Comment on Why are we building homes when so many are standing empty?
Docus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Anecdotal of course, but while looking to downsize, we have seen many houses empty for 6+ months due to probate delays, and houses I would not buy for a pound due to the amount of work needed. So not sure how meaningful these stats are.
Emperor@feddit.uk 2 days ago
They have been selling off houses in Liverpool for £1 - rough area and they needed a lot of work doing, plus the Council had a lot of rules in place (so could take it back if the work hadn’t progressed far enough). It seemed a major undertaking but worked for some people.
frazorth@feddit.uk 2 days ago
So these could be houses that people don’t actually want to live in? Maybe because work isn’t there, or the cost of repair too high?
I remember some of those houses, as I was in Wavertree near the Botanic Gardens, Matalan and the burnt down pubs around 2000 and you couldn’t give away some homes just a bit further down Picton.