Agents tell Housing Minister to 'get empty homes back in use'

Agents tell Housing Minister to 'get empty homes back in use'

NAEA Propertymark has written a letter to Housing Minister Christopher Pincher, asking what measures the government is taking to get more empty homes back into use.

The letter, penned by outgoing NAEA chief executive Mark Hayward, comes ahead of Empty Homes Week, which was due to take place from September 21 but has been cancelled due to Covid-19. To continue reading this article, please click here
Source: Estate Agent Today


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