George Clarke Appointed Empty Homes Adviser

Architect and TV presenter George Clarke is to be an independent adviser to the Government to help bring thousands of empty homes back into use for families in need of stable, secure homes.  Although the numbers of empty homes have fallen to their lowest level since 2004, there are still 720,000 homes sitting empty across the country - with 280,000 left vacant for six months or more.  Ministers have already announced £150 million to bring empty homes back into use as affordable housing - including £50 million to tackle clusters of empty homes.  George Clarke presented Channel 4's recent series of programmes, The Great British Property Scandal. Read more on the CLG website.