We're preparing for our Conference, due to take place in Birmingham during the last two weeks in May. As in previous years, the process started at the December Executive where we discussed possible topics. We've now sent out a questionnaire by…
EHN has written two letters to CLG about aspects of assessing value-for-money in the £100million empty homes programme, requesting clarifications or adjustments to the methodology. The first letter addressed the question of "revolving funds" (i.e.…
On 1st February, Haslingden and Hyndburn MP Graham Jones tabled a number of amendments designed to reshape the proposed Empty Homes Premium into something more coherent and workable than what is to be found in the current Local Government Finance Bill going…
This story about the problems experienced with an empty home in Bradford really says it all about the misery a nuisance empty can bring to neighbours. The Bradford Telegraph and Argus story cites fly-tipping, anti-social behaviour, identify-theft, damp…
The HCA has revealed that £30million has been set aside for the Empty Homes Community Grants Fund, leaving no more thatn £70million for bids to the HCA's Empty Homes pot which are currently being assessed. (£2million has already been allocated during…
Tribal Group has now activated the page where community groups can apply to the Empty Homes Community Grant Fund. You can link to the web-page from here. Downloadable documents include a rather terse set of FAQs that will doubtless be added to and the…
For a long time, we've been promising improvements to our email notifications system. The promised improvements have finally arrived. We had a problem initially with the number of meails being sent out - the frequency control wasn't working. Sorry…
The Empty Homes Community Grants Fund was officially launched by Andrew Stunell on 24th January. The consultancy ***Tribal ***has been selected as the third party organisation to manage the programme day-to-day. They will be processing the grant applications.…
South Oxfordshire, the first authority in England to have an Interim EDMO approved, has reportedly turned its back on the measure because of the costs involved. According to a BBC story local parish councillor Chrissie Phillips-Tilbury urged the Council to…
The Empty Homes Network is pleased to have been asked to help organise the next London Empty Property Officer Forum, following the highly successful event put on by LEPOF last March. The LEPOF meeting will be hosted by LB Hounslow on 23rd of February.…
The Red Tape Challenge is currently focusing on Housing and Construction. The Challenge shifts its spotlight periodically, though more than one area is looked at concurrently. The Housing and Construction Challenge says it will last five weeks, although there…
Our website is undergoing a major upgrade. You won't see any major changes at first glance but there are some important differences. These have involved installing some relatively complex code. As with all changes of this nature, we can expect some…
The HCA has updated its Frequently Asked Questions document in respect of bidding for the £100million Empty Homes Programme. Key points include The FAQ document contains a link to the CLG model on which the grant rates have been predicated. EHN is pleased to…
As part of a Capacity Building Programme around the CGP, HACT & Self-Help Housing.Org are running a series of Briefing Events, aimed at helping community-led-organisations with bidding and securing allocations.These regional events will be free of charge…
