What is happening to London's housing supply and what can we do about it? With Speakers: Rowland Atkinson, Rex McKenzie, Loretta Lees Read more
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. Read more
We call on Government to adopt a 3 Point ‘Empty Homes Coronavirus Action Plan’ to meet the Coronavirus National Emergency. Govt data shows 226,000 long-term empty homes, 253,000 second homes in England; and 100,000 Airbnb lets standing empty all over the country. While many health workers are desperate for accommodation near their workplaces. Read more
Our London housing project looks at 'buy to leave' and the impact of wealth investment in residential property. Raising critical questions over 100,000 London homes sucked out of residential supply, the role of Airbnb and so-called 'second homes'. Includes international survey of policy responses. Read more
We are focused on bringing the 226,000 long-term empty homes in England back into use for people with housing needs
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.
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.
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Empty Homes Week is an annual event focused on local action to bring empty homes into use - normally scheduled in late September. In 2020 we are considering how Covid-19 is impacting capacity in local councils. We will update information after discussions with councils and officers around the country. In 2019 120 councils launched new initiatives or publicised action in National Empty Homes Week. Read more
Campaign volunteer Nasser Baston reports on the campaign to end the mothballing of council properties as homelessness in London continues to rise Read more
Latest update on the Community Action on the Empty Homes Toolkit we’re developing for communities and local authorities to use together by Brighid Carey who is leading on this project Read more
Data from the latest Council Taxbase reveals Kensington & Chelsea has the highest proportion of long-term empty homes in London. Furthermore, 10% of the borough's homes are classed as 'second homes'. Chujan Sivathasan uses data from Jonathan Bourne at UCL and draws on Dr Rex Atkinson's work on 'Anchoring Wealth: The grounded impact of international wealth chains on housing markets in London' Read more