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23rd February

Housing sector leaders call for action to fill empty homes - BBC NewsA group of housing sector leaders has called for the government to launch a national strategy to bring empty homes back into use, ...Cross-sector coalition demands national strategy to bring…

16th February

Edinburgh steps up action to bring empty homes back into use | Scottish Housing NewsThe City of Edinburgh Council has hailed the strong progress made over the past year in bringing empty homes back into use, as councillors ...Fresh push to tackle empty homes…

9th February

Families' debt 'nightmare' as thousands of retirement flats stand empty - BBC News... empty retirement properties inherited from loved ones. They say retirement homes, which only people over a certain age are allowed to buy, can be ...Glasgow…

2nd February

There's a growing number of Britons moving into abandoned properties - but they're not squatters...And it could play a role in solving the country's housing crisis. Of the 754,000 properties standing emptyacross the UK, around half could be…

26th January

Empty homes plan hopes to boost Huntingdonshire housing stock - BBC NewsThere were 1292 empty homes in the district in September, says a district council report.Major city council reveals consultation on empty homes and plans to help tenants…

19th January

Welsh council to force sale of empty homes to ease housing pressures | Wales OnlineLong-term empty properties in Pembrokeshire are currently charged a premium council tax rate of 300 per cent and now the council can also make ...Council unveils 'enforced…

12th January

Massive tax hike approved if houses are left empty - Wiltshire TimesWiltshire Council is introducing a new Long-Term Empty Homes Premium to discourage homeowners to let houses sit unused.Welsh council to force the sale of empty houses - The…

5th January

Number of unoccupied council houses falls by 39% - BBC NewsThere has been a 39% fall in the number of empty properties in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.Empty second homes are delaying Devon properties from getting gas restoredEmpty second homes where…

22nd December

Wingate home left empty since 1982 - BBC News... property to private ownership and establishing whether any ... Empty homes are on the rise. So why aren't they being used to solve the ...Couple living next to 'nightmare' derelict home for more…

29th December

Business rates relief: Empty property relief - GOV.UKEmpty property relief. If you get empty property relief, you do not have to pay business rates on your empty property for 3 months. The relief starts ...Types of business rates relief - GOV.UKYou may also…

15th December

Birmingham City Council aims to put empty properties back into use - BBC NewsDozens of empty properties are to be brought back into use if plans are approved, amid a demand for family homes, Birmingham City Council has said.Tougher action paying off as empty…

8th December

Steep rise in Herefordshire empty homes branded "a catastrophe" - BBC NewsSome of these properties would have been nice houses in the past. "As much as the council tries to encourage these landlords, we need to be asking ...'I turned…

1st December

Thousands of empty homes brought back to use in GlasgowGlasgow City Council's Empty Homes Strategy has returned more than 3000 vacant properties to use since 2019.Council launches £7.3m empty homes grant scheme to reduce housing waiting listLiverpool…

24th November

One in four second home owners dodges council tax premium - The TelegraphLong-term empty homes and second homes, Dwellings being actively marketed for sale (12 months limit). H, Long-term empty homes and second homes ...Hundreds of empty Midlands homes could…