20-05-2025
How that empty house next door could knock £50,000 off the value of YOUR home
Living next door to a run-down, empty house could knock more than £50,000 off the value of the average home – but there are steps you can take to protect your property's price tag.
Almost one million homes are standing empty across the UK, the majority of which have been vacant for more than six months, according to council tax data analysed by the charity Action on Empty Homes. Of these, 133,000 belonged to someone who has died.
