Tag: empty homes

Financial penalties won’t solve empty homes crisis – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd April 2026, 3 weeks ago | 7

More than 300,000 homes across the country have been left empty for more than six months, prompting an industry body...

Number of empty homes rises as one council takes action

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th March 2026, 1 month ago | 2

With National Empty Homes Week taking place this month, research has revealed that one in every 25 homes in England...

Council to force sale of empty houses but not second homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2026, 3 months ago | 1

A Welsh council has confirmed that second homes will not be affected by its empty homes plan. Pembrokeshire Council has...

Housing Minister admits government has not assessed impact of 12-month re-letting ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2025, 6 months ago | 29

The Housing Minister has admitted the government has not carried out an assessment of the impact of banning landlords from...

Why is the government punishing landlords with long enforced voids?

Author: Readers Question

27th October 2025, 6 months ago | 12

Can anyone else get over the stupidity of forcing landlords to keep properties which fail to sell empty for in...

Rising costs push second homeowners toward holiday lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2025, 8 months ago | 1

Most second homeowners are now considering letting out their properties due to mounting financial pressure, claims new data. A survey...

Government to buy empty homes to house asylum seekers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2025, 9 months ago | 22

The UK government has a strategy to address the growing challenge of housing asylum seekers by acquiring empty homes and...

Converting empty homes into HMOs could help solve housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2025, 9 months ago | 17

Thousands of empty homes could become Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) according to new research. Property management platform COHO, claim...

Holiday lets are not the housing crisis culprit – STAA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Holiday lets are being unfairly blamed for the UK’s housing crisis, according to a new study by the Short Term...

Shelter: Convert empty homes to social rent housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th April 2024, 2 years ago | 9

Shelter is calling for empty homes to be converted into social rent homes to help solve the housing crisis. According...

Council tax on empty homes to double to help tackle housing shortage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th March 2024, 2 years ago | 9

Council tax on a property that has been left vacant for a year will double from April 1, the government...

England’s empty homes: a £212 billion waste of space

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th October 2023, 3 years ago | 10

As many people face difficulties in finding affordable housing, a new study reveals that England has 676,000 empty homes worth...

Tougher rules needed for abandoned tenancies – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Tenant abandonment is a serious problem for landlords, who may face legal and financial risks if they try to regain...

Second and empty homes in Scotland could face big council tax increases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2023, 3 years ago | 0

A leading industry body has urged the Scottish government not to raise council tax premiums for second and empty homes....

MPs believe empty homes could help solve housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th July 2023, 3 years ago | 11

MPs are calling on the government to turn empty buildings into affordable homes. The group of MPs believe turning commercial...

Could the solution to the housing crisis be our empty homes?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th May 2023, 3 years ago | 14

The UK is going through a housing crisis, with landlords leaving the private rented sector in droves and many people...

Selling homes for £1 is a ‘politically-led housing gimmick’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2023, 3 years ago | 1

A promise to sell homes that have been empty for a long time for just £1 by Scottish Labour has...

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Property investors face a new £420 million tax blitz

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th May 2012, 14 years ago | 11

Landlords and second home owners who leave their properties standing empty face a new tax blitz. The government is to...