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Report an empty property
Empty homes can have a negative impact on a local community. If you are aware of one, please let us know.
The way in which empty properties impact on your life can include:
- lowering the price and desirability of your property
- spoiling the look of your village, or neighbourhood
- damaging your property, for example, by causing it to become damp
- providing a place for antisocial gatherings
- harbouring an infestation of pests
How to report an empty property
You can report an empty property to the Housing Standards Team on the contact details below.
When you report an empty property it will help if you can give us the following details:
- your address and contact details for ease of communication and business analysis
- the address including postcode of the empty property
- any known details of the owners
- the circumstances causing it to have become, and remain, empty
- how it affects your life
- how you think it could be reused
Private Sector Housing Assistance and Renewal Policy (PDF , 733KB)