Empty Homes Officers across the West Midlands now have a valuable new tool at their disposal. A recently published guide from Property Investments UK, compiles a comprehensive list of empty homes loans, grants and initiatives, available across the region, offering a quick and easy way for officers to compare funding opportunities to other councils in close proximity.
The guide, available here, provides a breakdown of financial support schemes aimed at bringing vacant properties back into use. Given the complexity of navigating local authority policies and funding streams, this resource simplifies the process, ensuring that officers can efficiently direct property owners to relevant schemes and opportunities.
One of the standout features of this guide is its accessibility. Instead of searching through multiple council websites, Empty Homes Officers can now refer to a single, well-structured page that highlights available grants and their key details. This comparative approach allows officers to see how their local authority’s offerings align with those of neighbouring councils, fostering better cross-border collaboration and knowledge-sharing.
This new tool for officers in the West Midlands, comes after the initial publication of the tool highlighting loans and grants schemes in the North West. With the reference guide soon to be available for authorities across the East Midlands and London, it appears as though this work will extend to all areas of England very soon!
The Empty Homes Network welcomes this initiative and encourages Empty Homes Officers across the West Midlands to make use of this tool. We also look forward to its potential expansion, which could support officers across the country in their vital work of bringing empty properties back into use.
