Arrests in clampdown on council tax fraud - 7th January 2008
Liverpool Daily Post - Liverpool,UK
Last night Local Government Association (LGA) said that according to official government figures, Liverpool had the second highest number of empty homes in ...

Renting out an empty property? - 7th January 2008
MyFinances.co.uk - London,UK
A reader from Wiltshire is looking after an empty property and wants to know what authorities to tell when renting it out. Paul White, a consultant at ...

Peterborough empty homes - 7th January 2008
Peterborough UK - Peterborough,UK
If you have empty homes in your street contact the empty homes officer on 01733 747474, action can be taken especially if they have been vacant for over 6 ...

Empty houses see £800000 spend - 7th January 2008
BBC News - UK
Renew North Staffordshire is one of nine Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder initiatives in England which aims to build better homes in communities hit by low ...

Empty homes blitz - 7th January 2008
Ely Standard - Ely,England,UK
COUNCIL officials will get tough on East Cambridgeshire landlords with empty homes by hitting them in their pockets. Plans are on the table to take away ...

Developer unveils new affordable homes plan - 7th January 2008
Scotsman - United Kingdom
Harry Ramsden's fish and chip restaurant, had been empty for more than five years. The new tenant comes after developer Forth Ports spent £2 million on the ...

The lowdown on property taxes - 7th January 2008
BBC News - UK
CGT would be applied to the gains in those two years if, for instance, the property had been left standing empty. There are other various exemptions for PPR ...

EMPTY SHOP 'TAX' WILL HELP TO REVIVE TOWNS - 7th January 2007
South Devon Herald Express - Torquay,England,UK
The Government ended its empty property relief tax system in a bid to drive down rent and encourage business growth. In cities like Manchester, ...

New VAT rules to help renovators restore vacant properties
CityWire.co.uk - London,England,UK
New rules for VAT on property renovations will encourage owners and developers to get on with restoring empty properties rather than leaving them to rot. ...