An empty home is a wasted home. It should be lived in by someone who needs it, bring rent in for the owner, or sold to another home-buyer and be an asset to the local community. Find out more about bringing your empty property back into use.
If the property is causing problems for neighbours and residents, for example it's not secure, being used for flytipping, attracting vermin or it's condition is an eyesore, then contact us. More information about an issue with an empty property
Building Control deal with properties that are considered to be detrimental to a neighbourhood, they can serve a notice to the owner to remedy the state of the building, you can also report a dangerous building or structure to them.
Online Services
Further Information
- Energy Efficiency - a hot topic
- Charter Mark
- Building Control Service/Performance Standards
- The Home Improvement Market and Cowboy Builders
- Obtaining Building Regulation Approval
- Building Control News
- Energy Performance Certificates (EPC)
- Public Safety
- Advantages of using Local Authority Building Control
- Approval for Demolition
- Dangerous and derelict buildings
- About Manchester Building Control
- Manchester Building Regulations Charges
- Applying for Building Regulation Approval
- Planning and Building Control - Feedback
- Fire Safety and Building Owners
- Dangerous land
- Empty properties