Empty Homes Week 2011: a renovation demonstration

Two empty properties are set for a clean-up in Empty Homes Week formally launching the No Use Empty West initiative, helping owners bring empty properties back into use. Watch the video of our first property getting help here in the West of England.

Find out more about this as the project progresses, along with other West of England success stories in our case studies pages.
Read more on the national empty homes problem today, and how solutions could be found (BBC website).
Read a BBC story about David Ireland and the Empty Homes Agency on what can be done to bring vacant properties back into useful accommodation.

Look out for more news, information, videos and projects here, during Empty Homes Week, and ongoing.

Vacant properties are no use empty

Do you own an empty property in good repair but don't know whether to sell or rent?
Are you a property developer looking for opportunities to turn empty properties into profit?
Have you recently inherited a property that's standing empty but are unsure of the next steps to filling it?
Are you aware of a property left standing empty and want something done?

If so, this website can help you. Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire councils work together to tackle the problem of empty homes across the West of England region. We encourage, enable and assist owners to bring their empty properties back into use for residential accommodation.

Whether you own an empty property, wish to buy an empty property or if you want to report an empty property you will find useful information, advice and contacts to help you here.

There are several reasons why we should strive to return empty properties to good use. Read about the benefits of bringing empty properties back into use.

Vacant properties are no use empty, so to help landlords, developers and new owners fill empty homes we've launched these on-line facilities:

Empty Properties for Sale - A new initiative to help owners to sell their empty properties. Add my Empty Property now.
Know of an Empty Property? Report empty properties to your council. Helping us to act on these can bring properties back into use. You can do this in strictest confidence. Report an Empty Property now.
Interested Purchasers List. Register as an Interested Purchaser now.