London faces a hidden crisis of empty homes , not the high-end towers on the Thames, but ordinary family houses, ex-local authority flats, bungalows and large ageing properties that could be housing families today.

Tens of thousands of long-term empty or derelict homes sit unused across the capital, creating blight, tying up capital and putting pressure on already stretched boroughs.

A significant number of these properties are trapped in what can only be described as purgatorial probate, or stuck in legal limbo while would be buyers wait months, sometimes years, for the traditional sales process to catch up.

This is more than an inconvenience; it exposes a systemic failure in how we deal with property transactions in the UK. Homes that could be revitalised and lived in are inste

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