Briefings
Housing and Planning Delivery Grant (HPDG) - Consultation on allocation mechanism - January 2008
The Empty Homes Agency Consultation Response
The Empty Homes Agency’s Response to the “Towards the Mayor of London’s Housing Strategy”
The Empty Homes Agency Consultation Response
Freedom Of Information - London Borough Of Bexley
The freedom to see council's lists of empty homes: Those of you who have followed the issue will know that earlier this year the Information commissioner ruled on a case form Bexley. He ruled that the council's reasoning for refusing the request - it might lead to increased crime, was not persuasive and ordered the council to disclose the information.
Empty Dwelling Management Orders - Myth Busting
Briefing Paper on the new Empty Dwelling Management Orders, coming into force in July 2006
Public Request To Order Disposal (PROD) Pack
The Power to PROD - (Public Request to Order Disposal) - If you know of an empty and unused building, owned by a public body, you can help bring that property back into use with a PROD, a 'Public Request to Order Disposal'. Any member of the public can PROD a building. To find out how read on.
Enforced Sales Procedure
Briefing paper on Enforced Sales Procedure written in 2002 by the Empty Homes Agency and Leeds Borough Council
Also see Leeds Council's empty property Automatic Score Sheet
LEPOF Enforced Sale Procedure Briefing
Briefing paper from LEPOF steering group 2nd September 2005.
Writing an Empty Property Strategy
Brief checklist on writing an empty property strategy
NAEPP Guidelines on BVPI 64
For further information please visit NAEPP's website
This document contains guidance on the collection of Best Value Performance Indicator 64 for 2002-3 onwards, as referred to in the Audit Commission Performance Indicator Newsletter 21
ODPM Briefing on BVPI 64
The following notes are from Rob Miles presentation to the London Empty Property Officers Forum in March 2003.
Quick Practitioners Guide - Capital Allowances
NAEPP briefing note on capital allowances for living-over-the-shop schemes. This is for information purposes only and appropriate specialist advice should be taken before relying on the information set out in the briefing note
Effective Community Consultation
Briefing note on Effective Community Consultation
VAT and Empty Property Work
Briefing note on VAT and empty property work