United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3422
Empty Property: North West
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23 November 2023
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30 November 2023 · Answer
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30 November 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using long-term empty properties to provide affordable homes in the North West.
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23 November 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using long-term empty properties to provide affordable homes in the North West.
Source: Commons
30 November 2023
Answer
Local authorities already have powers and strong incentives to tackle empty homes. Through the New Homes Bonus, they receive the same level of reward for bringing an empty home back into use as building a new one.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-23/3422
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1672622
- uk · wq-1672622 · source updated 30 November 2023