- Around a quarter of current and former empty property owners state a lack of tenant as the reason for the property being empty, caused variously by void periods between tenancies, tenant eviction or tenants leaving unexpectedly (24%)
- 15% cite refurbishment or building/renovation work as the reason, whilst 14% say that they are in the process of selling the property
Reasons for empty properties
Summary
Why did your property become empty?
Base: Current and former empty property owners (66)
| wdt_ID | Key themes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No tenant e.g. void period betewen tenants, no one wanted to rent it, tenant evicted, tenancy ended, tenant left | 24 |
| 2 | Refurbishment/renovation/building work | 15 |
| 3 | Selling the property | 14 |
| 4 | Death/illness e.g. family member/owner dying, owner unwell | 11 |
| 11 | Moved house/moved in with partner | 8 |
| 12 | Too expensive to make required improvements/repairs | 5 |
| 13 | Other e.g. difficult to find reliable builder, legal requirements for landlords too onerous, criminal activity, second home | 14 |
| 14 | Na/no comment/no valid comment | 24 |
