Despite these issues, we identified lots of examples of best practice Windrush Alliance used contacts in community & local media to identify a number of properties Local networks can be a good way to identify empties - many VCS organisations use local communities to identify empties Good working relationships with LAs seen as crucial by smaller VCS organisations to identify properties & find tenants Bristol YMCA used local estate agents to source properties - effective approach but can be expensive AGMA (Empty to Plenty) & Kent County Council (No Use Empty) created strong brands & used social media to engage with empty home owners Thanet Council use auctions to identify properties, avoiding resource intensive negotiations with owners Discussions with Council of Mortgage Lenders to develop mechanisms of reporting empty home owners in breach of mortgages Reportemptyhomes.com – collaboration by voluntary orgs & Channel 4 enabling public to report empty homes.
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