Help available to bring empty homes back into use
If you have a property that has become ‘stuck’ empty then contact us as we can help you to explore your options and then support you to find a solution to bring the property back into use.
Options that we offer which may be suitable depending on your circumstances and the plans you might have for the property, include:
- Grants for landlords - available if you plan to make your empty home available for rent to tenants
- Advice visits for new landlords - we can give guidance on how to make the property suitable for letting, plus lots of online resources in our Help for landlords pages.
- VAT discounts on renovating empty homes - VAT for building work to empty properties can be charged at a reduced or zero-rate. We can provide a letter which you can use as evidence to HMRC, which could save you thousands of pounds. There is a small fee for this service to cover our administrative costs. Use this form to request and pay for an empty homes VAT-reduction letter.
If you would like to make changes to the property but do not know where to start, please see our planning and building pages for more information.