In the UK there are nearly 800,000 empty properties. Eight local authorities in Surrey and Hampshire are working in partnership to reduce the number of empty properties in our area by providing advice and assistance to the public and owners of empty properties to help bring them back into use.
National Empty Homes Week
Councils should tackle the housing shortage by taking over empty homes, a charity has said, after it emerged that there are more than 100,000 vacant properties in the South-East.
