Liverpool Council is looking at hundreds of properties to dispose of as it looks to raise around millions of pounds.
After admitting that dozens of empty homes the local authority holds are a “drain” on resources and need to be got rid of, Mark Bourgeois, interim city director, said Liverpool must get rid of some properties on its books or face further borrowing. Addressing a sparsely attended meeting of the council’s strategic development and housing committee, Mr Bourgeois said around £10m needs to be generated by getting rid of surplus locations.
In August, a report to the same committee said more than 60 homes would be offloaded that it took ownership of for regeneration purposes as changes in policy mean the buildings are now costing the local authority money that it will not make back. Currently tens of thousands pounds a year are being spent on homes that sit unoccupied.
