Leaving properties derelict for decades should be a crime against the state. Owners of derelict and vacant properties must either use them or lose them. Implementing a dereliction tax, such as 100% of the property's price paid over five years with an upfront penalty, could significantly change the current status quo. It's worth mentioning that 14,009 people were accessing emergency homeless accommodation by the end of April.
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@RobCross

There's an easier method: simply make it impossible for them to bring any action against squatters on the premises.

If they don't want to use the property, that's fine, others will. The courts and government don't have to get involved.