Empty Homes
Big Issue founder urges action on empty homes: ‘What are we going to do about boarded-up houses?’
Big Issue founder urges action on empty homes: ‘What are we going to do about boarded-up houses?’
Labour’s Social Housing Bill is aiming to limit Right to Buy rules and protect domestic violence victims but Lord John Bird has urged ministers to take action on empty homes too
Why are homes left empty in the UK and how can we fill them up?
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: 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
Half a million empty homes are ‘hiding in plain sight’. Here’s how to unlock them
Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness
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
The first-ever World Vacant Homes Day is putting focus on bringing empty homes back into use
Empty council-owned buildings ‘could pave way for 25,000 new homes’
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?
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
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’
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: 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
Here’s a radical idea to let communities buy empty homes and get rid of dodgy landlords
Housing activists launch campaign calling for Airbnb regulation
Housing activists launch campaign calling for Airbnb regulation
Major building society says it will stop offering mortgages on 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 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
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
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
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
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
Meet the builders turning London’s empty houses into affordable homes
Second homes tax loophole to close as Airbnbs surge in staycation hotspots
Second homes tax loophole to close as Airbnbs surge in staycation hotspots
One in three homes in London’s financial district are sitting empty
One in three homes in London’s financial district are sitting empty
Empty homes battle goes global to take on housing crisis
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