Empty properties
This page is for owners of empty properties.
We’re taking action to reduce the number of empty properties in Hackney.
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Empty property legislation
There are powers available which we use where a long term empty property is impacting the surrounding area. These include:
- Town and Country Planning Act Section 215 – requires the powers of unsightly empty properties to tidy them up when they affect the amenity of an area.
- Building Act 1984 – forces property owners to demolish or repair seriously dilapidated buildings
- Environmental Protection Act 1990 – requires owners to carry out repairs to properties which are prejudicial to health or causing a nuisance to neighbours
- Prevention of Damage of Pests Act 1949 – requires owners to destroy rats or mice and keep their land free from them
- Housing Act 2004 – provides powers to have property repaired or managed by the council
Page updated on: 9 June 2023
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