Empty Property

Question

Statistics on vacant dwellings in England, as reported for the purposes of council tax, for each of the past three years are shown in Table 1 below.

Table 1. All vacant dwellings¹ and Long-Term vacant dwellings² England, 2022 to 2024.

Source: Council Tax Base (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-taxbase-statistics) and also published in Live Table 615 (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants)

¹ These are defined as empty properties as classified for council tax purposes and include all empty properties liable for council tax and properties that are empty but receive a council tax exemption. They do not include second homes as classified for council tax purposes.

² These are defined as properties liable for council tax that have been empty for more than six months and that are not subject to Empty Homes Discount class D or empty due to specific flooding events.