Action on Empty Homes

Day of Action

On Saturday April 17th 2021 Action on Empty Homes and Homes For All held a day of action to highlight the blight and waste of half a million empty homes across England - supporters ranged from Big Issue founder Lord Bird to Unite the Union (London and Eastern Region), Acorn Leeds, Greater Manchester Housing Action and Streets Kitchen. Read more
Come to Your Borough Meeting: What is happening to London's Housing? Upcoming meeting: Brent

In Spring 2021, Action on Empty Homes is hosting London borough meetings to ask why the new high-rise blocks we see springing up all around us are not reducing the numbers in temporary accommodation? See info from the Camden, Haringey, Southwark and Hackney meetings Read more
National Empty Homes Week 2021 starts 15th Feb as we call for action on massive rise in empties

National Empty Homes Week 15 – 21 Feb: Action on Empty Homes calls for Government action on escalating numbers of long-term empties . Numbers rose in 9 out of ten council areas. The 42,540 rise in 2020 was the fourth successive annual rise in numbers, but larger than the previous three years’ rises combined. Read more
Metro features powerful examination of rising empty homes numbers as housing crisis and pandemic worsen

National daily Metro put rising numbers of wasted empty homes in the context of the wider housing crisis and the plight of those at the sharp end. The paper spoke to us about how empties and homelessness are both rising. Read more

Action on Empty Homes focus on the 268,385 long-term empty homes in England and bringing them back into use for people in need of homes

Current Projects

We are developing a toolkit for community-led empty homes projects and working on tackling wealth investor ‘buy to leave’ in London. We are also building a national coalition to call for government investment in empty homes.

Pretty Vacant

Our new report on why the next 500 high-rise towers in London won't end the capitals's housing crisis. And how they will make it worse.

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 now be doubled on homes left two years empty. We campaigned against discounts for empty homes and support councils implementing new premiums

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Latest events

Public Meeting Playback Now Available: Empty Homes in the Alpha City

What is happening to London's housing supply and what can we do about it? With Speakers: Rowland Atkinson, Rex McKenzie, Loretta Lees View it all on YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/93Mh6J9HHTg Read more
Start: 21^st July, 2020 at 7:00pm

End: 21^st July, 2020 at 8:30pm

Published: 13^th July, 2020

Updated: 29^th July, 2020

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Location: Online event - live streaming on YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/93Mh6J9HHTg or the Action on Empty Homes Facebook page
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What is Happening to Camden's Housing? Meeting online Tuesday 23rd March

London housing development is driven by frantic corporate and wealth investment activity. New hi-rise blocks spring up but these are overwhelmingly private and often contain empty and underutilised flats. Meanwhile, council homes, which provide decent and affordable housing for those on low incomes, are slated for demolition or sell-offs across the capital. Action on Empty Homes London borough meetings explore housing pressure in the capital - Camden Meeting 23rd March 6.45pm Read more
Start: 23^rd March, 2021 at 6:45pm

End: 23^rd March, 2021 at 8:00pm

Published: 4^th March, 2021

Updated: 17^th March, 2021

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Latest stories

Looking for the empty homes in Bromley

A supporter of our campaign to bring empties back into use has been examining the evidence on his doorstep in Bromley Read more
Why it is time for a Day of Action on half a million homes being kept out of use in England

Will McMahon explains why a coalition of housing, community and trade union organisations are backing the Day of Action on Saturday 17th April - and how YOU can get involved Read more
Reprioritising Property: Use Before Ownership

We're told its time to build back better - Sam Burgum looks at how those seeking solutions to our housing crisis can learn from how Britain rebuilt are WW2 Read more

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