Scrutiny Commission on Empty Properties Tony Hanson Residential Services Manager Housing Strategy and Regulatory Services

Empty Homes The National Picture For every two families that need a home there is one property standing empty. This isn't just inefficient it's unjust!

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£60 million government spend will enable 600 new homes 8 February The HCA have put a significant amount of funding into empty homes, in the region of 19 million pounds to refurbish over 550 empty homes. THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, T00%3A00%3A00Z&updated-max= T00%3A00%3A00Z&max-results=31 Empty Homes

Total empty homes in England YearTotal , , , ,993

Region Total Empty Homes Local council owned Other public body owned Privately owned and vacant for over 6 months for regeneration or housing schemes All other private homes vacant for more than 6 months North East 40,6852, ,986 North West 122,6323, ,72164,332 Yorkshire & the Humber 90,7685, ,566 East Midlands 62,1343, ,797 West Midlands 69,0023, ,58733,780 East of England 54,1692, ,262 London 75,7069, ,804 South East 84,2052,8211, ,073 South West 52,6921,4721, ,401 ENGLAND 651,99334,5555,7358,372307,001 Who owns the empty homes? Statistics by tenure and region 2009

LA Name Total Empty Homes % of Homes Empty All other Private homes vacant for more than 6 months LA Name Total Empty Homes % of Homes Empty All other Private homes vacant for more than 6 months Chester-le- Street %331Alnwick %412 Teesdale %0Hartlepool UA %631 Stockton-on- Tees UA %1158Wear Valley %919 Gateshead %2389Easington %1814 South Tyneside %829Middlesbrough %1466 Redcar and Cleveland UA %831Durham %987 North Tyneside %1025Sedgefield %1036 Tynedale %454Derwentside %1191 Darlington UA %1202 Berwick-upon- Tweed Newcastle upon Tyne %1641Blyth Valley Sunderland %2343Castle Morpeth Wansbeck Comparison with North East Authorities

Comparison to equivalent Local Authorities LA NameTotal Empty Homes% of Homes Empty All other Private homes vacant for more than 6 months Plymouth UA %771 South Tyneside %829 Sandwell %1952 Walsall %1742 North East Lincolnshire %1008 Knowsley %642 Wolverhampton %1933 Stoke-on-Trent %2707 Salford %2279 Kingston upon Hull, %3218

Cost to the Council and other Agencies From 1 April 2010 to 1 October 2010 –16 Empty Properties dealt with by Wardens –29 Empty Properties dealt with by Environmental Health – 4 Empty Properties dealt with by Building Control –49 Empty Property incidents recorded by the Police –15 Empty Property incidents attended by the Fire Brigade

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