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HUNDREDS of houses in Basildon lie empty as campaigners insist they should be used to curb a housing crisis. Action on Empty Homes, a campaign group, analysed figures from the Ministry of Housing and found 634 homes in Basildon were not in use, up a massive 516 from the year before. Of these, 494 were long-term vacancies, unoccupied for at least six months, and 140 were second homes. This means one in every 125 homes in Basildon were out of use – one of the lowest rates across England...

MORE than 1,000 empty houses in Blackburn with Darwen should be used to help solve the national housing crisis, campaigners argue.

The Cotswolds has one of the highest rates of empty houses in England, which campaigners argue should be used to help solve the national housing…

Submitting... Of these, 883 were long-term vacancies, unoccupied for at least six months, and 206 were second homes. This means one in every 91 homes in Northampton were out of use – though this was below the average of one in 47 across England. There were 268,000 long-term empty homes across the country – 19% more than the previous October, the biggest annual increase since current records began in 2004. A further 263,000 are classed as second homes which are not in residential use long-te...

South Lakeland has one of the highest rates of empty houses in England, which campaigners argue should be used to help solve the national housing…

HOMES: Hundreds of empty homes in Worcester HUNDREDS of empty houses in Worcester should be used to help solve the national housing crisis, campaigners argue. Action on Empty Homes analysis of Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) figures show that 781 homes in Worcester were not being used as of October, up from 675 the year before. Of these, 490 were long-term vacancies, unoccupied for at least six months, and 291 were second homes. This means one in every 59 h...

Coventrys empty homes tally surpasses 3,000 - with Covid-19 partly blamed Numbers have risen sharply 05:00, 17 MAR 2021 Updated Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourpri...

Munro realizes, however, that this isnt a blanket solution to LGBTQ homelessness in the DTES. He said instead its a place to start learning about how advocates can create more safe and inclusive housing in the neighbourhood.  "We do have an opportunity to build a model along with the people who are living in the building and staff who also have shared lived experience," he said. The idea is to create an "intentional" community, where Atira gathers feedback from residents about what they need ...

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OWNERS of empty homes in Swindon are being urged to bring them back into use.