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Councils will be given more powers to seize empty homes and bring them into use
- Local leaders in England will receive stronger powers to take possession of empty and derelict homes and return them to use.
- Housing Secretary Angela Rayner said the plans target about 300,000 empty homes across England.
- The reforms would reduce the required vacancy period from two years to six months and speed up tribunal procedures.
- The Government is considering ways to protect councils from costs linked to using Empty Dwelling Management Orders.
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Councils will be given more powers to seize empty homes and bring them into use
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner set out the plans at Labour’s annual conference.
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Councils to get more powers to bring empty homes back into use
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner revealed the plans on the first day of Labour’s annual conference Local leaders will get stronger powers to take possession of empty and derelict homes so they can be brought back into use, Angela Rayner has announced. The Housing Secretary revealed the plans on the first [...] The post Councils to get more powers to bring empty homes back into use first appeared on Rother Radio.
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