IN THE PRESS

Empty Property Hunters founder Simon Taylor wrote for LBC arguing that bringing the UK's 300,000+ long-term empty homes back into use should be the first priority of any serious housing policy — before a single new brick is laid.

The Ealing Times featured Empty Property Hunters in the story of Paul Dixon, a leaflet distributor who earned nearly £3,000 reporting empty homes on his rounds — funding a luxury Dublin holiday with his wife in the process.

The Daily Star featured Linda, a grandmother from Merseyside who earned £420 spotting an empty home on her daily walk — using the windfall to part-fund a luxury Norwegian fjords cruise as part of the Sherlock Homes campaign with Empty Property Hunters.

The Daily Mail revealed Empty Property Hunters' research naming Kingston upon Thames as the UK's ghost homes capital, with nearly 2,000 unoccupied properties — topping a nationwide list that spans from Kensington to Burnley.

The Daily Mirror featured Empty Property Hunters in the story of Paul Dixon, a Lincoln leaflet distributor who earned nearly £3,000 reporting empty homes on his rounds – funding a luxury Dublin holiday with his wife.

The Daily Star's front page featuring the Empty Property Hunters "Sherlock Homes" campaign was showcased in the newspaper headlines segment on Good Morning Britain, bringing the UK's empty homes crisis to a national breakfast television audience.

The Daily Express featured Empty Property Hunters in the story of Paul Dixon, a Lincoln leaflet distributor who earned nearly £3,000 reporting vacant homes on his rounds — spending his windfall on a luxury Dublin holiday with his wife.

The Daily Mail featured Empty Property Hunters in an investigation into Britain's 265,000 long-term vacant homes, with founder Simon Taylor explaining how probate disputes and the cost of repairs leave properties sitting empty for decades.

The Daily Star exclusively featured Empty Property Hunters as part of a new campaign to bring the UK's 260,000 empty homes back into use – with founder Simon Taylor calling on communities to help unblock properties stuck in probate, disrepair and neglect.

The Daily Star returned to the Empty Property Hunters story, featuring Lincoln leaflet distributor Paul Dixon who earned £3,000 reporting vacant homes on his rounds – and used the money to take his wife on a luxury Dublin holiday.

Nearly 360,000 homes lie abandoned across the UK. The Daily Telegraph's property writer investigates how a new wave of sleuths are bringing empty properties back into use.

Simon joined Bloomberg's Property Matters to discuss how empty homes are spotted, investigated, and brought back into use – and why it matters more than ever.

Echo News featured Empty Property Hunters after one of our scouts tracked down a Southend home that had sat empty since 2016 — eventually tracing its owner to rural South Africa. The property has since been acquired and will soon be transformed into a family home.

Simon was quoted in the Daily Mail on how long-term empty properties can wipe thousands off the value of neighbouring homes – and what you can do about it.