£5m move to bring Sandwell homes back into use
Hundreds of thousands of pounds will be pumped into Sandwell as part of £5 million plans to bring empty homes, shops and offices across the Midlands back into use, it has been announced.
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Sandwell, Dudley and Wolverhampton will get around £1.5m between them.
The money is being handed over as part of a Government scheme set up to target areas where empty homes have led to problems such as squatting, rat infestation and collapsing house prices.
It will see councils buy up houses across the area so they can be spruced up and put back on the market. Some shops will also be bought so to be turned into homes.
