Action on Empty Homes

Introducing our new Director, Rebecca Moore

Introducing our new Director Rebecca Moore and how she sees the empty homes issue. Read more
Tax Haven Money in London's Real Estate Launch Discussion - Recording available to view

Report Launch: Detailing purchase of London residential property between 1999 and 2022, by owners registered in offshore tax haven jurisdictions. Focusing on estimates of the scale and considering the social and demographic consequences for Londoners. Read more
Retrofit ‘Call to Action’ more important than ever!

Action on Empty Homes has launched a Call to Action for the whole-house retrofitting of empty homes to tackle the climate, energy price and housing emergencies. Read more
Do Barcelona and Amsterdam have the answer to Airbnbification? And will Government listen to Conservative-led Councils

Airbnbification -- the process by which short-term Airbnb rentals overtake the housing market - has been linked to the depletion of local housing stocks, increased home prices, gentrification, and exclusionary displacement; the cumulative effects of which can disrupt entire communities and increase precarity among community members. Read more

There are 250,000 long-term empty homes in England.
There are over 250,000 people in need of homes.
It's time for Action on Empty Homes.

Current Projects

From our Retrofit Call to Action and toolkit for community-led empty homes projects to work tackling wealth investor ‘buy to leave’ and the Global Empty Homes Network; plus national coalitions the Campaign Against Empty Homes and Better Planning Coalition

Community Action on Empty Homes Toolkit

Our new Toolkit is designed to encourage partnerships between local councils and communities to bring empty homes back into use, to meet local housing needs.

Our impact

120	120 local authorities take part in Empty Homes Week
9,000	Our campaign for the Government to fund schemes to bring empty homes into use was adopted. Between 2012 and 2015 over 9,000 new homes were created. We need this re-started
200%	Council Tax can be doubled on empty homes. New proposals impose this at 12 months and will allow councils to double tax on unused '2nd homes' too. We campaigned against discounts for empties and 2nd homes and support tougher powers for councils

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Nobody's Home

Our latest report on London's housing crisis looks at how wealth investment fuels London's failed development model and locks Londoners out of decent affordable housing

Latest events

Regulating Airbnb: Approaches from Berlin, Barcelona and Amsterdam

Airbnb is having an impact all over the country, reducing the number of homes available for permanent residents, whether in desirable coastal and rural areas or the 1 in 50 homes in London. 'How have cities across Europe mitigated the impacts of Airbnb on housing markets? What can we learn from their experiences?' RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE ON YouTube Read more
Start: 23^rd February, 2022 at 7:00pm

End: 1^st January, 2050 at 8:15pm

Published: 1^st February, 2022

Updated: 4^th April, 2022

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Location: Online at https://youtu.be/s5ShIf2BU1o
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Consequences of growth of short-term lets in Bristol: Manchester & New York perspectives. Online Roundtable. RECORDING AVAILABLE ONLINE

The impacts of short-term lets in cities like Manchester and New York show they are associated with neighbourhood gentrification, community displacement and skyrocketing rents. Our livestreamed roundtable discussion explores what these impacts may be in Bristol and what can be done. WATCH ONLINE NOW Read more
Start: 13^th September, 2022 at 2:00pm

End: 13^th September, 2022 at 3:30pm

Published: 25^th August, 2022

Updated: 15^th December, 2022

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Bristol October 3rd Public Meeting on Airbnb and Short Lets

A public meeting of local campaigners, councillors and housing activists to discuss action to combat the rise of short lets and Airbnb in Bristol Read more
Start: 3^rd October, 2022 at 6:30pm

End: 3^rd October, 2022 at 8:00pm

Published: 26^th September, 2022

Updated: 31^st October, 2022

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Location: Friends Meeting House, Champion Square, St Pauls, Bristol, BS2 9DB
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Latest stories

Introducing our new Director, Rebecca Moore

Introducing our new Director Rebecca Moore and how she sees the empty homes issue. Read more
Community Action is gaining ground

Brighid Carey updates us on AEH's work to support community-led action on empty homes and the positive reception for our Community Action Toolkit by communities and from politicians across the political spectrum. Read more
Empty Homes Community Action Partnerships - Reading shows the way

Brighid Carey explains a new collaborative approach to bringing empty homes into use – led by communities working in partnership with a range of stakeholders and with empty homeowners to deliver affordable housing for local people. Read more

There are 250,000 long-term empty homes in England. There are over 250,000 people in need of homes. It's time for Action on Empty Homes.

Our impact

120

9,000

200%

Latest events

Latest stories

There are 250,000 long-term empty homes in England.
There are over 250,000 people in need of homes.
It's time for Action on Empty Homes.