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17 October 2005 - An Empty Home no longer - Great Yarmouth Council - Two large houses in Great Yarmouth have been brought back into use using a CPO.
15 October 2005 - New empty homes statistics – Halifax - New research by Halifax shows there are still 700,000 empty homes in England, with the majority on the Northwest.
13 October 2005 - Event for landlords - Swindon Borough Council - A forthcoming event for landlords run by Swindon Borough Council aims to tackle Swindon's empty homes.
3 October 2005 - Welcome for new BBC2 Series and Book - The first episode of the new BBC2 series, 'How to rescue a House' airs Wednesday 5th October at 7.30pm. Coinciding with this is the launch of David Ireland's new book of the same title.
October 2005 - National Week Of Action Press Release - New Redfield Sites Campaign - The Empty Homes Agency is launching the National Week of Action on Empty Homes 2005 with the publication of a new pamphlet, which seeks to set out a new direction for housing strategy utilising red field sites.
11September 2005 - Blots on the landscape eyed by home hunters - Independent Online - From run-down to lived-in. Sara Newman reports on plans to take over unoccupied private properties and rent them out
31 July 2005 - Tardis terraces to the rescue - Observer - Victorian terraces in danger of demolition under the government's controversial regeneration programme are being given a new lease of life by developers hoping to bring 'loft style' living to the suburbs.
26th July 2005 - Hoarders blamed for home deficit - BBC News - TV programmes and speculators are being blamed for a rise in the number of empty homes in the East Midlands.
9th June 2005 - Southwark Council - 'Empty Properties are Potential Homes' says Daniel Beddingfield - London Week Of Action 2005 - Daniel Beddingfield South East London international pop star helped promote London Empty Homes Week 6-10 June and Southwark Council's Empty Homes Initiative Team announcing their 800th empty home made habitable once again.
8th June 2005 - Waltham Forest- New Flats Unveiled During Empty Property Week - London Week Of Action 2005 - Six new flats built on the site of a former pub which had fallen into disrepair and become a local trouble spot have been unveiled by LB Waltham Forest as part of London Week of Action on empty homes (June 6 - 10).
6th June 2005 - Croydon gets tough on abandoned property owners - London Week Of Action 2005 - Croydon has joined forces with neighbouring local authorities in south west London to target owners of abandoned properties.
31st May 2005 - Lewisham takes action on empty homes - London Week Of Action 2005 - A new scheme that will reduce the need for social housing by bringing empty and derelict Lewisham properties back into use, is to be launched during London Week of Action on Empty Properties (w/c 6 June).