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The Empty Homes Network are delighted to announce the Main Sponsors for this year's Virtual Conference, as Auction House UK, and UK Property Rescue, on Thursday 27th May.
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The Empty Homes Network is delighted to announce that TV presenter, journalist and writer Matt Allwright will be the guest speaker at this year’s Virtual National Empty Homes Conference, on Thursday 27th May, 2021.
Best known for his presenting roles on Watchdog and Rogue Traders, Matt’s more recent work has taken him into the world of local government enforcement, through programmes such as Housing Enforcers and The Empty Housing Scandal.
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The Empty Homes Network is excited to announce they have teamed up with virtual event platform HireSpace, to bring the 2021 National Empty Homes Conference online for the very first time, on Thursday 27th May, 2021.
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Data released last week by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government show a fourth consecutive annual rise in long-term empty homes across the Country, resulting in the biggest rise in figures since records began.
9 out of 10 Councils have reported rises in their empty home figures, with one Authority showing as much as a 340% rise in figures submitted in the previous year.
Director of Action on Empty Homes, Will McMahon, said:
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Due to the ongoing uncertainty over the safety and all-round feasinility of holding our National Empty Homes Conference this year, the decision has been taken to postpone the event, with this now rearranged to be held on Thursday 27th May, 2021.
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UK Property Rescue, one of our sponsors and supporters of last year's National Empty Homes Conference, have shown how the construction industry have adapted in recent months, by completing a refurbishment turnaround of two weeks on a property on behalf of Tamworth Borough Council.
(Video & PDF case study incl. below)
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'Pretty Vacant', a report highlighting how property investment in London is reducing access to much needed housing for locals, has been releasedm by the campaigning charity Action on Empty Homes.
Working in conjunction with the Trust for London, the report highlights:
- The inaccuracies in data from which London's Housing Policy is based on
- The variation in numbers of recorded empty and second homes between neighbouring Boroughs
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In part 2 of our award winners story, we look at the successful submissions for the remaining three awards, presented at the 2019 Empty Homes Conference in Birmingham.
Meeting the Challenge Award - Sponsored by Action on Empty Homes
Winner: City of Bradford Metrolpolitan District Council
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With figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government showing that the number of long term vacant properties across England has risen to more than 216,000, we’re looking at the highest levels of homes standing empty (for more than six months) since 2012. Economically, this accounts for around £53.6bn of property in England alone, according to an analysis carried out by modular home and school builder Project Etopia.
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Having had the time to reflect on this year's successful National Empty Homes Conference, it is time to celebrate the fantastic work being done across the Country, highlighted during our Annual Empty Homes Awards, presented in Birmingham.
In Part 1, we look at the stories and judges comments behind three of our winners.
Best Before and After Photograph Award - Sponsored by Auction House UK
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Held on the 25th September at our usual Venue of Maple House in Birmingham, this year's National Empty Homes Conference proved a huge success, in showcasing successful regeneration and refurbishment projects from across the Country, during National Empty Homes Week.
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With just over a week to go until the National Empty Homes Conference 2019, we are edging closer to capacity but there are still a few delegate spaces available, with bookings being taken up until 5pm on Tuesday 24th with the submission of a completed booking form.
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The Empty Homes Network is pleased to announce this year’s Conference Silver Supporters, as Grafton Empty Homes, Finders International and Fraser & Fraser.
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The Empty Homes Network is pleased to announce this year’s Conference Gold Supporters, as No Use Empty: Kent, and Anglia Research. Further information on this year’s Conference, our Speakers and how to book, can be found here.
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We are pleased to announce that the Empty Homes Awards 2019 are now open for submissions.
There are Six Award categories this year that cover a wide range of empty homes activities.
The Awards will be presented to the winners at the Empty Homes Conference in Birmingham on 25th September. We look forward to revealing their identifies then!
The Six Award categories and this year's Award sponsors are as follows:
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Following the latest improvement to the EHN website, you can now share links via your social media accounts.
The social media buttons can be found at the top of the right-hand side-bar.
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Leading property protection provider Orbis Protect has joined forces with E.ON, one of the UK's top energy suppliers, to support its drive to tackle the UK’s housing shortage by bringing empty homes back into use.
Orbis Protect is partnering with E.ON on the scheme and will provide specialist clearance and cleaning of any empty properties, externally and internally.
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A more secure protocol has been implemented for accessing the EHN website
This is the 'https' or Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure, replacing the previous 'http' protocol.
https is now regarded as the standard for websites that involve payments or where users enter passwords. It means all traffic from your browser to the website is encrypted.
See www.howtogeek.com/181767/htg-explains-what-is-https-and-why-should-i-care/ for further information.
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The Empty Homes Network are pleased to announce this year’s Conference main sponsor as Auction House UK.
Operating from 40 auction rooms across England, Scotland and Wales, Auction House believe in selling properties at local, regional and national levels in order to achieve the best results for their clients.
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Planning and preparation is well under way for the National Empty Homes Conference, to be held in Birmingham on Wednesday 25th September, 2019.
As always, a strong and varied speaker line-up includes presentations from:
- Kerrie Eastman; Streets2Homes & Harlow Council
Using Council owned empty properties to help homelessness