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One in 20 homes on the Island are out of use, either as empty or second homes. Campaigners, Action on Empty Homes, analysed Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) figures, and found 3,564 homes on the Isle of Wight were not being used as of October, although this is down from 3,726 the year before. Of these, 510 were long-term vacancies, unoccupied for at least six months, and 3,054 were second homes. Separate figures from MHCLG show there were 186 households on the Isle of Wight in temporary accommodation as of September, including 238 children. A further 802...

A protest is being staged in Canning Town to raise awareness of empty homes. - Credit: Google A protest is being staged to raise awareness of empty homes, overcrowded housing and temporary accommodation.  Campaigners from East London People Before Profit (ELPBP) have organised the action to take place in Canning Town on Saturday, April 17. Protesters are expected to raise banners outside developments with no social housing, empty council and housing association homes as well as residential buildings left vacant for a long time. ELPBP member Miriam Scharf said: "We think this action...

  Thousands of homes lying vacant in Bolton - and this is what is being done to bring them back into use to solve the housing crisis Empty properties OWNERS of the thousands of homes lying empty in Bolton are being helped to bring them back into use to help solve the housing crisis. Action of Empty Homes says 2,238 homes in Bolton were not being used as of October, up from 2,010 the year before ­— according to its analysis of Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Of these 1,689 were long term vacancies, unoccupied for at least six months, and 549 were second homes.

805 homes lying vacant in Winchester Hundreds of empty houses in Winchester should be used to help solve the national housing crisis, campaigners argue. Action on Empty Homes said it is "exceptionally worrying" that more than half a million homes lie unused across England, while tens of thousands of families are living in temporary accommodation. The campaign group's analysis of Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government figures show that 805 homes in Winchester were not being used as of October, up from 789 the year before. Of these, 363 were long-term vacancies, unoccupie...

Hundreds of homes lying vacant in Test Valley Hundreds of empty houses in Test Valley should be used to help solve the national housing crisis, campaigners argue. Action on Empty Homes said it is "exceptionally worrying" that more than half a million homes lie unused across England, while tens of thousands of families are living in temporary accommodation. The campaign group's analysis of Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government figures show that 360 homes in Test Valley were not being used as of October, up from 347 the year before. Of these, 205 were long-term vacancies...