We pleased to share the release of the Empty Homes Network’s training and events calendar for 2025.The Empty Homes Network provides courses for all experience levels and across a range of topics, from our ‘Introduction to Empty Homes for Practitioners’ course…
Property Auctions: A New Era of Maximising Efficiency and ValueIn the UK, many properties come with unique challenges: outdated interiors, structural issues, overgrown gardens, and sometimes decades of deferred maintenance. But where most see complications…
The Empty Homes Network are excited to announce the details for the National Conference 2025.To be held on Wednesday 21st May and returning to The Studio, Birmingham, our 2025 Conference will again deliver a wide variety of informative and interesting…
The recent media interest surrounding empty homes continues to gather pace, with the work done by No Use Empty: Kent featuring in a segment of last night’s The One Show programme on BBC1.Highlighting the work that the scheme continues to do to bring empty…
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced empty homes officer to utilise their skills and capacity, working to assist Empty Property Hunters in their aims of bringing empty homes back into use. Following up on leads submitted by the public, the…
Changes to the Empty Homes Premium, and Second Homes Premium proposed by Central Government have been approved, and are set to come into force with effect from the 1st November 2024.After a period of consultation and the subsequent change of government, the…
Finders International are hosting FREE Training Day for Empty Home Officers and those working in association with empty properties, for those based in and around Manchester. Sign up now for the upcoming Empty Homes Training Day taking place at the Pendulum…
As we approach the summer holiday season, planning for the second half of the year couldn’t be easier, with a number of places on our training courses and webinars still up for grabs!With FREE webinars such as Finders International’s discussion with Rebecca…
Produced by Simon Maybin and available on BBC Sounds, the work of Empty Homes Officers and the issue of homelessness has been highlighted in a newly released podcast episode by BBC File on Four.Featuring Neil Tonge from Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, the…
‘Turning empty homes into social rent spaces is better for the environment’Launched in April, Housing and Homelessness Charity Shelter have put forward a bold and ambitious proposal to bring large numbers of empty homes back into use as social rent homes.The…
The Empty Homes Network are delighted to announce the release of their new ‘Our Services’ brochure, detailing the offers of support and assistance they provide to Local Authorities in their efforts to bring empty homes back into use.From job advertisement…
Presented at our annual Conference on the 22nd May, the EHN Awards recognise and celebrate the work that empty homes officers, teams and practitioners do on a daily basis, and enable them to promote their successes and achievements through national…
With over 130 people packed into the Studio in Birmingham, this year’s Empty Homes Conference showcased new schemes, innovative approaches and updated legislation for those in attendance.On a wet and grey day in the Midlands, delegates came from far and wide…
With less than a week to go until the EHN Conference 2024, The Empty Homes Network would like to extend its thanks to our additional supporters and exhibitors, who will be present on the day.The teams at Ad Hoc Property Management, Habitat for Humanity GB,…
