General Interest

Filling Bristol's Empty Homes - stage 1: avoiding legal action

The first of two videos on Bristol City Council's empty team and what they do. This video concentrates on what you can do to avoid legal action.

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Filling Bristol's Empty Homes - stage 2: using our legal powers

The second of two videos on Bristol City Council's empty team and what they do, concentrating on legal powers.

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No Use Empty (West)

Profiling the West of England Empty Property Initiative.

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Empty Homes Week 2011 - renovation demonstration

Watch the first of our Empty Homes Week properties undergoing a renovation, helping it to get back to a state of useful accommodation.

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Capital Gains Tax on second homes

Learn how to use private residence relief to reduce your CGT.

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How to buy at auction

Auction houses

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Legal Restrictions

It's great to have imaginative plans for redeveloping your property, but if they won't get planning approval or building-control consent, you will need to re-think them.

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Empty Dwelling Management Orders (EDMOs) discussed

Local authorities may take out an EDMO on properties which have been lying empty for at least six months.

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The Empty Homes Toolkit

Housing Minister explains how this toolkit can help to solve the 'empty homes scandal'

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Rental income: UK tax for landlords explained

Renting of property – the tax rules. UK tax explained by former tax inspector Adrian Huston

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Home Alone: homes left empty

'Home Alone' - Channel 4 news clip exploring why homes are left empty.

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Empty Properties

An empty property is an asset at risk. Owners of empty property are losing money on an asset which should be providing them with an income stream

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