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245 _aNew empty homes estimate
260 _c2004
490 _aHalifax Press Release
_v22 May 2004 (10)
520 _aNew research by Halifax shows across Great Britain there are around 860 000 empty homes, 3.4% of the total dwelling stock . Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester top the empty homes league with northwest England the worst region with nearly 5% of its dwelling stock empty. In England 84% of empty homes are privately owned but private sector homes usually stay empty for less than six months. House prices in areas with a significant number of empty homes were close to 30% below the UK average. http://www.hbosplc.com/media/includes/22-05-04_Emp ty_Homes_A_National_Snapshot.doc.
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650 _aPRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING
650 _aDEPRIVATION
650 _aNORTHWEST ENGLAND
650 _aBIRMINGHAM
650 _aLIVERPOOL
650 _aMANCHESTER
650 _aHOUSING STOCK
650 _aEMPTY HOMES
690 _aHOUSING-MARKET
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