Scandal Of Birmingham's 4,575 Empty Private Homes - As 13,000 On Housing Waiting List

Birmingham tops a government list for having the most empty homes in England. Around 13,000 people are on the housing waiting list - as enforcement officers battle to reclaim private homes left to rot across the city. The city has 4,575 long-term empty homes - a 6.8 percent on the year before. The statistics were taken from government-published empty homes data. Across England, the number of long-term vacant properties rose 4.5 per cent to 225,845 in the 12 months to October 2019. Read more on the Birmingham Live website.

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