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EHN Award Winners 2023: The Innovation Award, sponsored by NPLaw

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July 4, 2023

Presented at our annual Conference in May, the EHN Awards serve to recognise and celebrate the work that empty homes officers, team and practitioners do on a daily basis, and enable them to promote their successes through national recognition. This year was…

EHN Conference 2023 | Full event recording now available

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June 17, 2023

Following our successful 2023 Conference held in Birmingham at the end of May, members are now able to access the full recording of the event through our information library.Allowing members the chance to revisit all of the excellent sessions and speakers…

Case Study: The Community Impact Initiative

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June 13, 2023

Swansea residents encouraged to engage in climate and community actionThe Cii has announced plans for a new community project focused on sustainability in Swansea. This groundbreaking National Lottery funded initiative will use the renovation of a rundown,…

A tale of Jack and Diane

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June 4, 2023

At first sight, this looked like a bit of a headscratcher. An Empty Homes Officer in the West Country had been struggling with a property which seemed to be Stuck In Probate Hell. She buzzed me for a no-obligation chat about it and subsequently decided to…

Do or do not – there is no “try”

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May 22, 2023

Some time ago, an Empty Homes Officer rang me for a chat regarding a particular empty property. As we’ll see, this was a far-sighted decision with a positive outcome and considerable social benefits for her community. The property owner had died and, although…