Aisha Iqbal: Greed is the real cause of Leeds’s empty homes crisis
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If councils won't act, ordinary people should move in - Guardian article
References mass squats from 1946.
Lib Dem FOI request exposes long-term empties - Guardian story
Potential risks with heir hunter arrangements? - Local Government Lawyer article
Reports Anglia Research material that exposes some potential risks.
High Net Worth perspective on EHP increase
HNWs are High Net Worth individuals.
Slowly developing use of Empty Homes / Second Homes Premium in Wales
Tough question that: should we charge owners of long-term empties more council tax? Must be a lot of empty/second-home owning councillors in Wales.
Brentwood empty homes issue '2nd worst in country'
This is just an example of how major new BBC research* into the number of empties is being reported around the country. See also our news story here. * Our Information Library Item is for Full Members only - you'll need to be logged in with the necessary…
Metro features Kent empty homes scheme
One of the sections features a new Kent scheme to help owner-occupiers refurbish empties.
Empty mills could provide thousands of homes - Historic England
'Every empty home should be a source of shame' - The National
An article inspired by the Scottish Empty Homes Conference 2017.
How to fight the global Wall Street landlords
Vancouver tells owners to fill out empty-home tax forms or face fines
Deptford empties now owned by London & Quadrant claims Deptford Dame blog
Perhaps just a tale of the slow-moving nature of bureaucracies and private developers.
Scottish tale of one empty preventing the building of a new home.
An interestingly complicated tale which highlights also the issues arising from (let's guess deliberate?) non-finalisation of probate, given that the previous owner died in 2005. What CPOs are for? An interested party could reimburse the costs falling on…