Across England hundreds of local authorities are taking action and we round up some examples of their work - but with 1 million homes without residents and 250,000 long-term empty and not covered by a legitimate exemption, Government needs to restart a national empty homes programme, to create much-needed 'homes from empty homes'. Read more
Introducing our new Director Rebecca Moore and how she sees the empty homes issue. Read more
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
Case Study of full-house fabric-first retrofit for heritage almshouse homes in Matlock, Derbyshire Dales for National Empty Homes Week 2022 Showing an approach relevant to a property-type common amongst England's 238,306 empty homes. Read more
Chris Bailey reports that Members of Parliament want Government to take action on empty homes and draws attention to ComRes polling on empty homes and the housing crisis Read more
216,000 reasons for action and rising Read more
Antony Fletcher was the founder and moving force behind Action On Empty Homes and it is with great sadness that we have to report his death. 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
On 23 February 2022 Action on Empty Homes hosted our Regulating Airbnb webinar. We invited presenters from Berlin, Barcelona, and Amsterdam – cities which have taken action in the past to mitigate Airbnb’s impact on the private rental market – to explore what strategies might be adopted here in the UK Read more
Latest figures for England show there are 127,240 children living in temporary accommodation, including 1,440 households with children in bed and breakfasts. The LGA representing all councils says the number spending lockdown in temporary accommodation reinforces the urgent need for the Government to ensure building more affordable homes to rent and for action on empty homes. Read more
When Empty Dwelling Management Orders were introduced the powers they offered were curtailed, they are now used less than envisaged and councils are calling for reform Read more
Brighid Carey calls for dedicated funding to support communities to create high quality, well-insulated, affordable homes from long-term empty homes Read more
Our research volunteer Bill Golden asks whether Jacinda Ardern's landslide victory on the back of tackling the pandemic and domestic terrorism stands her in good stead to deal with New Zealand's knottiest public policy challenge - its longstanding housing crisis. Read more
Frank Gavurin reports on more action on empty homes in Spain as local government in Valencia boosts social housing supply at the expense of Vulture fund Cerberus and the Catalan Government ups its game on expropriations Read more
Frank Gavurin argues that the Balearic Islands may be showing us what a progressive use of existing housing stock looks like Read more
Brighid Carey shows how affordable housing can be delivered from empty homes through collaboration with communities Read more