Ranjana Gupta: The problem of 'ghost homes' - a useful housing tax is being overlooked
OPINION: We need to start seriously considering a tax on empty houses.
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OPINION: We need to start seriously considering a tax on empty houses.
BUYING up long vacant properties and re-selling them at auction is one of the ways Bradford Council is attempting to fill the 3,400 empty homes in…
Ahead of Scottish Housing Day, Chris Carroll shares his journey to becoming a co-ordinator - housing policy and strategy at South Ayrshire Council. My housing career started by chance actually. I left school at 18, with reasonable grades but no inclination for Uni or further studies at that tim
Housing affordability is a concern for both renters and home owners. Last year, one in four rental households spent more than 40% of their disposable income on housing costs, compared with one in five households that were paying a mortgage.
New Zealand needs to follow international precedent and make it expensive for investors to keep properties empty.