Empty Spaces to Homes Toolkit
A free step-by-step guide for organisations looking to turn empty spaces into genuinely affordable homes.
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Learn how to turn empty spaces into homes.
There’s huge potential to create much needed genuinely affordable homes of out of buildings. Written in partnership with our Empty Spaces to Homes coalition members, our free toolkit provides a step-by-step guide for charities, community groups or local government partners on how to take on an empty building and transform it into a home that meets the needs of the community.
What’s included?
Set out across four modules, the toolkit aims to walk you through the key steps involved in the process.
You can expect advice and guidance, case-studies, videos and information about upcoming housing-related events and opportunities to connect with other organisations working in this space.
1. Identifying Need and Opportunity
Plan the foundations of your project by understanding the local housing need, finding a suitable space, building partnerships and testing early viability.
2. Funding and Budgeting
Build a realistic funding plan, create a convincing business case and explore ways to make an Empty Spaces to Homes project viable.
3. Design and Construction
Move from concept to completion with guidance on planning, legal due diligence, the construction process and involving volunteers in delivery.
4. Evaluating your project
Measure results, review objectives and capture lessons learned so your project can improve future delivery, reporting and investment.
The toolkit launches on November 9th 2026.Â
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