Landlords Cut Number of Empty Homes

Almost 20,000 empty homes were brought back into use in England over the last year, according to new figures.  Charity Empty Homes found that 19,069 long-term empty properties were brought back into use during the year to September, based on local authorities’ latest council tax information. There are now 259,842 long-term empty homes, 7 per cent down on the same time last year.  However, there are still more than 700,000 empty homes in England overall, a reduction of just 10,276 because other homes have become empty during the year.  Read more on Inside Housing.