Housebuilding: Regional Mayors - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 11:17 am on 5 December 2024.

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Photo of Baroness Taylor of Stevenage Baroness Taylor of Stevenage Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government), Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) 11:17, 5 December 2024

We will take measures to deal with land-banking and the situation with long-term empty homes. Sometimes, homes are built but still not occupied. We will increase funding to make those affordable homes and remove tax incentives and informal approaches. If they do not work, local authorities can use enforced sale procedures or empty dwelling management orders to make sure that land and property are used for their intended purposes.