Empty homes, who to blame?

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The fact is that there will always be a percentage of the total housing available, that will be empty, not a paticular good or bad thing. What it does allow in this current climate is Governments to use those empty homes to convert to affordable housing.
Empty homes are most likely the result of continuous building works, even through these tough times when individuals are not demanding such properties.

Empty homes, who to blame?

According to the Empty Homes Agency, there are 663,000 empty homes in England – enough to house almost two million people.
Chief Executive of the Agency, David Ireland, says: “The government is fixated on just building more homes, but we are convinced that returning more empty homes to use should be part of the solution too”.
As well as reducing the country’s housing stock, an empty home is bad news for a neighbourhood, attracting crime and reducing inhabitants’ enjoyment of their homes as well as affecting house prices.