A number of news reports have been citing research by estate agents James Pendleton Ltd. which shows how little use is being made of Empty Dwelling Management Orders around the country, and in London in particular.
It has not been possible to trace the original report or story or press release on the James Pendleton website, but the research - in whatever form it originally took - was picked up by the Evening Standard in particular and also by various trade papers in the mortgage and estate agency worlds, such as Development Finance Today and Estate Agent Today, and by...
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This is our longest-running awards category and it always attracts high quality submissions, making the choice of winners difficult.
This year, the award was sponsored and judged by Kent’s No Use Empty team, who certainly are well-equipped with all the necessary experience needed to evaluate the entries.
In the event, they selected one outright winner, and also gave a ‘highly commended’ award. The awards were presented at the Empty Homes Conference in Bimringham by Steve Grimshaw, Programme Manager, Kent County Council.
Winner – Thelma Cunningham, Plymouth City Council
The submission on behalf of Thelma read:
Thelma is an inspiring and...
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Delegates to the 2017 Empty Homes Conference, held in Birmingham last week, gave it an average rating of 4.73 out...
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Cromwood Social has stepped in to sponsor the Empty Homes Award for Best Before-and-After Photo, which is a new award...
Shelter Scotland has issued a Local Government Manifesto for Homes - part of their 'Homelessness - Far from Fixed' campaign - which calls for every local authority to employ a dedicated Empty Homes Officer.
The manifesto is aimed at the local government elections and is part of a campaign to get candidates to sign up to four commitments.
Commitment 1, 'Deliver a home for everyone in Scotland', includes 3 action points:
All local authorities to commit to delivering the required affordable housing to meet the needs of their area.
All local authorities to provide access for all households living in...
We are looking for submissions for two more categories in the Empty Homes Awards 2017. These are new categories which...
Whilst the Conservative goverment at Westminster removed empty homes from the policy landscape in the wake of the 2015 General...
Next up in the series of opportunities to win an Empty Homes Award at this year's National Empty Homes Conference...
