Readers discuss the issue of empty properties in the UK, with suggestions ranging from council seizure to targeted levies and compulsory sale orders to address the housing crisis and homelessness.
Japan faces a growing crisis with nearly nine million vacant homes, or 'akiya,' representing 13.8% of its housing stock. Factors include population decline, inheritance issues, urban migration, and a tax system that incentivizes keeping empty houses.
Long-term residents Tee Fabikun and Warren Lubin face neglect in London's Lund Point tower block, with only four occupied flats out of 168. The Carpenters estate regeneration, stalled by funding issues and planning breakdowns, has led to 'managed decline', leaving residents in poor conditions while awaiting uncertain futures.
