Bolton Council has become the first local authority in the north of England to use a pioneering order to get an empty private home back into use. The council issued a final Empty Dwelling Management Order (EDMO). Although 25 interim EDMOs have been issued around the country, this is only the third final EDMO a local authority has issued. An interim EDMO allows councils to carry out works and agree a tenancy with the owner of a property that has been empty for six months or more. If the owner does not co-operate then a final EDMO can be issued. This gives the council control of the property for seven years and allows work to be done and the property rented out. Find more of this story on the 24dash website.
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