howard mcsweeney1 wrote:I don't know what the figures on empty homes are but overseas investors buying property then leaving it empty can't help matters.
See:- 1. We are not using the present housing stock efficiently.
Also see:-
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/new-zealand-ban-foreigners-buy-homes-housing-crisis-property-building-a8107681.html
Not difficult if people have the political will I would suggest? Stop building and start using what we already have efficiently.
+ when we do build, build high quality, high density housing. Just look at this - and it was COUNCIL housing! :-
http://www.lovelondoncouncilhousing.com/2011/06/1900-boundary-estate.html
Here's a 'vijo' as they call it locally with a bit of the Boundary Estate on it :-