Empty homes: ‘Only 1.5 per cent of our council housing stock is empty at any given time,’ says Southwark’s housing chief
'We do everything we can do, and are allowed to do, already'
'We do everything we can do, and are allowed to do, already'
Southwark Council urged the government to do more to let local authorities tackle the issue
The pandemic made housing issues even more apparent
'It will be impossible to "build back better" if we keep letting our housing crisis get worse'
A petition, also calling for an immediate end to estate demolitions, has gained more than 700 signatures
Southwark council has never issued an empty dwelling management order
Mayoral candidate Tessa Jowell MP calls for "absentee owners" to live in the house they own or sell up
Foreign investors who leave homes empty for years leave Londoners waiting years for a family home
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