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269,000 longterm empty homes in England and yet we need to build more
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g518le0r5o
www.bbc.comWhy are we building homes when so many are standing empty?Bringing empty homes back into use can be tricky, but campaigners say a lot more could be done to help.
@Beedazzled I have a bit of involvement with empty homes. Unfortunately a huge number of these are locked in probate. I think that after a decent time - say a year - these should be compulsorily liquidated and the property sold.
An equally huge number are empty because the householder is in long-term care or prison which is a little more thorny to deal with, but if we can get the probate properties and various others back that would be a huge benefit.