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Originally Posted by garinda
Two thousand is the figure quoted in the press, so it must be right, but it seems like a massive figure, especially considering there are no high rise developments in Hyndburn.
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It's an official HBC figure and there is a dedicated Empty Properties Officer who seems to know his stuff very well.
It doesn't include every single empty property as there are a number of 'hidden' rental ones which drop below the radar.
It's a sad situation. I personally try not to think that 50 years ago all these lovely old terraced houses had families in them living side by side in neighbourly communities.
I'm not trying to paint a rose-tinted picture but the drop in the number of owner-occupiers has been to the detriment of the country, in my opinion.