Wednesday 1 June 2011

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There are more than 300,000 empty properties which could provide good-quality family homes, and help breath life back into neighbourhoods. It is time to end this scandalous situation, says government minister Andrew Stunell
For every two families needing a home in this country, there is one property standing empty.

It has been a determination of mine for a long time that we end the scandalous situation where we have families across the country on waiting lists, looking for a home of their own, yet there are at least 300,000 long-term empty properties.

So, this week, I got around the table with some of the key people who know about the problem, and who have first-hand experience .....

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