Tag Result: empty homes

Whitby residents polled in drive to restrict second home ownership
Citizens of seaside town Whitby, Yorkshire, have voted in a poll to restrict second home o...

Govt proposes doubling council tax on empty second homes
The government has proposed a council tax premium of up to 100 per cent on second homes af...

Labour leader candidate vows to seize empty homes
Labour leader hopeful Emily Thornberry has pledged to take away vacant flats from owners i...

Nationwide and Action on Empty Homes call for urgency on empty properties
The housing crisis in the UK has reached breaking point according to Action on Empty Homes...

Corbyn calls for second home levy to tackle ‘offensive’ housing issues
Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour party leader, has called for the introduction of a levy on secon...

Number of vacant properties in England rises for second consecutive year – MHCLG
The number of empty homes across England has risen for the second year in a row, represent...

Government ups council tax penalties to 300% for owners of long-term empty homes
Local authorities are to be given extra powers to triple or even quadruple council tax for...

Councils call for power to double tax on empty homes
Council leaders want the power to double the rate of council tax charged on homes that hav...

It’s time to bring ghost houses back to the land of the living – Lendinvest
Up to now, the government’s approach to tackling the housing crisis has been focused on ...

Static housing growth spurs call for empty home revival
England’s stock of housing grew by less than 1% year-on-year in March, prompting calls f...