The Empty Homes Network

What The Empty Homes Network does

The Empty Homes Network (EHN) is a UK-based not-for-profit membership organisation and the successor to the National Association of Empty Property Practitioners (NAEPP), established in May 2001 with support from government ministers, the Housing Corporation, and the Empty Homes Agency. It operates as an unincorporated association registered at a Peterborough PO Box address, serving practitioners who work to bring empty properties back into use — primarily Empty Homes Officers, Housing Enabling Officers, and Private Sector Environmental Health Officers at English and Welsh local authorities, alongside housing associations and private sector service providers. Its purpose is to support the people tackling empty homes through professional development, peer exchange, and policy influence.

The organisation's core offering comprises three membership tiers (Corporate Membership at £95/year or £55 for small non-profits, Collective Membership at £75 for 5+ authority groups, and a free Subscriber tier), an Information Library containing 953+ curated resources, training and consultancy services (introduction courses, enforcement training, Empty Dwelling Management Orders courses), the annual National Empty Homes Conference held in Birmingham, EHN Regional Roundtables operating across all nine English regions plus Wales, the EHN Awards, and advertising and sponsorship packages. The underlying technology is a conventional web platform with member forums, a content library, and event management — EHN is not a technology company but rather a membership and information network.

EHN generates revenue through four streams: recurring membership subscriptions, fee-based training and consultancy, conference delegate and sponsorship fees, and advertising/sponsorship across jobs, events, newsletters, and roundtables. Its go-to-market is community-led, relying on events, regional roundtables, word-of-mouth within the local authority housing sector, and content marketing (notably the weekly "Around The Web" digest). Sponsorship is anchored by probate genealogist firms (e.g., Fraser and Fraser as main conference sponsor) and legal services partners, reflecting the operational reality of empty homes work that frequently involves tracing absent owners.

Name

The Empty Homes Network

Legal name

The Empty Homes Network

Website

https://ehnetwork.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Empty Homes Network is a UK not-for-profit membership organisation serving local authority practitioners working to bring empty properties back into use. It offers tiered memberships, a 953+ resource Information Library, training courses, regional roundtables across England and Wales, and an annual national conference.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association / Membership Services for Housing Sector

NAICS

Other Community Housing Services (624229)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Empty homes management
• Housing practitioner training
• Vacant property advisory
• Professional membership network
• Local authority housing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Peterborough

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership subscriptions providing access to information resources, forums, and member benefits. Three tiers: Corporate Membership at £95/year, Collective Membership at £75 for 5+ authority collectives, and free Subscriber membership.
2. Training and Consultancy Services: Fee-based training courses and consultancy services for local authorities and empty homes practitioners, including introductory courses, enforcement training, and bespoke consultancy packages.
3. Conference Revenue: Delegate fees for the annual National Empty Homes Conference, with discounted rates for corporate members. Delegate prices start from £95 for not-for-profit organisations.
4. Advertising and Sponsorship: Job advertising, event listings, homepage banner adverts, advertorials, blog posts, newsletter emails, weekly content update email advertising, and regional roundtable session sponsorship opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Empty Homes Network is a not-for-profit membership organisation that provides tiered membership subscriptions, an Information Library of 953+ resources, training and consultancy services, an annual National Empty Homes Conference, and Regional Roundtables across England and Wales. It supports over 650 empty homes practitioners working in local authorities, housing associations, and the private sector who are tasked with bringing vacant properties back into use.

