Submitted on Saturday 11th April 2020
Rejected on Friday 12th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Give Local Authorities the power to purchase empty residential properties
Local authorities should be able to purchase empty properties after a period of 2 years. These properties can then be used for social housing or be refurbished and sold. Empty derelict properties are an eyesore and a health hazard.
There is a lack of social housing and local authorities must make the best use of the money given to them by central government.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Local authorities already have a number of powers in respect of empty properties, including compulsory purchase. You can find out about local authorities’ powers to tackle empty housing here: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn03012
Deciding whether to use these powers is a matter for individual local authorities, not the Government or House of Commons. You could start a new petition calling on the Government to require local authorities to take action, such as initiating compulsory purchase proceedings, if a residential property has been vacant for two years or more.
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