West Norfolk to lobby for EHP at 12 months
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Comment: Why did people reject Corbyn’s call to take empty homes for the Grenfell victims?
Article in the Ham and High property section.
Liverpool: Welsh Streets masterplan approved - BBC
The Liverpool Echo story on this also includes some aerial visual footage of the Welsh Streets. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/how-liverpool-welsh-streets-could-13223911
Look for the lights? Timelapse which revealed Chalcots housing divide - Camden New Journal
Buy-to-leave or second homes - either way, not a great use of property in an era of acute housing need.
MoD spends £44m a year renting empty homes across the UK - Express
The religion of property is to blame for the deaths of those at Grenfell
A robustly political analysis.
Using empty luxury homes to house Grenfell Tower victims is a no brainer - The Conversation
In this case, it is so much of a no-brainer that the author doesn't make much attempt to justify his statement, but he does lay out the wider landscape and discusses the issue of 'occupation' and squatting in the context of direct action around…
Reality Check: Can the government requisition homes? - BBC
Glasgow empty homes project saves £1m in VAT
loveMONEY 'election manifesto' promotes CPOs for empties
Bow Arts to make empty spaces come alive in Thamesmead
More of this please.
MP Barry Shearman flags up potential of empties
A rare example of an MP highlighting the issue of empty homes, emphasising the scandal of homelessness and the potential solutions offered by re-using vacant dwellings. This reveals the political backdrop to Kirklees MBC's strong stance on empty homes.
London empty homes map - Metro
Typically focuses on absolute numbers of 6-months-plus empties, rather than rates of LTEs as a percentage of total dwellings. Croydon, for example, is so big it is virtually a city in its own right. Fake news? But the colours are pretty and so is the way the…
Liverpool Metro Mayor focuses on empties