Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their most recent estimate of the number of unoccupied dwellings in England.
According to the latest published statistics, excluding second homes, there are 719, 470 vacant dwellings in England. Statistics on vacant dwellings in England as reported for the purposes of council tax are published in the Department’s live table 615 which is accessible on gov.uk.