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Property developers urged to play a role.Empty housing should be converted into property fit for living in, according to one expert.David Ireland, chief executive of Empty Homes, said that the greatest need at the moment is for affordable housing, while creating more properties would also help.He went on to urge home improvement projects by stating that the main priority should be getting more properties back into use."Clearly where the government subsidies are going is for affordable homes, and we very much support that," he added.Mr Ireland said that there is one of the highest vacancy rates in the north-west of England, with big housing regeneration schemes being a cause of this."As a result (of funding being withdrawn) there are a lot of properties which have been emptied out in those towns and cities in places like Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle," he commented.Recently, a press release from Communities and Local Government said that powerful new incentives are being given to get empty homes lived in again.Posted by Tim Lloyd
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