In a widely-reported story, Ashfiled District Council has walked away from a £3.5million allocation under Round 1 of the HCA Empty Homes Programme, citing contractual issues that could not be resolved.
Ashfield is not the only Council to cite difficulties with the HCA contract and not the only provider to hand its money back. But this is likely to be the biggest amount so far.
Trevor Watson, Service Director for Economy, was reported on the Mansfield and Ashfield Chad website to have said:
Unfortunately the draft contract was not made available until late 2012. Legal advice then confirmed that the...
Pendle Council has seen a signifcant drop in its number of empties over the last few years, thanks in large...
Stephen Williams, Liberal Democrat MP for Bristol West, has replaced Don Foster as Under-Secretary at the Department of Communities and...
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The Empty Homes Network has been working steadily since the New Year to help encourage lenders to look more favourably...
Northern Ireland's Department for Social Development, part of the Northern Ireland Executive, has launched a five-year empty homes strategy running through to 2018.
The main delivery vehicle will be the Northern Ireland Housing Executive which currently manages the majority of the social housing stock in the province whilst also undetaking more strategic housing functions.
The legislative landscape in Northern Ireland is very different from that in the rest of the United Kingdom. Many of the enforcement tools available in England are not available and one of the tasks identified in the strategy is to review the powers available. There are...
The National Empty Homes Loan Fund [NEHLF] launched today, Monday 2nd September.
The scheme is the outcome of a successful...
CLG's consultation on fhe mechanisms for top-slicing New Homes Bonus to fund Local Economic Partnership's Growth Funds is nearing an...
The London Borough of Camden has written to Eric Pickles urging him to allow them to increase the Empty Homes...
The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) is building strong cross-boundary mechanisms in order to deliver results for the HCA...
The Empty Homes Network has now published an updated Practitioner Guide to the New Homes Bonus.
The last document published...
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The Welsh Government is leading the way in its efforts to create an effective national empty homes initiative, as disclosed...
CLG officials have recently heard local authorities raise concerns about barriers to delivery of the HCA's Empty Homes Programme and...
I have been talking to James Fisher (pictured right), an Associate Director at the BRE, and Cliff Woodward of Westworks...
