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Empty homes grants

Can anybody point me to some Info on this? I'm moving on the 12th and the house we are buying has been empty for at least 12 months but my council don't seem to know anything about these grants

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  • StumpyPumpy
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    Come on people, it's not difficult: lose means to be unable to find, loose means not being fixed in place. So if you have a hole in your pocket you might lose your loose change.
  • kaya
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    Thanks for the link, although I am confused, does this apply to property's for rental only? I thought it was relevant as I'm buying one to live in but cant seem to find info other than for rental
  • StumpyPumpy
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    From the top of the page I linked for you:
    The DCLG’s Empty Homes Programme will run from April 2012 to March 2015. The Programme is £100m in total and will be divided into two funding streams.
    • The “main” HCA Programme aimed at registered providers/housing associations, which will be available via the Homes & Communities Agency &
    • The Community Grants Programme aimed at community led housing organisations, which is expected to account for between £10m -£30m, subject to demand.
    The HCA Programme:Bidding for this commenced on 21st November and closes on 23rd January 2012. Allocations were announced on 5th March 2012
    The Community Grant Programme: Bidding started on 24th January and remain open until 17th April 2012.
    As far as I can see, unless you are a registered provider, housing association or community led housing organisation that put in a bid for the grants before 23rd Jan 2012 or 17th April 2012 then you will not qualify. I'm not surprised that the people at the council don't know what you are talking about.
    Come on people, it's not difficult: lose means to be unable to find, loose means not being fixed in place. So if you have a hole in your pocket you might lose your loose change.
  • kaya
    kaya Posts: 2,465 Forumite
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    Lol, thanks, I got it from here ... https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5100235
    Never mind, if it sounds to good to be true.........
  • Mardle
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    We've just got an Empty Homes grant of just under 11k for work on the house we've just bought in N. E Lincs. It seems not all councils offer them. Here they are available to future owner occupiers of empty houses in council tax bands A & B. If we sell the house within 10 years the grant will have to be paid back.

    One of the Empty Homes team inspected the house and we were sent a schedule of works that they will pay for under the grant.

    Did you contact the Empty Homes team at your council?
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