Empty Property Guidance / Strategy / Awards
Finding Empty Homes to Buy - David Ireland - April 2006
Second Thoughts - The answer to the housing crisis is literally on our doorstep, says David Ireland - Society Guardian - Wednesday December 7 2005
Derelict Houses can be full of Empty Promise - Lisa Bachelor on giving unloved properties a new lease of life - Observer - Sunday May 22, 2005
Down but not yet Out - David Ireland gives some tips on finding your dream home - 8th November 2005
Homes for Sale, only a £1 a Pair - Housing associations are sitting on thousands of empty properties. Get your hands on one, suggests David Ireland - Sunday 23rd October 2005 - The Observer
Terraced Houses - Renovation or Demolition - Standing Stone - Housing experts ask for a fresh approach in the way we deal with the terraced houses
A Cure for Empty Homes
A guidance booklet for local authorities, has been developed by the Empty Homes Agency and IDeA to outline the 26 different methods local authorities are using to bring empty homes back into use. Other than EDMOs all of these have been used and have achieved tangible results.
A Manifesto On Empty Homes 2005
Recent information leaflet that outlines the major challenges and recommendations for bringing empty properties back into use.
Empty Homes Agency Good Practice Awards 2005 - April 2005 - Desmond Kilroy
Unlocking The Potential of London's Empty Homes
Brand new report on good practice in London, which includes an empty property charter for councils
Recycling The City - Unlocking The Potential Of Empty Homes
In June 2004 the Building and Social Housing Foundation invited leading experts and practitioners from local communities, national and international NGOs and government agencies to a three-day consultation at St George’s House in Windsor Castle. The participants focused on different strategies to unlock the potential of empty properties to provide affordable homes in areas of housing shortage. All the possible solutions and information derived from the consultation were refined into a comprehensive report
Writing an Empty Property Strategy
Brief checklist on writing an empty property strategy