The Irish media are reporting the announcement by Eoghan Murphy, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Goverment, of the measures that are being taken to tackle some of the Republic's 180,000 empty homes.
The empty homes strategy itself has yet to be launched but it is a welcome approach that the infrastructre needed to implement it is already being put into place. Of particular importance is the creation of an Empty Homes Unit within the Housing Ministry. This has been one of the Empty Homes Network's long-standing policy proposals for the British government, which, disappointingly, has yet to receive any...
Empty homes in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea are back in the headlines after RKBC released a list...
The Innovation Award is the brainchild of Carson Millican (pictured right), trading as Empty Property Solutions Ltd. Now based in...
A number of news reports have been citing research by estate agents James Pendleton Ltd. which shows how little use...
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About the Award
The Award submissions
The winning Award submission
Destin’s offer
About the Award
This was a new award category for 2017, sponsored by Destin Solutions Ltd.
The call for submissions stated:
With this award we are looking for examples of best practice in obtaining or using information to support your empty homes work.
This could include best practice in how you collect information about empty homes or their owners, how you process it or protect it, your internal or external partnerships and ways of working ... and so on.
Destin were keen to sponsor the...
The fire at Grenfell House in Kensington and Chelsea has brought empty homes into the headlines, following Jeremy Corbyn’s call...
Alok Sharma, MP for Reading West, has been appointed Minister of State for Housing and Planning at the Department of...
This is our longest-running awards category and it always attracts high quality submissions, making the choice of winners difficult.
This...
With the election only a few days away and all the manifestos now published, this is a good time for...
Delegates to the 2017 Empty Homes Conference, held in Birmingham last week, gave it an average rating of 4.73 out...
A very successful and well-attended Empty Homes Conference on Wednesday in Birmingham contained one poignant moment, when the delegates showed their appreciation for Chris Skinner, who sadly died in February, by offering a collective salute.
Chris was well-known for his work as a solicitor supporting Empty Homes practitioners up and down the country over many years, particularly in the area of Compulsory Purchase. He had also spoken at two previous conferences.
At the suggestion of Nick Pritchard-Gordon, Chair of EHN and the Conference, delegates raised their arms to make a "YES" shape, to honour Chris's positive, can-do attitude.
We will...
Destin Solutions Ltd. is seeking to help local authorities maximise NHB by partnering with a local authority empty homes team...
Cromwood Social has stepped in to sponsor the Empty Homes Award for Best Before-and-After Photo, which is a new award...
Shelter Scotland has issued a Local Government Manifesto for Homes - part of their 'Homelessness - Far from Fixed' campaign...
