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The lacklustre pace of new builds is often cited as a cause of increasingly unaffordable housing and exorbitant rents, but over £200billion worth of liveable property sits unused in England alone.
According to the government’s figures, loss of private tenancy—including through the landlord selling or re-letting the property or increasing the rent—was the largest single cause of homelessness in the first three months of the year, affecting 39 percent more households than the year before.
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Over the past six years, the number of long-term empty properties has surged by 24 per cent, prompting housing experts to call for stronger political action.
Homeless charity Crisis says thousands of people stuck in unsuitable temporary accommodation could be given a home if politicians took stronger action