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Number of long-term empty private homes above 300,000

Sarah Townsend, Regen.net, 24 November 2009

The number of private homes standing empty for more than six months has risen above 300,000 for the first time in five years, according to new statistics.

The latest annual Halifax Empty Homes Survey shows there were 303,285 long-term empty private homes in April 2008, up nine per cent from 279,281 in April 2007. It found that...

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