The Metropolis

There are almost three times as many empty homes in London as homeless people

Mike Pollitt | Friday 27 January, 2012 11:02

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The GLA have just released their empty homes audit. Here’s an interesting comparison.

Number of homes in London which have been empty for more than 12 months: 11,687 (2009-2010 data)
Number of people counted sleeping rough in London: 3,975 (2010-11 data)

Obviously it’s not as simple as putting the rough sleepers in the empty houses. Neither rough sleeping nor empty houses work like that. But the point remains. Things are a bit fucked up.

GLA London Empty Homes Audit
Broadway London Street to Home Report

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