Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, GB expands housing options with Empty Houses pilot

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, GB Empty Houses Pilot

In Progress

Oldham contained approximately 1,100 qualifying properties at the pilot's beginning. The council offers to purchase residential properties that do not have occupants for at least six months. Council personnel renovates purchased properties before renting to families at subsidized rates. The pilot also offers to lease empty properties from owners and renovate, thus expanding affordable housing stock without the costs of outright purchases.

Economic Development Land Use Planning / Development Low-income Housing Pilot / POC Affordable Housing

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, GB

Metropolitan council in England

United Kingdom

Links

Do you own an empty home? | Bringing empty homes back into use | Oldham Council

Bringing empty homes back into use

Newsworthy

New pilot scheme aims to bring empty homes back into use | Oldham Council

New pilot scheme aims to bring empty homes back into use - Oldham Council scheme to bring 20 homes back into use

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