Service disruption

Please note that our Council Tax, Business Rates and Benefits self-service portals will be unavailable on Monday 20 May from 7.00am to 10.00am due to planned maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience.

What is an empty home?

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1. Overview

What does the empty homes service do?

We work in the private housing market to help owners of empty properties to bring them back into use.

We aim to prevent homes and buildings standing empty or becoming empty and to preserve and improve the city's housing stock.

Owners of empty, residential properties are provided with information about leasing schemes, private renting and general advice to help bring the property back into use.

 

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