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15th April

Compulsory purchase plan for empty terraced home in Weymouth - Yahoo News UKA compulsory purchase order for an empty mid terrace home in Weymouth is to be submitted by Dorset Council ... File picture of homesThe 'bleak' London borough where most of…

8th April

"I think it's an eyesore": 11 derelict & abandoned Preston buildings from pubs to BHS"I think it's an eyesore": 11 derelict and abandoned Preston buildings, from run-down pubs to BHS · 1. Victoria Furniture & Carpet…

1st April

New regulations boost the fight against long-term emptyhomes - Yahoo News UK... Empty Dwellings and Dwellings Occupied Periodically in Wales. Cllr Shayne Cook, Cabinet Member for Housing, said: "We have been working hard as a ...Neath Port Talbot approve…

25th March

Cambridgeshire: More than 12000 homes currently empty - Cambs TimesThe ONS used data from the 2021 census to locate “truly vacant dwellings”, describing these as dwellings unoccupied on Census Day with no usual ...Raising taxes on empty homes could provide…

18th March

Crack down on long term empty homes - GOV.UKStrengthened 100% council tax premium on long term empty homes comes into force on 1 April, with councils able to spend the money from the next ...Councils given new powers to tax empty homes | News - Housing…

11th March

Council prepares to compulsory purchase two derelict homes | PLYMOUTH.GOV.UKTwo derelict properties could be compulsory purchased by the Council as part of a crackdown on empty homes. An empty property is a wasted home ...Bid to convert derelict Welsh farm…

4th March

Council helps property owners bring empty homes back into useWith National Empty Homes Week starting on Monday 4 March, Chichester District Council is urging owners of empty properties to find out how the ...Taking action on empty homes - Brighton & Hove…

26th February

Council to bring empty homes back into use for homeless people in WalsallWalsall Council has brought 5 long-term empty properties back into use for those in need of temporary accommodation.Sheffield City Council granted powers to double tax for emptyand…

19th February

Dorset: Double council tax for second homes - BBC News... homes will come into effect on 1 April 2025. Unlike empty dwellings, a property does not have to have been used as a second dwelling for a ...POLL OF THE DAY: Should we house asylum seekers in empty…

12th February

Second Homes, Empty Property, Unoccupied Dwellings and Dwellings Under RepairAn 'empty dwelling' is defined as a dwelling, which is both unoccupied and unfurnished. A 'long term empty dwelling' is a property that has been ...Housing…

5th February

Richmond Council takes action against property owners to restore derelict historic buildingRichmond Council takes action against property owners to restore derelicthistoric building. 1 February 2024. Richmond Council is celebrating the ..'Eyesore'…

29th January

Addressing the problem of London's vacant homes: 5 practical solutions - IFA MagazineTo understand the scale of London's empty homes crisis, Monta Capital has analysed the latest UK government data on long-term vacant residential ...The worrying…

22nd January

No home should be lying empty in a housing crisis | The NationalIn addition there are an estimated 46,000 homes in Scotland that have lain empty for six months or longer, according to the Scottish Empty Homes ...Owners of long-term empty homes face double…

15th January

Value of empty homes estimated at £3.4bn as surcharge increase urged - STV NewsThe number of properties that have been unoccupied for 12 months or more reached 28280 in 2023 – up 70% from 16527 in 2014.Revealed: over 5,000 homes left unoccupied in…