Welcome to the 21st century. The BBC maths is wildly off if, as reported, a 50% discount might be replaced by a 100% premium: that would indicate an increase to up to 4 times current level, not 'double' as suggested by the story.
The inquiry started in May and is scheduled to finish in December 2017. The thumbnail sketch on the website states:What is Property Guardianship? Who does it benefit and how does it work? The London Assembly Housing Committee is investigating the role of…
This and various other news stories seem to be responding to the 2016-17 Annual Report from Shelter on the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership. This is not yet available on the SEHP website. Mention is made of a yougov poll. One was reported in July 2016 and it…
See previous link for background.
Sarah Jones, who ousted Gavin Barwell at the General Election, singles out empty homes as an issue where her predecessor as MP could easily have done more as Housing Minister, but failed to do so. She also claims that the number of empties in Croydon has…
Article in the Ham and High property section.
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
Buy-to-leave or second homes - either way, not a great use of property in an era of acute housing need.
A robustly political analysis.
