Despite the cuts, the Empty Homes Conference 2015 was the biggest of any of the events organised by the Empty Homes Network to date, with nearly 120 delegates attending from all parts of the UK, from Scotland to Cornwall to Kent to Wales.
Delegates heard Helen Williams (picture right), Chief Executive of the Empty Homes Agency, deliver the Keynote address, highlighting the work that the Agency is going to do over the coming period to ensure that the empty homes issue continues to receive the attention it deserves. Key themes were securing further capital funding, effective approaches to tackling public-sector...
An analysis of seven party manifestos reveals little to get excited about when it comes to proposals for tackling empty...
Empty Homes Agency Chief Executive Helen Williams is pushing Parliamentary candidates in England to commit to doing more about empty...
Research commissioned by Callcredit Information Group reveals that there is a strong preference for retaining empty homes and regeneration rather...
A Yougov poll on behalf of the Homeowners Alliance shows that the second most popular housing policy, amongst those currently put forward by the major parties leading up to the election, is Labour's policy to allow councils to charge more council tax on empty homes.
Survey results
The most popular policy, with 80% for and only 3% against was "Require homes to be marketed in the UK first" (the other 17% of the responses are "don't knows" or "neither agree nor disagree"). This is a Conservative policy that is mainly relevant (practically, not politically) in London. There is a possibility...
Empty Homes Awards 2015 open for entries
Every year we present awards to recognise excellence in empty homes work at...
Liverpool City Council's Cabinet Committee is to consider a major expansion of the "Homes For A Pound" scheme at its...
Over the last few months, at meetings or via the website, EHN members have been alerted to the possible risks...
We are pleased to announce that the Kent No Use Empty Initiative has become a Gold Supporter for the National...
There have been a fair few stories over the last two or three weeks about significant numbers of empty homes...
A report commissioned by Canopy Housing Project in Leeds and published early in 2014 shows the benefits that self-help housing can bring to a range of different stakeholders.
Written by Andy Bagley (Real-Improvements consultancy), this is a first-stage, preliminary report on the Social Return on Investment (SROI) provided by Canopy's project to bring empty homes back into use, a project which also draws in volunteers, provides homes, and helps people into training and work.
A fuller evaluation is understood to be in the pipeline: the current report notes
Stage Two of this project, developing a full SROI analysis, will take...
The Empty Homes Network is pleased to be able to offer its first online Practitioner Guide. The new Guide to...
A recent court High Court ruling clarifies the position regarding the rules around Council Tax Exemption Class "B" and suggests...
The Scottish government has launched a new £4million fund to help address empty homes and commercial properties in town centres....
