Long Wait For Housing In Sandwell As Thousands Of Homes Sit Empty

 Sandwell Council had 3,187 empty residential properties as of September 6, according to council tax records. This includes all privately owned, privately rented and social housing across the borough, and includes everything empty for just one day up to those empty for over 10 years. Meanwhile 10,004 people were waiting for a residential property on the council’s housing list as of September 6, with 3,574 of these current tenants and 6,430 non-current tenants. The average wait for a two-bed council house in West Bromwich is seven years. Read more on the Express & Star website.

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