Empty Homes

Why are homes left empty in the UK and how can we fill them up?
Housing

Why are homes left empty in the UK and how can we fill them up?

Empty homes are ‘a sign of what is wrong with the housing crisis’, campaigners say. Here’s how many homes are being left empty in the UK

Letters: Repeal squatting laws. The crime is leaving homes empty, not their occupation 
Letters

Letters: Repeal squatting laws. The crime is leaving homes empty, not their occupation 

Readers have their say on the news that half a million homes are empty around the country

Half a million empty homes are ‘hiding in plain sight’. Here’s how to unlock them
Housing

Half a million empty homes are ‘hiding in plain sight’. Here’s how to unlock them

A study by Habitat for Humanity found that empty council properties have soared in the last five years while empty privately owned, non-residential buildings could yield 500,000 homes

Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness
Empty homes

Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness

The first-ever World Vacant Homes Day is putting focus on bringing empty homes back into use
Adam Cliff and Tom Gilligan

The first-ever World Vacant Homes Day is putting focus on bringing empty homes back into use

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Empty council-owned buildings ‘could pave way for 25,000 new homes’
Housing

Empty council-owned buildings ‘could pave way for 25,000 new homes’

Empty buildings are a housing resource waiting to be tapped – so why don’t we?
Henrietta Blackmore

Empty buildings are a housing resource waiting to be tapped – so why don’t we?

One million homes are lying empty in England. Here’s how we can fill them
Empty homes

One million homes are lying empty in England. Here’s how we can fill them

Rob Delaney: ‘Money is great. It should be handed out Robin Hood-style to poor people all day long’
Politics

Rob Delaney: ‘Money is great. It should be handed out Robin Hood-style to poor people all day long’

Letters: Who will administer end-of-life care if assisted dying becomes law?
Letters

Letters: Who will administer end-of-life care if assisted dying becomes law?

Here’s a radical idea to let communities buy empty homes and get rid of dodgy landlords
Housing crisis

Here’s a radical idea to let communities buy empty homes and get rid of dodgy landlords

How many empty homes are there in the UK?
Housing

How many empty homes are there in the UK?

Something radical is happening in Hastings. It might just tell us how to solve Britain’s empty homes problem
Activism

Something radical is happening in Hastings. It might just tell us how to solve Britain’s empty homes problem

Major building society says it will stop offering mortgages on second homes
Second homes

Major building society says it will stop offering mortgages on second homes

Holiday lets outnumber homes to rent by 100 to 1 in UK’s staycation hotspots
Holiday homes

Holiday lets outnumber homes to rent by 100 to 1 in UK’s staycation hotspots

Why second homes are a problem for housing in the UK
Second homes

Why second homes are a problem for housing in the UK

Concern grows that rise in holiday lets is depriving communities of much-needed housing
Renting

Concern grows that rise in holiday lets is depriving communities of much-needed housing

These people are ‘levelling up’ their area by renovating derelict homes and renting them out on the cheap
Community activism

These people are ‘levelling up’ their area by renovating derelict homes and renting them out on the cheap

This tool will tell you how many empty homes there are in your area
Empty homes

This tool will tell you how many empty homes there are in your area

Meet the builders turning London’s empty houses into affordable homes
Cost of Living Heroes

Meet the builders turning London’s empty houses into affordable homes

There are as many families waiting for social housing in Cornwall as there are holiday lets
Second homes

There are as many families waiting for social housing in Cornwall as there are holiday lets

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One in three homes in London’s financial district are sitting empty
Housing

One in three homes in London’s financial district are sitting empty

Empty homes battle goes global to take on housing crisis
Housing

Empty homes battle goes global to take on housing crisis

There are enough empty homes in England to meet 72% of the new homes target
Housing

There are enough empty homes in England to meet 72% of the new homes target

Long-term empty homes increase again – how can we Fill ‘Em Up?
Housing

Long-term empty homes increase again – how can we Fill ‘Em Up?