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BUILDING AN EMPTY PROPERTIES REGISTER

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What is an empty properties register?

• An organised list of all the properties that currently remain empty

• A survey of housing assets within an identified area

• Such as a local council electorate, local catchment area, or a local conurbation

• An empty properties register can be a national database

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Why produce an empty properties register?

• To capture evidence of empty properties

• To manifest a data pool which can serve further research

• To help generate an honest public discussion about housing and homelessness

• To provide coherent information related to housing as a social necessity

• To illuminate the gross mismanagement of local housing stock

• To assist in redressing the social diseases of homelessness and poverty

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What is an empty properties register used for?

• To facilitate free public access to an uncensored list of empty properties

• To manage existing housing stock effectively and efficiently

• To make both raw data and coherent analysis available to the public

• To maintain real time data on property activity at the street level

• To collate relevant data that is related to housing rather than property speculation

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Who should maintain an empty properties register?

• In an ideal world, the best organisation to manage an empty properties register is likely to be the local council. In a world that is less than ideal, it is up to ordinary people to compile and maintain an empty properties register.

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What is an empty properties register likely to reveal?

• Rampant mismanagement of local housing stock

• Empty properties in abundance

• A plague of financial speculation within the housing sector

• A contestation between different mindsets and different classes

• A longstanding government preference for wild west property speculation

• A lack of moral cohesion within our society

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TAKE A LOOK AROUND

There are empty properties everywhere

Modern residential apartment building with multiple balconies under a blue sky.
PENDLE HILL
Front view of a vacant multi-storey apartment building with balconies, surrounded by a security fence and signage indicating no parking and security measures.
RANDWICK
Abandoned two-storey building with boarded-up windows and overgrown grass in the courtyard.
LEICHHARDT
Abandoned house behind a wire fence, overgrown with wildflowers and tall grass.
CHATSWOOD
A rundown yellow wooden house with boarded windows and a chimney, situated in a grassy area with trees in the background.
PARRAMATTA
View of an overgrown garden with a neglected house behind a wire fence on a sunny day.
BLACKTOWN
An abandoned, dilapidated house with a rusted roof and peeling paint, surrounded by overgrown grass and a wooden fence.
HORNSBY
View of a single-storey house surrounded by a fence, featuring a garden with green grass and flowers.
NEWTOWN
A large white wall with two doors, located between two houses, with some greenery visible on top and a blue sky in the background.
ANNANDALE
Abandoned brick house with boarded-up windows, surrounded by overgrown grass and a fence, set against a backdrop of modern high-rise buildings.
RHODES
A two-storey brick house surrounded by a chain-link fence, with a grassy area in the foreground and clear blue skies above.
PENRITH
Front view of a charming white house with a dark roof, surrounded by greenery and a small garden.
CARLTON
A view of an apartment building named 'Durham Lodge', featuring multiple balconies and surrounded by a fence.
MACQUARIE PARK
A modern multi-storey apartment building surrounded by trees, with a fenced area in the foreground.
TELOPEA
Entrance to the abandoned Carindale Marketplace with boarded-up doors and graffiti.
CARINGBAH
Exterior view of an old building with the sign 'Piccadilly' visible, surrounded by trees.
POTTS POINT
Front view of a house surrounded by a blue construction fence.
STRATHFIELD
A weathered brick house with a rusting car parked in front, surrounded by overgrown grass and trees.
CABRAMATTA
Exterior view of the Media & Technology Park building, featuring the address '706' prominently displayed and various business signage.
LANE COVE NORTH
An old brick building with a tiled roof, featuring multiple garage doors covered in various graffiti and tags.
MARRICKVILLE
Exterior view of The Kunje Concessional Hotel, featuring a palm tree, decorative balcony, and grey facade.
LIVERPOOL

Photo | Keith Salter

FIELD RESEARCH

500+ Sydney properties remain empty

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