An Englishman’s home is his castle – except if it has been left empty, it seems.
Housing secretary Angela Rayner has given councils the power to seize properties from their owners if they’ve been empty for just six months.
It marks the latest twist in Labour’s crackdown on landlords and second home owners.
Speaking at the Labour Party conference last week, Rayner struck fear into property owners up and down the country, as she shrank the minimum amount of time councils must wait before they can take control of an unoccupied home and let it out.
It means homes are at risk of being
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