Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Empty Homes

The Private Sector Housing Empty Homes Team aims to reduce the number of long-term empty private homes in the Borough.  Through tackling this wasted housing, we aim to increase the supply of accommodation that is available both to let and buy.

Keeping a property empty costs money; empty homes are more expensive to insure (if insurance is available at all) and provide no rental income.  Excluding the cost of vandalism and depreciation, keeping a property empty could be costing owners as much as £135 a week (that is £7018 each year)*

There are approximately 962 homes across the Borough that have been empty for at least six months (long-term).

In 2010/11 the Empty Homes Team worked with owners and returned to use 58 properties, which equates to 69 units of accommodation.

The Empty Homes Team work to three principles; Connect,Support and Enforce.

* Source: Empty Homes Agency, ORBIS, DETR, RICS, insurance broker

To report empty properties in Stockton, please use the contact details on this page.

Web Links

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• BBC - Homes - How to Rescue an Empty Property
• Empty Homes
• Report Empty Homes