Empty property owners are being supported to bring their homes back into use by Bath & North East Somerset Council with 96 homes becoming occupied again in the past year.

With 943 properties in B&NES lying empty for more than six months and 454 of those for more than a year, the council’s Empty Property Service is working closely with owners to identify the barriers to bringing the homes back to a standard where they can be lived in and offering them support to make that happen.

The Empty Property Service aims to bring homes back into use both by providing empty property assistance and by carrying out enforcement action based on the impact on neighbouring houses.