Number of empty homes in England rises to more than 216,000

[Martin@AS Financial]

Interesting report from the Guardian:

Number of empty homes in England rises to more than 216,000 | Society | The Guardian

[TwoWolves]

Two things happening at once:

1) Investment vehicles awaiting appreciation.

2) Jobs retreating from economically challenged areas.

Prices are usually dependent on the availability of work and what it pays local to the property.

[northernladuk]

That doesn't sound a lot to me but it works out at 250k a house which sounds suspiciously close to the national average so I'd question if that's a realistic figure they quote.

[Lance]

Does a house or flat rented out on Airbnb for really short terms count as empty or occupied?

[scooterscot]

The picture used in the article is not a house. The cattle would even be offended.

[northernladuk]

Does a house or flat rented out on Airbnb for really short terms count as empty or occupied?

The number of long-term vacant properties – those that have been empty for at least six months – rose by 5.3% to 216,186 in the 12 months to October,

So no.

[DimPrawn]

Interesting report from the Guardian:

No such thing, usually total bollox I find.

[vetran]

“All local authorities in England have the power to charge homes that have been empty for at least two years an extra 50% on their council tax bill, and now from April, they can increase this to 100%.”

sorted!