Empty Homes Strategy

North Norfolk Empty Homes Strategy

Council services like Housing, Planning and Environmental Health can have a big impact in bringing empty homes back into use if they work together within a corporate strategy: our Empty Homes Strategy will put the Council in a strong position to approach other organisations like housing associations and developers who want to work in partnership to tackle solutions.

Our Empty Homes Strategy aims to:

• Make it easier for property owners to bring empty homes back into use
• Set clear targets for reducing the number of empty homes
• Improve housing standards
• Bring rental income to owners and development partners
• Create homes for people in housing need
• Create greater choice for prospective tenants
• Reduce the need to build new homes
• Improve the environment
• Reduce vandalism
• Raise the profile of empty homes and reducing the acceptability of properties being left empty
• Gain the commitment and co-operation necessary to succeed in tackling the problem – both from within the Council and externally