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Niamh Kavanagh participating in Music Speaks festival to mark Nursing Homes Week

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Due to particularly high housing demand within Cambridge, the council takes the presence of empty homes in the city very seriously and tackling the issue is an important part of its overall housing strategy.

It is estimated there are roughly 400 long-term empty houses within the councils boundaries. Meanwhile, there are more than 6,000 people looking for a suitable home on Dorset Councils housing register. Against this backdrop, Dorset Council has been taking part in Empty Homes Week – an initiative launched to help offset the current national housing shortage. Councillor Graham Carr-Jones, Dorset Council portfolio holder for housing and community safety, said: “The council is now takin...

Lichfield Live Open Search Share this: An initiative is hoping to connect owners of derelict properties with community groups in Lichfield and Burntwood to help get homes back into use. Picture: Elliott Brown The local authority said there were around 120 long-term empty properties across the district. As part of Empty Homes Week, the council is urging anyone who is struggling with an empty property and needs help to bring it back into use, or anyone who is concerned about an empty propert...

Empty Homes Week runs from 15 to 21 February 2021 and aims to raise awareness of long-term empty homes.