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Empty Dwelling
Management Orders
(EDMO’s)
Nick Long
Empty Homes Manager
13 EDMO’s gained nationally
• Hounslow the first in London
• Lewisham gained second
• Government was expecting 1-2 EDMO’s per
borough!
• Lewisham have applied for8 EDMO hearings gained 5 –lost 1 and withdrew 2
• Bromley & Richmond making current applications
EDMO’s –what are they and how
they work
• Any private sector dwelling empty and not being
marketed, subject of probate or being repaired can
be the subject of an EDMO application
• The Residential Property Tribunal (RPT) may grant
the authority an interim EDMO if we can
demonstrate that there is no reasonable prospect of
the dwelling coming back
• Can’t move against squatted or illegally or partially
occupied properties
• Involves providing the RPT with a detailed
chronology of offers of support and help
EDMO’s –useful but involved
• If an interim EDMO is gained still can’t do anything
with the property without the owners consent during
the first year! (phoney war)
• The authority has a legal duty to insure the dwelling
–despite the owner leaving the property to fall into
disrepair for years!
• Only after the expiry of the interim can the authority
move towards a final EDMO
Final EDMO (the real thing)
• Have to give the owner 28 notice of intention to
invoke the final EDMO with the right of appeal
• Must give the owner details of the repairs planned
and costs, management arrangements and costs
• Rent to be charged
• Details of any rent surplus (yes surplus rent!) to be
paid to the owner
• Owner has the right of appeal to the RPT regarding
the management proposals –not the final EDMO
however
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Final EDMO’s -7 years to recover
out lay
• Ideally EDMO’s should be used only on properties in
reasonable repair
• Liverpool, Manchester & Leeds are going to use
EDMO on “buy-to leave properties”
• We have all the costs and risks of repairing,
managing, insuring and letting the property
• Only have maximum of 7 years to recover costs – in
reality only 78 months of rental income
EDMO’s useful threat
Owners often respond –
selling, repairing and
letting the property
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