What’s is the benefit to everyone of halving the number of your void properties ?

We have got used to measuring void performance in a high level way that doesn’t make us think about the real costs to everyone involved. Turnaround Time is an indicator which is 'open to interpretation', The number of empty homes is not. We can become “ satisfied” with very average performance.

What is it costing your Local Authority?

How much is temporary accommodation costing them ?

What is it costing you?

How much rent are you losing? Measure it in £ - not in %ages.

How efficiently are you bringing the property back to the lettable standard?

What is the cost to the community of empty properties – with very visible security?

The standard, for reletting properties should be 14 days.

If all providers achieved this there would be another 10,000 homes permanently occupied and providers would be £10million p.a. better off.

What is the cost of doing this – very little – just a question of setting the objectives and changing the way we manage.

How much is it costing your business? Check it out on the link http://www.leanhousing.com/calculator.html