Issue

Void Turnaround Times

3 stories · discussed at 2 council meetings · 4 councils

Croydon and Sutton councils are reducing void turnaround times, the duration to prepare vacant properties for re-occupation, to improve housing availability.

Croydon Council has significantly reduced its average void turnaround time, the duration it takes to prepare vacant properties for re-occupation, to 47 days by September 2026, down from 105 days in March 2023. This 55% improvement, reported by the Housing Assurance Board in September 2026, also saw long-term voids decrease by 41%.

Sutton Housing Partnership aims to reduce its target for standard voids from 28 to 27 days, with current times at 23.6 days for standard and 56.9 days for major works voids, as discussed by the Housing, Economy and Business Committee in September 2026. This follows a period where Croydon's average void turnaround time had increased to 55 days in April 2026, according to a Housing Assurance Board report.

Key facts

  1. Croydon Council reduced average void turnaround time to 47 days by September 2026. Source
  2. Sutton Housing Partnership's current standard void time is 23.6 days. Source
  3. Sutton Housing Partnership aims to reduce standard void target time from 28 to 27 days. Source
  4. Croydon Council's average void turnaround time was 55 days in April 2026. Source
  5. Croydon Council's average void turnaround time was 105 days in March 2023. Source
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