Much-needed council homes 'lying empty' in Leeds' leafy suburbs

Sheltered housing units in some of Leeds’ leafy outskirts are lying empty because no-one wants them, it’s been revealed.

People waiting for a council house have to “bid”, or formally apply, for properties to express an interest and have a chance of getting them.Speaking at a meeting of councillors from Leeds’ outer north-west ring, housing officer Richard Marshall said: “There was one in Churchill Flats in Pool . It’s a lovely complex but if Pool’s outside where you’re from, you won’t want a property in Pool.

Last year, the LDRS revealed that more than 900 people had bid against each other for a single property in the Halton Moor area, while homes in Cross Gates and Bramley attracted similar levels of interest. Around the same time a further 49 homes all attracted more than 500 separate bids. “Sometimes there are bungalows that have inappropriate access. There was one in Guiseley and Rawdon where there was a couple of flights of steps to get to it.

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