Empty Homes
Big Issue founder leads call for a national empty homes strategy: ‘A completely wasted resource’

Big Issue founder leads call for a national empty homes strategy: ‘A completely wasted resource’
There are more than 300,000 empty homes in England. Lord John Bird wants the government to come up with a strategy to bring them back into use
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
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
Something radical is happening in Hastings. It might just tell us how to solve Britain’s empty homes problem

Something radical is happening in Hastings. It might just tell us how to solve Britain’s empty homes problem
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
There are as many families waiting for social housing in Cornwall as there are holiday lets

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