Britain is in the grip of a worsening housing divide
between those who can afford to leave homes lying empty and those forced to
live on top of one another in overcrowded households. For there are more than a
million homes lying empty in England and Wales, according to a new study by the
Office for National Statistics. The Isles of Scilly top the list of local
authorities with the highest proportion of empty homes – with almost one in
three [29 per cent] of properties in this category. Other hotspots for empty
homes include the City of London and Westminster, but most are in coastal areas
such as North Norfolk, Scarborough and Pembrokeshire and “likely to be linked
to holiday homes” says the report. Read more on the Independent website.
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