Almost 1,000 homes lying vacant in Basingstoke and Deane
Almost 1,000 homes lying vacant in Basingstoke and Deane Almost 1,000 empty houses in Basingstoke and Deane 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 952 homes in Basingstoke and Deane were not being used as of October, up from 779 the year before. Of the...