Empty Properties

On average, each year over 300 Signpost properties become empty. These occur for a variety of reasons: Transfers, Deaths, Evictions, Tenants moving to a non Association property or Abandonment.

All empty properties will have their electrical system checked for safety and in some cases the system will be upgraded to conform to the latest electrical regulations. The heating system will also be checked.

Most voids have any necessary work undertaken by our Direct Works Operatives.

At present the average turn around time for a void property is 2½ weeks.

Unfortunately, some outgoing tenants leave their property in a poor condition. In these cases any malicious damage will be recharged to the departing tenant where possible. This cost is initially borne by the responsive maintenance budget, which is financed by all tenants from their rent.



The higher the expenditure on voids the less money is available to undertake repairs on the houses. Although on average we try to spend about £750 on each void.