Empty Homes Agency calls for public action
To mark next week’s national empty homes week, the Empty Homes Agency (EHA) has launched a new website and called on the public to report run-down and empty homes, to…
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RICS wants empty homes brought back into use
The government could house tens of thousands of families if it took steps to bring Britainâs 750,000 empty homes back into use, a report by the Royal Institute of Chartered…
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Lib Dems announce social housing plans
The Liberal Democrats launched plans today to increase the supply of social housing, stem the number of repossessions, and rescue the construction industry. They want to introduce a ‘repair and…
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Record rise in empty homes
The Empty Homes Agency (EHA) has reacted with dismay to the latest government figures showing the largest annual jump in empty homes in 17 years. There were just under 700,000…
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Help yourself to housing
A new website has launched showing how people can work together to legally borrow empty properties from their owners and return them to use. The site shows how to get…
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Lunchtime news Monday 1 September 2026
The Bank of England figures show the number of new mortgages approved for homebuyers fell in July to just 33,000, down 71 per cent on a year ago. This brings…
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Returning the empties
AN EXTRA 40,000 HOMES will be built in the London part of the Thames Gateway under an interim plan announced by communities secretary Ruth Kelly today. The plan envisages 160,000…
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Beckett calls on councils to act on empty homes
Housing minister Margaret Beckett has announced that councils will be given more support to help them bring empty homes back into use. New guidance is being published with the Empty…
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Empty homes could house homeless, Tories say
The Conservatives have unveiled a plan to tackle social housing waiting lists by bringing empty homes back into use. Tory leader David Cameron pledged to make it easier for social…
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Lunchtime news Wednesday 21 May 2026
The downturn in property sales is having a positive affect on buy to let according to a survey of residential lettings by the Royal Institution of Surveyors (RICS). It appears…