'There is currently no requirement for ratepayers to inform Land & Property Services that their property is vacant, nor is there any financial advantage to doing so'
Tongues have been wagging this week about the throngs of crumbling, derelict and falling down buildings in our capital city - and it’s about time.
While buildings in commercial centres pose a huge problem, we also have a major issue when it comes houses that could be homes, but are in no fit state to be lived in. “If you have concerns and want to report a derelict or dangerous property, contact your local council.”So I did and asked each of them how many derelict homes they have registered.
“If they don’t, the Council will remedy and then seek the relevant costs of the owner. This, however, would only happen occasionally throughout any given year.” “If a property is derelict and has been taken out of the Valuation List it is not liable for rates. LPS does not collect and retain information regarding derelict properties.”Nor does LPS “maintain a register of vacant properties” after we asked DoF about the number of empty homes in Northern Ireland.
But however, you look at this, the long and short of the whole sorry mess, is that no one anywhere has a complete picture of just how big an issue dereliction and vacant properties are across Northern Ireland. But some figures from across the water in England, should be at the heart of the debate, if and when it comes back around.
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