Tuesday, 26 February 2019

Scandal Of Empty Family Homes Left To Rot By Owners For 20 YEARS


Hundreds of homes across Birmingham are being left to rot by owners – with some lying empty for more than TWENTY YEARS. Our shocking gallery of neglect shows just five of the privately-owned houses the city council is about to buy up after all attempts to get the owners to act were exhausted. They include a house in Livingstone Road, Perry Barr, that has been empty since 1997. It was last lived in when Tony Blair was elected Prime Minister and Aqua’s Barbie Girl topped the charts – and has been unloved for the 22 years that have passed since. Read more on Birmingham Live.

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