Featured in the Daily Mail: Is This Britain's Loneliest Home?

We're delighted to share that Empty Property Hunters has been featured in the Daily Mail, shining a spotlight on one of the most striking examples of Britain's empty homes crisis.

The article focuses on a modest 1960s semi-detached house on Scafell Avenue in Fareham, Hampshire – a property that has never once been lived in since it was built.

For over six decades it has sat silent, home only to rats and foxes, its garden overgrown and its paintwork slowly peeling away. Neighbours have nicknamed it the "Addams Family" house, and locals are united in their frustration that nothing has been done. Similar properties on the same street sell for £350,000.

The home is one of 265,000 long-term empty residential properties across the UK – and Empty Property Hunters is working to help the family involved navigate the probate and inheritance complexities that have kept it vacant for so long.

Our founder Simon spoke to the Daily Mail about why so many homes end up stuck in exactly this situation:

"Houses remain empty for lots of reasons. Some owners simply can't cope with probate, inheritance rows or the cost of repairs. That's where we step in and try to unblock the situation. The maddest thing? Homes like this are often sitting in areas where families would bite your hand off for the chance to buy one."

Read the full article in the Daily Mail →