Tackling the blight of Plymouth's private empty homes
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July 25, 2008
Plans to bring 234 empty private sector homes back into use over the next three years are about to go before the Council's Cabinet for approval. The Council's trailblazing Empty Homes Team intends to use a variety of innovative measures to tackle the problem of houses lying empty for years whilst the city's low earners struggle to find affordable housing. Its three-year Empty Homes Strategy aims to increase the citys supply of decent, energy efficient and affordable private homes by: Converting and re-using empty properties Making the best use of brownfield sites Supporting the regeneration of deprived neighbourhoods Taking enforcement...