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Originally Posted by Ken Moss
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.
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Think I have mentioned it before in other threads , but no one has ever come back with an answer ,........modern day familys with children don't want to live in 2 up 2 downs , why is there no scheme in place to allow a family to buy 2 terraced properties and knock them into one without having to pay double property/council tax ,think 125/133% is a suitable place to start talking, it would retain existing property, improve derilict areas and allow more on street parking. As it is HBC is losing money by allowing empty terraced housing to become derilict .
your thoughts ......
