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Brand new series of ‘Britain’s Empty Homes’ airs on BBC 1 weekdays at 11:45

There are almost a million empty properties across the UK.  This series shows viewers how to unlock the potential of these abandoned buildings, revealing ways in which they can be brought back into use and transformed into dream homes. With presenter Joe Crowley, ‘Britain’s Empty Homes’ offers invaluable advice for viewers looking to rescue a house for themselves and features ambitious renovations and inspirational transformations.

 

We are now looking for people to take part in the fourth series filming from January 2012.

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Communities Minister, Andrew Stunell has invited community and voluntary organisations to apply for a share of £100m that will help revitalise communities and bring the empty homes blighting their areas back into use.

Mr Stunell said that the Government cash would help tackle this national scandal, creating more affordable housing and giving a new lease of life to homes and communities.

Around 720,000 homes are sitting empty across the country – with 280,000 unused and under-maintained for six months or more.

Assisted by the New Homes Bonus, which rewards councils for getting empty homes back into use, more than 21,000 long-term empty homes have been brought back into use in the last year, and the community grants programme is the next step in the Government’s strategy for tackling the problem.

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