The first draft of our consultation response is now available for comment. Please download from here and make your comments in the forum here.
Please note that the latest second version was loaded at 9.00 a.m. Thursday 25th Novermber. The text is substantially the same but the responses have been re-organised. The Question numbering has been reviised. A missing Question 13 has been added and text moved there from Question 4.
The latest government consultation on the future of social housing has just been published. Entitled Local decisions: a fairer future...
EHN has produced a Briefing document about the government's New Homes Bonus proposals for empty homes pracittioners and other interested...
CLG has published its Business Plan 2011-15 - the successor to the Draft Structural Reform Plan last published in July...
Camarthenshire certainly know how to build public support for what they do. This story has appeared many times over the last few days and has been picked up nationally eg on the houcepricecrash forum. The BBC report is a good example of how it has hit the headlines.
A recent blog post from the Hasledon and Hyndburn Labour MP Graham Jones indicates that there will be consultation on...
The Empty Homes Network has written to Grant Shapps asking for the £100million for empty homes announced in the Comprehensive...
This (see library item) is the first draft of the Empty Homes Network's contribution to the review of empty homes...
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This week's story, Homes Devalued Claim by Blot on Road from Southend, is a good reminder that local people -...
The association between crime and empty homes is well established. Arson is the worst-case scenario - but this story from...
The issue of publicly-owned empties is always one that arouses strong feelings. No doubt there are many aspects of this story which are not found in this on-line debate but the underlying messge to councils is clear enough: don't let homes stand empty if you can possibly avoid it and don't expect an easy ride if you do.
The Essex Echo story and comments from readers can be found here. You have to feel sorry for the Empty Homes Officer caught up in the middle.
It's good to see the day-to-day successes of empty homes practitioners featuring in the local press - and highlighting how...
The CIH, Empty Homes and HCA are running joint free training events for local authorities around the country. A letter...
Since February full members of EHN and subscribers have been able to access our weekly News Summaries, containing links to...
