Empty Property – Parliamentary Written Answer

Nadine Dorries: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many empty homes have been brought back into use since May 2010.

Mr Foster: Between October 2009 and October 2010, the number of empty homes reduced by 33,000 and between October 2010 and October 2011, the number reduced by 17,000. Over the same period, the number of long-term empty homes, on which new homes bonus is paid, reduced by 16,000 between 2009 and 2010, and reduced by 22,000 between 2010 and 2011.