December 2019
The Mirror covers the story that an investigation by the Liberal Democrats has found just 21 councils – fewer than 1 in 10 – have made use of Empty Dwelling Management Orders in the past five years. This means that Almost 13,000 houses have been empty for 10 years and 127,000 kids face homelessness in 2020. Plus, a staggering 46,964 homes have been empty for 5 years or more and 313,792 have been empty for more than six months according to an investigation by the Liberal Democrats.