We are Problem solvers
Empty Houses
Empty Houses
Empty Houses
Did you know that, in figures taken from 2018 as many as 22,000 homes in London sat vacant?
WHY are all these properties left empty, when there’s such a fierce demand for housing? An Admiral spokesperson has said:
"It is vastly explained by what the authority calls 'buy-to-leave'... homes are being bought up as investments, often from abroad, and not being used to provide housing for people.”
There is also a trend of investors and landlords not being able to afford refurbishment or upkeep of the property and it therefore falls into an unsuitable and unusable state. This is not just a problem facing London but every city and major town across the country.
From the House of Commons Library the statistic as of October 2020, there are over 600,000 empty homes across the country. Homes that, in the right hands could be refurbished and made into homes for the homeless, people in care, people with disabilities and people with assisted or supported living needs. In 2018 Nottingham had 4,116 vacant properties and 8 homeless deaths. If there is ample space available, then why is this allowed to happen?
Fairbreak aims to make sure that whatever the needs of the community we serve, we will do our best to make sure there are rooms available to anyone who needs them.
Homelessness
Empty Houses
Empty Houses
It is easy to think of homelessness as a statistic, but these lives are all individuals, facing their own issues and reasons for being classified as homeless.
- Not all homeless have access to the funds they would need to get into a shelter or temporary housing. By acting as a limited company which would be an alternative to private landlords we would be creating more rooms per capita which would lead to more available homes, giving more people an opportunity to find housing.
- Families can be classified as homeless as well. At the start of 2021 there were an estimated 100,000 homeless households. This means that entire families, parents and children are just looking for a home.
- A huge number of women in the UK find themselves trapped between violence and homelessness. According to Women's aid, of the 309 women they supported in 2019, 44% sofa-surfed, 14% stayed in emergency accommodation, 7% slept rough and 4% stayed in a B&B, hostel or hotel. None of these are permanent and no woman should be face making the very real choice of being either homeless or having to return to the same home as their abuser.
Our aim is to create safe, comfortable living spaces that will help Care Providers who support anyone classified as homeless no matter their circumstances.
And this is how we do it
1. A new home
Using years of knowledge in the property sector we will be constantly on the lookout for homes that can be transformed into perfect living spaces for our tenants. A space that they can be proud to call home and truly makes them feel like they have a good base to start from.
2. Due Care
organisations we partner with have had years of experience in the care sector and are always in need of high quality homes in which to house their tenants. we also provide an alternative to private landlords by operating as a Limited Company making the whole process faster and more convenient.
3. Continued Support
We will therefore be supporting local charities to ensure that they can continue tackling homelessness. Be it helping to fund feeding, clothing and supporting the homeless we will continue to be engaged with the hopes that they will all have a better future.