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    Hi Howard,
    There are ways the local authority can take action against owners of derelict property. They have the legal power to take action, if only they were prepared to....

    Here are a couple of examples:

    To need the owner to address unsightly land or the external appearance of a property - Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Section 215

    To need the owner to take steps to address a property adversely affecting the amenity of an area through its disrepair - Building Act 1984, Section 79

    I believe these Acts have been mentioned on the forum before but to start tackling the problem now, after leaving it for so very long, would cost an absolute fortune...and where would they start? In my eyes they've dug themselves a very deep hole that they can't get out of.

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