I said it’s a start, not the answer to everything.

Also:

Long-term empty homes To be classed as ‘long-term empty’ a home has to be liable for council tax and to have been unfurnished and not lived in for over 6 months. This figure is increasing all the time, but as at **October 2023, it was 261,189. **

I’m not against building more homes. We need more council homes for sure. Housing should be seen as a human need, not a commodity to trade.