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1716145

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent estimate he has made of the number of empty residential properties in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure empty residential properties do not fall into disrepair.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	24944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-05-01/24519" target="_blank">24519</a> on 10 May 2024.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 13/05/2024 13:39:03 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1715177

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what data his Department holds on the number of empty dwellings in the UK in the last 6 months.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	24516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>As mentioned in the answer to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-22/23007" target="_blank">23007</a> on 30 April 2024, the department publishes live tables on dwelling stock, which includes vacant homes here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">Live tables on dwelling stock (including vacants) - GOV.UK</a>. This data is collated from Council Taxbase data, collected by local authorities.</p><p>Our published figures for empty homes in England are in live table 615 which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">here</a>. As for the rest of the UK, housing is a devolved matter.</p><p>Local authorities already have powers to deal with empty homes.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 24517 24518 24519 question first answered 10/05/2024 14:25:54 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1715178

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of his Department's policies on reducing the number of empty homes in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	24517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>As mentioned in the answer to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-22/23007" target="_blank">23007</a> on 30 April 2024, the department publishes live tables on dwelling stock, which includes vacant homes here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">Live tables on dwelling stock (including vacants) - GOV.UK</a>. This data is collated from Council Taxbase data, collected by local authorities.</p><p>Our published figures for empty homes in England are in live table 615 which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">here</a>. As for the rest of the UK, housing is a devolved matter.</p><p>Local authorities already have powers to deal with empty homes.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 24516 24518 24519 question first answered 10/05/2024 14:25:54 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1715179

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to encourage occupation of long term empty homes.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	24518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>As mentioned in the answer to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-22/23007" target="_blank">23007</a> on 30 April 2024, the department publishes live tables on dwelling stock, which includes vacant homes here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">Live tables on dwelling stock (including vacants) - GOV.UK</a>. This data is collated from Council Taxbase data, collected by local authorities.</p><p>Our published figures for empty homes in England are in live table 615 which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">here</a>. As for the rest of the UK, housing is a devolved matter.</p><p>Local authorities already have powers to deal with empty homes.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 24516 24517 24519 question first answered 10/05/2024 14:25:54 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1715180

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential barriers to reducing the number of empty dwellings in high-demand housing areas.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	24519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>As mentioned in the answer to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-22/23007" target="_blank">23007</a> on 30 April 2024, the department publishes live tables on dwelling stock, which includes vacant homes here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">Live tables on dwelling stock (including vacants) - GOV.UK</a>. This data is collated from Council Taxbase data, collected by local authorities.</p><p>Our published figures for empty homes in England are in live table 615 which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">here</a>. As for the rest of the UK, housing is a devolved matter.</p><p>Local authorities already have powers to deal with empty homes.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 24516 24517 24518 question first answered 10/05/2024 14:25:54 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1712699

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of homes that have been recorded as vacant for over two years are categorised as (a) primary residences, (b) second homes, and (c) other properties in each region; and what steps he is taking to bring these homes back into use.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	23007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The department publishes live tables on dwelling stock, which includes vacant homes here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">Live tables on dwelling stock (including vacants) - GOV.UK</a>. This data is collated from Council Taxbase data, collected by local authorities.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 30/04/2024 16:08:56 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1681538

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to bring empty properties into use that have been vacant (a) for extended periods and (b) for shorter lengths of time.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	9277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>The number of long-term empty homes remains substantially lower than when records began in 2004. As of May 2010, over 300,000 homes in England had been standing empty for longer than 6 months. As of October 2022, the number of long-term empty properties had fallen to 248,633.</p><p>Local authorities can exercise powers we have provided to them to take over the management of long-term empty homes in order to bring homes back into use in the private rented sector. Local authorities can apply for an Empty Dwelling Management Order (EDMO) when a property has been empty for more than two years, subject to the production of evidence that the property has been causing a nuisance to the community and evidence of community support for their proposal.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 17/01/2024 17:34:33 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1681741

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Empty Property
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to give local councils more powers to deal with empty homes and reduce the waiting list for council housing.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government wants to encourage empty homes back into use, and empower local leaders to invest in their communities. Local authorities already have many powers and strong incentives to tackle empty homes and it is right that local leaders decide how to use those tools to meet local housing needs. It is for local authorities to decide when to use their powers to deal with empty properties, and they have the flexibility to focus on locally determined priorities and allocate their resources accordingly.</p><p>Local authorities have a range of powers and incentives at their disposal to bring empty homes back into use. These include, Empty Dwelling Management Orders, council tax exemptions and premiums, enforced sales, compulsory purchase, and measures to secure the improvement of empty properties. A range of other initiatives and incentives are aimed at reducing the number of empty properties, including the sale of empty Government owned homes and planning measures.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 24/01/2024 16:32:02 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1674223

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Empty Property
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total number of empty houses for each of the past three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>As set out in publicly available information, statistics on vacant dwellings in England (as reported for the purposes of council tax) for each of the past three years are shown in Table 1 below.</p><p>Table 1. All vacant dwellings<sup>1</sup> and Long-Term vacant dwellings<sup>2</sup> England, 2021 to 2023.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>All-Vacants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Long-Term Vacants</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 Oct 2021</p></td><td><p>653,025</p></td><td><p>237,340</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 Oct 2022</p></td><td><p>676,304</p></td><td><p>248,149</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 Oct 2023</p></td><td><p>699,126</p></td><td><p>261,189</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Council Tax Base (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-taxbase-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-taxbase-statistics</a>) and also published in Live Table 615 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants</a>)</p><p><em><sup>1 </sup></em><em>These are defined as empty properties as classified for council tax purposes and include empty properties liable for 100% council tax and empty properties that receive a council tax exemption, discount or premium.</em></p><p><em><sup>2 </sup></em><em>These are defined as properties liable for council tax that have been empty for more than six months and that are not subject to Empty Homes Discount class D or empty due to specific flooding events.</em></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 14/12/2023 15:36:48 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1672022

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to (a) collect and (b) publish data on the number of commercial properties in England that have been vacant for two years or more; and if he will bring forward legislation to require local authorities to report on the number of non-residential buildings they own that have been vacant for two years or more.
tabling member constituency	Milton Keynes North
tabling member printed	Ben Everitt
uin	3073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>It is for local authorities to decide how to monitor local vacancy rates.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 28/11/2023 13:25:17 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4836 label Biography information for Ben Everitt