The document discusses the challenges of working with community organizations to address empty homes in Hull, England. It outlines major challenges like negative equity, mortgage company refusals to lease empty homes, and low rental returns. It then discusses the council's role in coordinating funding, sharing data and approaches, and tackling blockages. Through partnerships, the program has resulted in 570 affordable homes built, area improvements, and wider community benefits, but more work remains to be done.

1. Overview of the Challenges andOverview of the Challenges and
Working with Community DrivenWorking with Community Driven
OrganisationsOrganisations
26th
February 2015
Nicholas Harne
Assistant City Manager
Liz Jamil
Funding and Appraisals programme
leader

2. ContextContext
• Background – empties in Hull
• Strategy – A new or
revised approach?
• Strategic approach with
partners – ‘the offer’
• Support for each other
• Recognition of wider
benefits
• £15.1 million of funding secured for Hull

3. Major Challenges in Hull forMajor Challenges in Hull for
tackling emptiestackling empties
• Negative Equity
• Mortgage company refusals to leasing
• Low rental return and re-sale value
• Neighbourhood decline and landlord
confidence

4. Experience of the programmeExperience of the programme
The Council’s Role:
• Co-ordination of bidding and
information
• Data Sharing and Memorandum of
Understanding
• Sharing of approaches and challenges
• Tackling blockages

5. DeliveryDelivery
• 570 quality
affordable homes
• Partners as whole
• Area based
improvements
• Wider benefits

6. Before and afterBefore and after

7. Before and afterBefore and after

8. Conclusions and the Future…Conclusions and the Future…
• We’ve just got going
• Momentum and costs
• Importance of a range of
offers
• Community Partners
role and funding
• Don’t stop now,
there’s lots more to do…