m - Derbyshire LiveEight vacant Derby homes - three of which have council tax arrears of more than £48,000 between them - are set to have compulsory purchase order ...'We converted empty…
As waiting lists grow, why are 70,000 council homes lying empty? - The TimesThe TimesThe number of social housing properties lying vacant has increased by more than 50 per cent over five years as waiting lists grow ever longer.Demand for massive empty homes…
Nimby name-calling will not solve Britain's housing crisis - The Guardian... empty homes. Plus a letter from Prof Jem Poster. ... There are plenty of unoccupied dwellings in Britain. There is also a ...Inside abandoned Stoke-on-Trent children's home…
Long-empty homes in one part of Wales could soon pay triple council tax - Yahoo News UKA 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…
Council crackdown on derelict homes includes targeting landlords - Property118... housing associations to purchase and refurbish other vacant properties. Problem of empty homes has worsened. According to regeneration director ...Owners of 2,000 derelict homes…
Housing expert says North East empty homes should be given to homelessA housing expert believes that the hundreds of thousands of empty homes in the country should be used to help those in temporary accommodation.It's time for a more muscular approach to…
Warning to stay away from empty and derelict properties - Knowsley NewsEmpty and derelict properties can be full of hidden dangers that can cause serious harm. The buildings may contain dangers such as weak roofs and ...Owner of abandoned snooker hall fined…
Carmarthenshire council bringing empty homes back into use | South Wales GuardianSince its introduction in 2023, the Empty Properties Framework has combined enforcement, council tax premiums, and support to reduce the number of ...Birmingham council to sell…
12 of the world's most fascinating abandoned buildings - BBC... derelict shipyards and military bases to colossal cooling towers and empty hotel resorts ... abandoned buildings – but entire empty neighbourhoods. " ...Well-known empty and derelict…
Thousands of unused affordable homes sitting emptyin new housing 'scandal' - iNews'Crazy' situation leaves new houses vacant because housing associations won't take them on, as homeless sleep rough. New affordable homesleft ...500…
Empty homes initiative launches in Dundee | Scottish Housing NewsAn innovative project that will bring hundreds of empty homes back to use has been unveiled in Dundee.Data reveals one in ten homes of County Durham town are empty - Yahoo News UKThere are…