Govt 'should renovate empty homes' to tackle social housing demand
Date posted: 10 Aug 2010
In order to address the country's demand for social housing, ministers should do more to renovate empty properties, the BPF believes.
Published by Alison Gamble.
More action should be taken by the coalition government to renovate empty homes in the UK, it is believed.
According to the British Property Federation (BPF), such a move might help to address the country's lengthy social housing waiting lists.
Just £10,000 may be required to revive a vacant property, the organisation suggests.
The body's chief executive Liz Peace feels that pressure could be taken off local authorities with the revival of more empty houses.
She stated: "Renovating empty homes is an opportunity for the government to get people off housing waiting lists and into 'good as new' homes; it will also save them money."
By allocating more money to empty properties, ministers might also help to deal with social issues like fly tipping and petty acts of crime, the BPF has additionally suggested.
The National Housing Federation recently claimed that one million of the nation's youngsters are currently having to reside in properties which are overcrowded.
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