Tuesday, 11 February 2014

Numbers of Empty Homes Lowest Ever

Government has reported that a record 37,414 long term empty homes came back into use in England this year (Oct 2012- Oct 2013), reducing the total number of long-term empty homes to its lowest recorded rate ever.  If the figures are confirmed (they are currently provisional) the total number of long term empty homes in England will have reduced to 222,428.  The new figures are reported within government statistics on calculations for New Homes Bonus allocations.  The figures are derived from council tax data and show the net reduction in homes that have been empty for more than 6 months. Read more on the Empty Homes website.

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