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Empty property owners offered support and advice
Empty homes, like these ones, can become run down
Homeowners with empty properties in Carlisle City Council are being offered support and advice from the city council.
There are currently more than 1,077 empty and or exempt properties within the Carlisle area, 225 of which have been empty for longer than two years.
As well as being a disincentive to anyone staying on or moving to an area, they are also visually unattractive and create an impression of neglect and decline.
Councillor Paul Nedved, portfolio holder for economy, enterprise and housing, said: âHigh levels of empty properties are recognised as having a serious impact on the viability of communities.