The empty homes challenge

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Great Places Commission Report seeks investment and end to auction disposals of Social Homes

National Housing Federation's eagerly-anticipated report recommends how we create great places to live. Topping list are investment, national Landlords register, community assets and an end to auction sell-offs of social homes.
Why 'affordable' homes in Derby are standing empty

Homes stand empty after housing associations reject new build homes that do not meet social housing space standards
Using empty homes to regenerate communities - our report looks at how

Brighid Carey shows how affordable housing can be delivered from empty homes through collaboration with communities
Bethnal Green home left empty for months awaiting auction sell-off to go to homeless family

Bethnal Green home left empty for months while Peabody attempted auction sell-offs is now to house a homeless family after a successful campaign led by local activists and backed by Action on Empty Homes.

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Meet the team

Our staff team and Board of Trustees work closely together to ensure that Action on Empty Homes campaigns for change in the most effective way.
What we do

Action on Empty Homes campaigns for empty homes to be brought into use for people in housing need. We raise awareness, campaign for policy change, provide advice and research and develop ideas to help bring empty homes into use
Why empty homes matter

There are over 216,000 homes long-term empty when England needs over 300,000 additional homes each year. Bringing long-term empty homes back into use will also help rebuild neighbourhoods and make environmental sense.
Publications and Research

We produce three types of publications: Campaign publications advocating policy responses to end the waste of empty homes Reports on active programmes to bring empty homes into use Research and analysis of the empty homes issue, including the only comprehensive annual analysis of official data
The solutions

We believe in community-led action to tackle empty homes, encouraged by active local authorities to support grassroots initiatives, underpinned by a government investment strategy to bring long-term empties back into use.
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Support Action on Empty Homes

£10 will help us give advice on an empty home. £20 will pay for campaign materials. £100 will help us support a community group.
Consultancy and Training

Our expertise can help local authorities and community groups find solutions to empty homes in local communities.