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ExtraOnions · 07/02/2026 17:47

It’s not just about having enough houses, it’s about having houses in places people want to live, with good transport links, amenities, facilities, and schools.

GreyCarpet · 07/02/2026 17:41

*many

GreyCarpet · 07/02/2026 17:30

The housing crisis is entirely manufactured in this country.

There are around 1 million empty houses the UK - more than the number of homeless people.

There are any reasons why this won't he addressed.

Octavia64 · 07/02/2026 17:07

There’s lots of cheap houses.
just not in the south east.

the north east has loads.

Gagagagadoesthegoose · 07/02/2026 17:02

There are hundreds of thousands of empty properties. Long term empty. Some owned by councils...
But we are losing green belts🤷

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SerendipityJane · 07/02/2026 16:59

smallglassbottle · 07/02/2026 12:29

They don't want people living in the countryside. I follow a youtube channel that discovers abandoned properties all throughout Wales and Northern England and there are hundreds of properties sitting vacant. Usually a case of the owner dies and they either don't have family or the family live away or are estranged. The properties usually need updating or full renovation and nobody is interested. They could easily be given away or sold cheaply, but it doesn't seem to happen. Many still have an electricity supply.

Thus proving if there is a "housing crisis" it's not lack of houses.

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KTheGrey · 07/02/2026 15:49

smallglassbottle · 07/02/2026 12:29

They don't want people living in the countryside. I follow a youtube channel that discovers abandoned properties all throughout Wales and Northern England and there are hundreds of properties sitting vacant. Usually a case of the owner dies and they either don't have family or the family live away or are estranged. The properties usually need updating or full renovation and nobody is interested. They could easily be given away or sold cheaply, but it doesn't seem to happen. Many still have an electricity supply.

What’s the channel? That sounds really interesting.

smallglassbottle · 07/02/2026 12:29

They don't want people living in the countryside. I follow a youtube channel that discovers abandoned properties all throughout Wales and Northern England and there are hundreds of properties sitting vacant. Usually a case of the owner dies and they either don't have family or the family live away or are estranged. The properties usually need updating or full renovation and nobody is interested. They could easily be given away or sold cheaply, but it doesn't seem to happen. Many still have an electricity supply.