Why this estate has hundreds of empty apartments, while people are desperate for homes

Standing proud since the 1960s, they dominate the city skyline against the dramatic hills that surround the city. But uncertainty has hung over the Seven Sisters of Rochdale for almost eight years. It was November 2016 when the Manchester Evening News reported for the first time that the Grade II listed tower blocks of the … Read more

‘They told me there is no social housing’: Families are homeless, but 33,000 homes are empty

Rose plays with her children in their cramped accommodation

Tens of thousands of social housing units currently sit empty, despite the country facing a national housing crisis. There are 33,993 vacant council properties in England, the highest number since 2009. And Sky News can reveal that more than 6,000 public homes have been empty for more than a year. These include several homes that … Read more

Huge entertainment complex left empty by company linked to Vincent Tan

Islington Green is a beautiful part of London and has relatively little to do with Cardiff – with the notable exception of a group of people who are very frustrated by the actions of a company founded by Vincent Tan, the owner of Cardiff City. In 2012, the subsidiary of Berjaya – a company that … Read more