That’s the question I consider in today’s video.

The government wants to make it easier for councils to use Empty Dwelling Management Orders, potentially bringing properties into scope after they’ve been vacant for just six months.

There’s an interesting historical precedent for what’s happening today.

Britain has used sweeping powers over empty homes before – and some of those supposedly exceptional interventions lasted far longer than you might expect.

At its post-war peak, roughly how many British properties were still under government requisition?


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So rather than simply complain about the direction this is all going in, I’ve looked at what property owners can actually do about it.

There are six practical measures that could matter, including some surprisingly simple ways of demonstrating that a property is being used, marketed, or prepared for occupation. I run through each of them in the video.

Then there’s the question investors should always ask when the rules change: who benefits?

If mounting regulation continues to push smaller landlords out of the market, somebody still has to provide homes for their former tenants. That could create an interesting advantage for the large professional landlords left behind.

I explain the rules, the practical response, and one stock-market opportunity that could emerge from it all in today’s video.

Watch it below.

Best,


Sam Volkering
Investment Director, Southbank Investment Research

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