In 1980, when Corina Poore, 36 years old and pregnant, first opened the door to a derelict house in New Cross Gate, south-east London, the estate agent refused to step in with her. Inside were dead ...

An empty-homes tax meant to penalize real-­property owners who leave their Oahu residences vacant for extended periods of time was formally deferred Wednesday evening by the Honolulu City Council.

Each morning as I walk out my front door, lugging my ever-heavier one-year-old son to day care, I can see it looming, cold and ominous: the empty house across the street. It's been dilapidated since I ...

Almost £1m of extra council tax is expected to be raised from a city's empty homes this financial year, new figures have ...

The number of empty homes across the West Midlands has risen by more than a third in a year, leading to calls for councils to be given extra powers to tackle it. The BBC submitted Freedom of ...

San Francisco officials have delayed suspending a voter-approved “Empty Homes Tax” during a legal challenge because of a push by Supervisor Jackie Fielder to keep the measure alive. The tax, known as ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A recent time-lapse video shows a tower in Kakaako with only few lights on at night. Advocates say it’s a glaring example of luxury condos with no one living inside. “We are ...

The Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law &Economic Justice is recommending that the Honolulu City Council impose a 3-5% empty-homes tax, citing a worsening housing crisis on Oahu where more than 8 in 10 ...

An empty-homes tax meant to penalize real property owners who leave their Oahu residences vacant for extended periods of time has been deliberated at Honolulu Hale for years. But on Thursday the Hono ...

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