The housing market in the UK can be complex, and as it becomes increasingly difficult to get on the property ladder and purchase a house, things such as the empty housing crisis can cause controversy. In England alone, there are over 200,000 empty homes with the majority of empty properties in post-industrial areas due to high poverty rates and house prices languish. With homelessness also remaining a huge issue across the nation, the scale of the empty housing crisis appears enormous. Here are some key facts and figures relating to the UK’s empty house crisis, along with some steps that are currently being taken in order to tackle this huge issue.