Product overview

The Empty Homes Network is a membership-based professional network offering a unified portfolio of products and services for practitioners working in empty homes. Its core offering comprises three membership tiers (Corporate, Collective, and Subscriber), an Information Library of over 953 resources, Training & Consultancy Services, the annual National Empty Homes Conference with associated EHN Awards, EHN Regional Roundtables across ten UK regions, and Advertising & Sponsorship Packages. These products work together as a comprehensive professional development and networking ecosystem for local authority empty homes officers and practitioners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• 953+ resources available in the Information Library
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Cumberland CouncilmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2026Partnership to restore Bitts Park Lodge, a historic building in Carlisle that had stood empty for more than a decade. The project brings together the Council, Story Contracting, Story Homes, Carlisle College and Habitat for Humanity Great Britain to restore the flood-damaged building for community use.
• Fraser and FrasercoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 May 2026Main Conference Sponsor for EHN Conference 2026. A firm of genealogists established in 2001 assisting the public sector with identifying and tracing missing property owners, including cases involving probate. They provide specialist tracing skills and services to help bring empty properties back into public use.
• Estate Research LtdminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting sponsor of EHN Regional Roundtables. A firm of genealogists established in 2001 assisting the public sector with empty property solutions, including identifying and tracing missing property owners.
• Finders InternationalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting sponsor of EHN Regional Roundtables. Award-winning probate genealogists tracing missing heirs to property estates, funds and assets worldwide, offering services FREE of charge to Empty Homes Officers.
• Empty Property HuntersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting sponsor of EHN Regional Roundtables. Specialist property company focused exclusively on tracing owners of long-term empty residential properties and helping bring vacant homes back into use.
• Housing Capital GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor and supporter of the Empty Homes Network, providing services related to empty properties and housing.
• Taylor Emmet SolicitorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting sponsor of EHN Regional Roundtables. Solicitors working exclusively with local authorities and public sector organisations to deliver legal solutions for long-term empty properties.
• Fleetwood Heir HuntingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting sponsor of EHN Regional Roundtables. Specialist genealogy firm with dedicated Public Sector team supporting local authorities to bring unused homes back into productive use through expert genealogical research.
• Blanchards InheritanceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting sponsor of EHN Regional Roundtables. Specialist firm supporting public sector organisations in resolving cases where rightful owners of property cannot be readily identified, using expert genealogical research.
• YouSpotPropertyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor and supporter of the Empty Homes Network, providing property spotting services and rewards for reporting empty properties.
• Story ContractingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Bitts Park Lodge restoration project, contributing to the collaborative effort to restore the historic Carlisle landmark.
• Story HomesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Bitts Park Lodge restoration project, contributing to the collaborative effort to restore the historic Carlisle landmark.
• Carlisle CollegemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Bitts Park Lodge restoration project, providing hands-on construction experience for local students as part of the restoration.
• Habitat for Humanity Great BritainmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Bitts Park Lodge restoration project, contributing to the collaborative effort to restore the historic Carlisle landmark for community benefit.
• Bevan BrittanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLegal services sponsor for the EHN Conference 2026 and exhibitor, providing legal solutions for empty homes practitioners.
• NplawminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLegal services partner providing 1-2-1 Legal Surgeries at the EHN Conference 2026, available to answer case questions from delegates.
• Oxford Investigation ServicesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExhibitor sponsor for EHN Conference 2026, providing investigation services relevant to empty homes work.
• Auction HouseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExhibitor sponsor for EHN Conference 2026.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO): Membership body for voluntary and community organisations in England. Comparable as a UK membership organisation providing training, events and resources, though for the voluntary sector broadly rather than housing specifically — relevant to EHN as a fellow small not-for-profit association.

Direct peers

• Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH): UK professional body for housing practitioners across local authorities, housing associations and the wider sector. Highly comparable as a membership organisation offering training, events, policy advocacy and member resources targeted at housing professionals.
• National Housing Federation: The trade body for housing associations in England. Comparable as a UK membership body representing housing organisations, providing events, training and policy representation — though its members are organisations rather than individual practitioners.

Broad incumbents

• Propertymark: UK professional body for estate and letting agents, valuers and auctioneers. Comparable as a property-sector membership organisation with training, events and member resources, though focused on agency practice rather than local authority empty homes work.
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS): Global professional body covering property and real estate, including housing-related specialisms. Comparable as a large membership organisation providing CPD-accredited training, standards and events, but operates across the much broader surveying profession rather than empty homes specifically.
• Local Government Association (LGA): National membership body for English local authorities. Comparable as a sector membership organisation offering training, events, policy support and resources to local government officers, but on a far broader remit than empty homes.
• Shelter: UK national housing and homelessness charity with extensive policy, training and advice services. Comparable as a sector body providing practitioner resources and policy advocacy, but on a much larger and broader housing-rights remit than EHN's empty-homes specialism.
• Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI): Chartered body for town planners. Comparable as a UK professional membership organisation offering CPD training, conferences and policy advocacy relevant to housing, regeneration and planning practitioners.

Emerging players

• Crisis UK: National homelessness charity with policy, research and training programmes serving practitioners and local authorities. Comparable as a mission-aligned body addressing housing supply and re-use, with training and practitioner engagement activity intersecting EHN's remit.
• Centre for Homelessness Impact: UK-focused organisation working on evidence and policy to reduce homelessness, with overlap to EHN's mission of returning empty homes to use. Comparable as a sector-focused body producing research, events and practitioner resources, though with a homelessness rather than empty-homes lens.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/empty-homes-network

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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