Empty homes

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• Posted by Roberta August 08, 2024 at 17:05

  No house should be left to remain empty and become uninhabitable. This is morally wrong when homes are so desperately needed for those who cannot afford to buy or rent privately.

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• Posted by sailingomi August 10, 2024 at 12:21

  There are two issues I believe. Holiday homes that are left vacant unless used by owners/families and homes that sit unused due to personal reasons. It would be good to know what effect the doubling of council has had on second properties.

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• Posted by stevenc August 11, 2024 at 21:41

  In the village i live in a housing association has allowed a house to be empty for over two years and now it is to be sold due to the so called cost to bring it back to a liveable state.
  How can a house be left for two years then be sold losing a vital rentable house to be lost from a small village.
  These houses are so vital to a small community
  Dorset council should be enforcing the housing companies to ensure the above stops happening

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• Posted by residentX August 14, 2024 at 00:06

  There should be no empty homes. If they have been empty for 6 months, with no evidence of habitation, council should take them on as social housing.

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• Posted by SwanageResident25 August 17, 2024 at 20:01

  Doubling council tax is a drop in the ocean. If people can afford 2nd homes, higher council tax will not affect them, in fact most will use accountants to dodge this anyway. We cannot allow holiday homes, or indeed ANY homes in Swanage to remain empty for 90% of the year (typically holiday homes are used for approximately a month a year and remain empty for 11 months) when we have such a housing shortage. Likewise Air BnB and redundant B&Bs that have one or two adults rattling around in 7 or 8 bedroomed houses, need occupying.

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