Over 11,000 homes have stood empty for at least 10 years, data shows

Lib Dem research finds just one in 13 councils in England and Wales used powers to take over properties lying empty despite housing crisis and rising homelessness
More than 11,000 homes across the country have been lying empty for longer than a decade despite the housing crisis and rising homelessness, according to new research by the Liberal Democrats.The data was collected through freedom of information requests to about 275 councils, which showed 60,000 properties had been empty for two years