#EmptyHomes are on the rise. So why aren't they being used to solve the #HousingShortage?

by Gerry Georgieva, 8/19/2025

Excerpt: "Not all empty homes are in the dire state of repair that Corina's once was. But roughly 265,000 of them in England have been vacant for longer than six months and are classified by the government as long-term empty (#LTE). (Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have different housing policies, as housing is a devolved matter in the #UK.)

"Fixing these would also have a significant effect on the communities around them, as long-term empty properties can attract anti-social behaviour and in some cases reduce an area's value."

Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3r413l5n57o

#HousingCrisis #HousingForAll #AffordableHousingForAll #RepairGrants #VacantHomes