Empty Homes
An empty home is a wasted resource both for the owner
who could otherwise make financial gains by letting or selling the
property, and for those who are in need of
housing. In addition, empty homes can have strong
negative impacts both on residents living in the neighbouring
vicinity and the wider community.
Bromsgrove District Council is committed to ensuring that
they support owners of empty properties to help return them to use.
A toolkit of options and ideas has been put together for
owners of empty properties. These include:
- Property inspection and schedule of works
- Grant assistance
- Local contractor details
- We can provide you with information on letting your property
out
- We can link you up with our "Step Up Private Tenancy Scheme" to
give you assistance in renting your property
- We can give you advice if you wish to sell your property
To support the Council's focus on returning empty properties
back into use, the Council have utilised their power to charge 100%
council tax rates on properties that have been empty for longer
than six months. It is also important that owners of empty
properties are aware that the Council have access to a wide range
of enforcement legislation that can be used to force an owner to
carry out certain works on their property to make it safe, secure,
and to ensure that the property does not adversely affect the area
it is in.
If you would like to report an empty property within
Bromsgrove please use the following form:
Report Empty Property Form 
Documents
Empty Homes Leaflet
