Empty Homes
Rob Delaney: 'Money is great. It should be handed out Robin Hood-style to poor people all day long'
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Rob Delaney: 'Money is great. It should be handed out Robin Hood-style to poor people all day long'
The Boston-born actor has spoken about how the death of his son has given him a different perspective on politics and wealth exclusively for this week’s Big Issue
Letters: Who will administer end-of-life care if assisted dying becomes law?
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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
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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?
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
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
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Housing activists launch campaign calling for Airbnb regulation
Major building society says it will stop offering mortgages on second homes
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Second homes tax loophole to close as Airbnbs surge in staycation hotspots
One in three homes in London’s financial district are sitting empty
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One in three homes in London’s financial district are sitting empty
Empty homes battle goes global to take on housing crisis
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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
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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?
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Long-term empty homes increase again – how can we Fill ‘Em Up?
Empty Housing Scandal: The BBC is investigating the empty homes crisis
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Empty Housing Scandal: The BBC is investigating the empty homes crisis
Gloucester Council wants to charge 400 per cent council tax on empty homes
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Gloucester Council wants to charge 400 per cent council tax on empty homes
Empty Homes Week is aiming to Fill ‘Em Up to tackle the housing crisis
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Empty Homes Week is aiming to Fill ‘Em Up to tackle the housing crisis
A new housing coalition wants more council tax power to tackle empty homes
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A new housing coalition wants more council tax power to tackle empty homes
A bill to bring empty homes back into use is progressing through parliament
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