Communities Minister Don Foster has announced that towns
across England will benefit
from £91 million to refurbish and bring back into use over 6,000 empty and
derelict homes and commercial premises, particularly in the Midlands
and North where the problem is most acute.
The funding will be spent on refurbishment in areas where empty
properties have commonly led to problems such as squatting, rat infestation and
collapsing house prices, driving remaining residents away. Read more on the GOV.UK website.
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