The Empty Homes Network has published the draft discussion version of its 2014-15 policy paper Filling the Empties: national commitment, local delivery. This available for comment by members and non-members alike and has been added to our Information Library and is downloadable from here.
The policy paper aims to provide practitioner input into the policy agenda on empty homes and we will be reviewing the positions of the political parties against our vision in the run-up to the 2015 election.
Previous policy statements have benefited from extensive comments by our members: your comments are welcome, either by email to admin@ehnetwork.org.uk...
Campaigning charity the Empty Homes Agency is gearing up to launch its new campaign to bring down the number of...
The Welsh Houses to Homes initiative continues to deliver solid results according to the latest Interim Evaluation report by Sheffield...
Helen Williams, Chief Executive of the campaigning charity Empty Homes Agency, has announced the dates for this year's Empty Homes...
The Welsh Draft Budget for 2015-16 adds yet another £10million to the Houses to Homes loans initiative, bringing the total to £30million since the inception of the scheme.
The Draft Budget notes:
Financial transactions funding of £10m in 2015-16 to expand investment in this scheme to over £30m since its launch in 2012. This successful initiative has already delivered almost 500 residential units and leveraged an additional £7.8m of private sector funding to bring empty homes in Wales back into use and increasing the supply of housing across Wales.
The next evaluation report for the scheme, authored by Sheffield Hallam...
Research by the Local Government Association seems to indicate that the relaxation of the planning regime around conversion of offices...
The Lloyds Group has made a strategic decision to allow its borrowers to put their homes into leasing schemes. This...
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September 25, 2014
The Department of Communities and Local Government has issued a letter to clarify the definitions of empty homes and second...
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September 12, 2014
This partnership award was the final one to be presented in our Empty Homes Awards 2014 ceremony, (ceremony sponsored by...
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September 11, 2014
In a letter to the Empty Homes Network, Stephen Williams, the Minister for Empty Homes has turned down our plea...
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September 10, 2014
The Report an Empty website has been taken off-line, with indications that the relevant contracts are under review. The website allowed members of the public to report empty homes and the information supplied was then forwarded to local authorities. Local authorities were encouraged to report back with any progress or actions being undertaken.
History
The website was launched in 2009 and was the brainchild of Empty Homes Agency Ltd.. The charity still owns the domain name and as far as we know the site is still the property of the charity although funding is thought to be mainly if not...
With no contention for Executive places, those people nominated were returned unopposed and without the need for an election (phew!)....
The Cabinet Office has announced its Government Property Finder to help people find out about the government's property portfolio, including...
A landlord who was fined £1.4million under the Proceeds of Crime Act for unlawfully converting a house into an HMO...
