12
Sep
Make Liverpool an eco town, says EHA
The Empty Homes Agency (EHA) has issued a call for Liverpool to
become an 'eco town'.
In news that could interest first-time buyers in the city, it has
called for the 14,825 empty homes in the city to be brought back
into use, arguing that this is the simplest and most
environmentally efficient way to supply new homes and is a better
way to do so than building stand-alone eco towns.
EHA chief executive David Ireland said: "Cities like Liverpool have
huge potential for recycling their housing stock. I would far
rather see resources channelled into regenerating homes there than
building new towns in the countryside."
Such a move could also help redevelopment in the city, boosting
prices overall.
A recent study by Halifax found that house prices in Liverpool rose
by 76 per cent in the five years after it was awarded the title of
European Capital of Culture 2008.
This compared with a 69 per cent rise for the whole north-west
region over the same period.
