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Raising Awareness of Empty Homes •Ensure that information about the Empty Homes plan and procedures are available on the Council Web pages Oct-2016 Housing Adaptations and Improvements Team / Housing Development Team Empty Property Delivery Plan document to be linked to the Councils'' Housing web page • Utilise the Councils' membership of the West of England Empty Property Group Ongoing Housing Adaptations and Improvements Team / Housing Development Team Promote the groups' No Use Empty West Web site and Factsheets to provide information about Empty Homes work, services carried out and processes involved by NSC and neighbouring authorities; • Maintain accurate database of Empty Properties Ongoing Housing Adaptations and Improvements Team / Business Support Utilise data provided by Council Tax and reports from members of the public to record empty properties and the actions and interventions made by all departments; • Use the database to prioritise and action the top 10 Long Term Empty Properties Ongoing Housing Adaptations and Improvements Team / Business Support Cases prioritised based on an agreed formula that takes account of the type of property, its' condition, length of time empty, number of complaints received, social impact, statutory notices served, debt history; • Ensure that where possible, the council maximise efficiency by identifying tasks relating to Empty Properties that could be undertaken by council officers working in the community; Ongoing Inter Departmental To assist in inspecting / photographing / evidencing an empty property, providing the use of officer time is cost effective and does not impede upon officers carrying out their normal duties; Make Best Use of Resources • Continue to explore opportunities for external funding to help support empty homes projects; Ongoing Housing Development Team To seek funding from HCA, EDF (Hinkley Point C) to fund schemes that will bring empty homes back into use;
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