Empty Homes

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

Faced with a ‘false choice’ between gentrification and ruin, a group of Hastings residents are fighting for an alternative

How many empty homes are there in the UK?
Housing

How many empty homes are there in the UK?

Campaigners are calling for government action on rising numbers of long-term empty properties across the country

Housing activists launch campaign calling for Airbnb regulation
Airbnb

Housing activists launch campaign calling for Airbnb regulation

The campaign will lobby government to give councils in England the power to refuse homes being converted into Airbnbs.

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

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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

Second homes tax loophole to close as Airbnbs surge in staycation hotspots
Housing

Second homes tax loophole to close as Airbnbs surge in staycation hotspots

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

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?

Empty Housing Scandal: The BBC is investigating the empty homes crisis
Housing

Empty Housing Scandal: The BBC is investigating the empty homes crisis

Gloucester Council wants to charge 400 per cent council tax on empty homes
Housing

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
Housing

Empty Homes Week is aiming to Fill ‘Em Up to tackle the housing crisis

Is it time for a second (homes) referendum?
Housing

Is it time for a second (homes) referendum?

A new housing coalition wants more council tax power to tackle empty homes
Housing

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
Housing

A bill to bring empty homes back into use is progressing through parliament

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Liverpool charity wants to turn empty church into affordable homes
Housing

Liverpool charity wants to turn empty church into affordable homes

Charity fills up empty homes to tackle housing crisis
Housing

Charity fills up empty homes to tackle housing crisis

Could London’s empty homes provide a roof for the Grenfell fire victims?
Housing

Could London’s empty homes provide a roof for the Grenfell fire victims?

200,000 Empty Homes in England Worth £43 Billion
Housing

200,000 Empty Homes in England Worth £43 Billion