Posted 01.03.22
Glasgow City Council: Further reading
Glasgow City Council's 'Empty Homes Strategy' has brought back hundreds of empty homes back to use in the city over the past few years.
Glasgow currently has 2,659 homes listed as being empty for six months or more.
Empty homes are not only a wasted resource that could be used to address local housing needs but can also become a blight on the community by becoming eyesores and attracting vandalism.
The economic advantage to bringing an empty home back to productive use is clear: it costs between £6,000 - £25,000 to renovate an empty property compared to an estimated cost of £120,000 to build a new home.
Since 2019, 607 homes have been brought back into productive use through council's Empty Homes Officers working with owners, following the target of 200-250 homes per year.
Under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010, local authorities can now use Council Tax records to identify vacant homes and bring them back into use.
A surcharge of up to 100% of Council Tax can be charged to owners of empty homes which are not being marketed for sale or rent.
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