Estate agents report that there are 700,000 empty houses in England, which could ease the housing shortage if used.
A few days ago the government warned that those thirty-something couples able to afford a property would carry on falling unless more houses were built.
There are presently 100,000 UK households in temporary accommodation.
The Halifax, using figures from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, discovered that there are 689,675 empty homes.
Numerous empty homes are in the north-west. Burnley has the highest percentage of empty homes in England with 8.3% of its housing stock, with Liverpool, where 7.6% are empty.
The north-west is the only region in the country which has seen an increase in the number of empty homes in the past five years, while overall there has been a ten % fall.
The research also shows that putting empty homes back into use would increase the stock of affordable housing, as house prices in areas with many empty homes tend to be lower.
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Estate Agents Report 700,000 Homes Empty Mon, 17 Oct 2005
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