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<p>Statistics on vacant dwellings in England and in each local authority district
are published in the Ministry’s live table 615 which is available at the following
link. This table shows the annual total numbers of empty homes and those vacant longer
than six months and also vacants in the local authority, housing association and other
public sector tenures.</p><p>The table can be found at: <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>Rates
of council tax charged on empty homes are a matter for individual local authorities,
who will take into account local circumstances in reaching their decision. In 2018,
299 out of 326 authorities reported that they were charging a premium on some of their
empty dwellings, up from 291 in 2017.</p><p>The number of long-term vacant dwellings
across England remains lower than when records began.</p>
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