Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 14 December 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
(1) how many long-term empty properties there were in Leeds in each year since 1990;
(2) how many long-term empty properties there were in Leeds, West constituency in each year since 1990.
The number of long-term empty domestic dwellings in Leeds since 2004 are shown in the following table. Data prior to 2004 are not available and data are not available at constituency level.
Long-term empty dwellings | |
1 November 2004 | 6,445 |
10 October 2005 | 4,542 |
9 October 2006 | 4,070 |
8 October 2007 | 4,525 |
6 October 2008 | 4,712 |
5 October 2009 | 4,724 |
The data are taken from the Council Tax Base (CTB) form completed annually in the autumn by all billing authorities in England and returned to Communities and Local Government.
Details of the number of empty non-domestic hereditaments are not currently available.
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