Briefings
Development for registered providers - some current issues
Network briefing by Peter Atkinson
Laying the Foundations: A Housing Strategy for England
Network briefing by Janis Bright
Tackling unlawful subletting and other tenancy fraud
Network briefing by Neil Merrick
Current events and public training
Emirates Stadium, London - SOLD OUT
22 May 2012
The Studio, Manchester
24 May 2012
News
£5 million Houses to Homes fund open for business
The new ‘Houses to Homes’ Recyclable Loans Fund enables local authorities to offer interest free loans to landlords to renovate empty run-down residential properties and return them to use as homes for sale or rent
Empty homes crackdown
A £2 million loan fund will be launched to help stop empty homes blighting Scotland’s communities
Grant Shapps: "apprenticeships in the home" for tenants
Grant Shapps has today offered wannabe decorators and carpenters the opportunity to become "an apprentice in the home" - and get paid to hone their skills
HCA confirms very first Empty Homes Funding to
Ninety five housing associations, local authorities and other providers are set to deliver over 5,600 new affordable homes
Andrew Stunell: First cash for neglected neighbourhoods to bring empty homes back into use
Almost £70m of funding for 95 projects will bring over 5,600 properties back into use across the country
Andrew Stunell offers £100m boost to breathe life back into empty homes
Neighbourhoods suffering the blight of empty homes could benefit from a £100 million boost
£5 million to return houses to homes in Wales
Action to return some of Wales’ 22,000 empty private sector properties into use as a home took a step forward
Grant Shapps: “housing tenancy fraud in England costs around £900 million a year”
Based on estimates that it costs an average of £18,000 per year to house a family or individual in temporary housing and that 50,000 properties are unlawfully occupied in England
Bringing empty homes back into use: application guidance for community and voluntary groups
Scottish Government: affordable housing scheme
Scottish ministers urging house builders to join the National Housing Trust (NHT) initiative
Government under-occupancy plans defeated in Lords
Peers voted 258 votes to 190 in favour of amendment 12 to the Welfare Reform Bill
Largest year-on-year drop in number of empty homes
Over the past year the numbers of long-term empty homes has fallen by over 21,000
Charity pressures councils over million empty homes
Empty Homes has urged the government to pressure local authorities to create more affordable homes
Scottish Government: council tax levy to tackle empty homes
The Council Tax on Empty Homes and Housing Support Grant Bill proposals could apply to the 25,000 properties that have currently been empty for more than six months and are liable to pay council tax
Northern Ireland Housing Executive: rates charges on empty homes
From 1 October 2011, empty property rates are payable on all domestic properties with a rateable capital value of £20,000 or more
More power for communities to bring empty homes back into use
Community groups will be able to apply for government cash to bring empty homes that blight neighbourhoods back into use
Bring empty properties back in to use
Grant Shapps calls it 'the empty homes scandal'. Join us, along with the Homes and Communities Agency, Empty Homes Agency, Housing Action and Canopy Project at our workshops to find out how to bring them back in to use. Click above to view further details or below to see recently reported articles
Grant Shapps responds to judge's ruling on squatters rights
Response to judge's ruling ordering a London council to publish a list of empty homes in their area
New factsheets give tenants and landlords the lowdown on their rights and responsibilities
Top tips on tenancies and gaining possession from DCLG
Council tenants who sublet could face criminal charges to save £5bn
Housing Minister is reported in The Daily Telegraph as having plans to outlaw subletting
HCA toolkits to tackle empty homes
View the toolkits announced by Communities Minister Andrew Stunell
