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London Week Of Action 2006 - Newham Council's Action on Empty Homes - 'Newham Council is marking the LONDON WEEK OF ACTION ON EMPTY PRIVATELY OWNED HOMES (5TH June - 9th June 2006) by drawing residents attention to the almost 'criminal' numbers of privately owned homes (and vacant plots of land having the potential for development as new homes) that are laying empty in the Borough.
30th May 2006 - Wayne Hemingway launches new project: ‘Recycling London’s Empty Homes (RLEH)’ - The Empty Homes Agency is launching a major new online resource to help bring the capital’s empty homes back into use the environmentally friendly way.
18 April 2006 - Empty Homes: Campaign Of The Week - The Guardian
12 April 2006 - All Barker and no bite - Jonathan Ellis calls for a post-Barker report rethink of approaches to tackling empty property.
23 February 2006 FMB sets up online petition - The Federation of Master Builders sets up an online petition as the EU deadline to cut the VAT looms
25 January 2006 - Publicly Funded Empty Homes - The Empty Homes Agency begins its campaign on accountability for empty homes in the public sector
18 January 2006 - Empty Homes Agency welcomes new empty homes figures - The Empty Homes Agency's initial comment on the new HIP data released by the government.
16 January 2006 - GO East Empty Homes Survey - A new survey reveals reasons why 25,000 homes are left empty in the East of England
7 December 2005 - Response to the Government's response to the Barker review - The Empty Homes Agency welcomes the Treasury's recognition of the potential of empty homes in their response to the Barker Review of housing supply.
December 2005 - The Government's Response to Kate Barker's Review of Housing Supply
28 November 2005 - Response to Barker Review must include Empty Homes - Jonathan Ellis urges the Government to include empty homes in their response to the recent Barker report on housing.