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28th April

UK town with 821 empty homes as Rachel Reeves gobbles up tax - Daily ExpressIt was hoped this measure would free up housing for locals, but instead, it has backfired massively, with thousands of homes lying empty as Rachel ...Shropshire: High street champion…

21st April

Dudley housing scheme dropped following concerns about bats in derelict buildingsPlans to demolish a row of derelict buildings to make way for new homes have been withdrawn after concerns were raised about the possibility of ...Dramatic photos show Plymouth…

14th April

Plan to transform empty property into accommodation for hospital staff - Yahoo News UKCHANGES are planned for a Dorchester town centre house – switching it to a 5-bedsit property with shared kitchen, dining and laundry areas.Demand for asbestos surveys to get…

7th April

'Council should have control over Westminster's vacant homes' - BBC NewsWestminster City Council is calling on the government to change the law and make it easier for them to issue Empty Management DwellingOrders which ...Council to get serious…

31st March

New report reveals number of RSL empty homesby local authority areaThe Scottish Housing Regulator has today published its high-level report on the level of empty homes/voids Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) had ...LGA Launches New Toolkit to Support Empty…

24th March

Taking action on empty and void homes - Lambeth Councilcan affect the value of surrounding properties. Bringing empty properties back into use is a priority for us as it helps to alleviate some of these ...Labour-run council plots to seize 11,000 empty homes…

17th March

Council wants to seize homes empty for over six months as thousands in central London ...Westminster council wants the power to seize empty properties after discovering some homes in the borough have not been lived in for 20 years.Landlord crackdown triggers…

10th March

Council calls for power to seize empty homes after thousands revealed unoccupiedWestminster council said it wants the power to seize properties empty for more than six months after spending £140million on temporary ...Report empty homes and we'll revamp…

3rd March

99 empty homes across the city brought back into use - Brighton & Hove City CouncilAs part of Empty Homes Week, running from Monday 3 March to Sunday 9 March, we're asking residents to tell us if a property you live near has ...Oxfordshire councils…

24th February

More than 1.1m homes sitting empty across England as thousands left at risk of homelessness - LBCAn investigation by LBC can reveal there are more than 1.1m homes sitting emptyacross England - the equivalent of one in every 23.Inside 'spooky'…

17th February

New future for once unloved property thanks to KCC's No Use Empty scheme - Kent County CouncilNUE is a recyclable loan scheme from KCC that as the name suggests is bringing empty properties back to life. First time applicants are offered 0% ...Derelict…

10th February

Council urges owners of empty homes in Glasgow to help city's housing emergencyThe owners of thousands of empty homes across Glasgow are being urged to sell or rent out their properties to help combat the city's housing ...Council asks owners of…

3rd February

What Kent's councils are doing to tackle the 8,000-plus properties lying empty in the middle ...At the other end of the spectrum, Ashford saw the largest increase in vacant homes - up 369 to 697, although the council had an explanation. A…

27th January

Tonbridge and Malling Council offers empty home owners support - BBC NewsThe local authority is offering advice to vacant property owners to turn their homes back into use.Cumbrian council aims to bring half of empty homes back into use by 2030 - Housing…