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EHN National Conference, Birmingham, May 2012

Submitted by David Gibbens on 10 February, 2012 - 16:53

We're preparing for our Conference, due to take place in Birmingham during the last two weeks in May.

As in previous years, the process started at the December Executive where we discussed possible topics.  We've now sent out a questionnaire by email, inviting feedback from our Members on what they would like to see on the programme. Read more »

EHN writes to CLG about value-for-money in £100million programme

Submitted by David Gibbens on 7 February, 2012 - 17:36
Letter to CLG

EHN has written two letters to CLG about aspects of  assessing value-for-money in the £100million empty homes programme, requesting clarifications or adjustments to the methodology. Read more »

Email notifications get revamp

Submitted by David Gibbens on 29 January, 2012 - 14:39
Screen shot of My Account tabs

For a long time, we've been promising improvements to our email notifications system.  The promised improvements have finally arrived.

We had a problem initially with the number of meails being sent out - the frequency control wasn't working.  Sorry about that.  The issue has been fixed now . Read more »

EHN to help with London Empty Property Officer Forum (Hounslow, 23rd February 2012)

Submitted by David Gibbens on 24 January, 2012 - 12:23

The Empty Homes Network is pleased to have been asked to help organise the next London Empty Property Officer Forum, following the highly successful event put on by LEPOF last March.

The LEPOF meeting will be hosted by LB Hounslow on 23rd of February.  There'll be two free places for each London authority.  Places will also be available for authorities from outside London, for which a charge will be made. 

The Empty Homes Network is handling the main admin for the event, fulfilling our commitment to support regional empty homes forums.   Read more »

EHN revamps website

Submitted by David Gibbens on 18 January, 2012 - 10:08

Our website is undergoing a major upgrade.

You won't see any major changes at first glance but there are some important differences.  These have involved installing some relatively complex code.  As with all changes of this nature, we can expect some glitches.  If you experience any, please let us know via email or via our main telephone number 0844 736 5 736.

Just briefly, the key changes are as follows: Read more »

EHN launches discussion draft of response to Consultation on Council Tax changes

Submitted by David Gibbens on 20 December, 2011 - 12:31

The Empty Homes Network has now published its draft response to the government's proposed changes to Council Tax  discounts and exemptions for empty homes, for discussion by its members.

Members can contribute to the discussion by logging in and posting comments in our forum here.

Assuming our members are broadly in favour, we strongly encourage Councils to make their own individual responses in support of the proposals.

EHN adds report-it link to website

Submitted by David Gibbens on 18 December, 2011 - 17:28
The Great British Property Scandal web-page

A fair number of our practitioners have been happy to get referrals of empty homes via the Great British Property Scandal web-page and appreciate the way the campaign has raised the profile of empty homes generally.  Read more »

Win £25 for your website contributions

Submitted by David Gibbens on 8 December, 2011 - 18:31
Bag of money

To make the Empty Homes Network an even richer experience for its Members, we're going to reward Members who post the most useful contributions to the web-site - a bit like a "Letter of the Month" or "Star Letter".  You can win up to £25 with your contribution.   Read more »

EHN Conference set for May 2012

Submitted by David Gibbens on 23 November, 2011 - 13:11
Sue Haigh and Claire Hope from Exeter enjoying the 2010 Conference

This is a long-range announcement - call it a pre-announcement if  yoiu like - that EHN will be holding its next Annual Conference in May 2012. After  brief discussions with the charity Empty Homes, with whom we jointly organised the very successful 2011 Home Again Conference, we've decided to revert to our own independent Conference in 2012.  Future joint events with Empty Homes are also on the cards, however.

We'll expect to be offering the excellent value that our previous events have achieved, with significant discounts for EHN paying members. Read more »

Hello Nicola, goodbye Sue - EHN has new Treasurer

Submitted by David Gibbens on 13 October, 2011 - 07:48

Nicola Suckely, Exeter City Council and EHN TreasurerThe Empty Homes Network has a new Treasurer following Sue Haigh's decision to step down from the role after a re-organisation at Exeter City Council. Read more »