London’s Mayor Ken Livingstone has set fresh targets for bringing empty homes in the capital back into use.
Speaking at a conference this morning, Livingstone said that he had brought together council and housing association officers, private sector landlords and investors for the first time to agree an action plan to deal with empty homes in London more effectively.
Livingstone said: “There are more than 100,000 homes standing empty in London. We have agreed a target to bring 2,600 back into use in the next year.
“And I am determined this will be raised year on year to end the waste of empty homes in London.”
The GLA and the Empty Homes Agency estimate that around 66,000 homes could be created by bringing empty homes into use and converting empty shops, offices and other redundant buildings into houses and flats.
EGi News 16/05/02
