Government plans to bring more empty properties back into use have been welcomed by a charity, those with properties suitable for redevelopment might have heard.David Ireland, chief executive of Empty Homes, said communities minister Andrew Stunell's comments about the number of long-term empty homes being "a scandal" are encouraging."More encouraging than that is that they are actually doing things [about the number of empty homes], which is great," he noted.Initiatives such as the new homes bonus, which incentivises councils to build more new properties, have been extended to include rewards for local authorities which manage to bring unoccupied homes back into use.
"There is a real incentive for councils to get this done because it not only provides homes; it actually provides an income stream for them as well. These are very encouraging times," Mr Ireland added.
Mr Stunell this week (May 16th) said around 700,000 more people could have a home of their own if the 300,000 empty properties in the country were filled with average sized families.
28 May 2011
Refurbishment of Empty Properties Encouraged By Government Plans
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