EDMOs and Unoccupied Homes
Should you possess an empty property and it is not currently up for rent/sale, susceptible to probate resolution or just being employed as a holiday home, you should know about the council’s authority to impose an EDMO. An Empty Dwelling Management Order provides the council with the authority to take over the management of some unoccupied domestic properties, for the purpose of getting people into occupancy and putting empty properties to good use. Ever since July 2006, if the property has been empty in excess of 6 months for any reason not covered by exclusion, the local council can apply to the independent RPTS (Residential Property Tribunal Service) for an EDMO. Due to homes shortages, pertaining to the volume of people on numerous Local Authority (LA) housing waiting lists, local councils tend to be quicker to take this measure than before.