Friday, 7 January 2011

Empty homes rules tightened 'to protect civil liberties' | Society | The Guardian

Empty homes rules tightened 'to protect civil liberties' | Society | The Guardian

The government is to tighten up the rules that allow councils to seize empty homes, claiming the current system, introduced under Labour, infringes civil liberties.

Local authorities will have to wait two years before attempting to take charge of an empty property, instead of the present six months, and they will only be able to seize buildings that are run-down "vandal magnets".

Eric Pickles, the communities secretary, said he was protecting the "fundamental human right" to property.....

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