Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 84927

Empty Property

Tabled: 24 October 2025

Answered: 3 November 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 74712 on Local Government: Empty Property, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of abolishing t

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

Through the New Homes Bonus, local authorities can receive funding for bringing a long-term empty home back into use. The New Homes Bonus in its current form will close at the end of the financial year 2025-26. Following its closure, local authorities wil...

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