Bromley Council are consulting on charging more Council tax on empty homes to try and encourage owners to bring them back into use for housing.
Beckenham has quite a few of long empty residential buildings, some of which are not being well maintained and are causing issues for neighbouring residents (anti-social behaviour, untidy site, fire). We think this is a good idea. You can have your say by completing the consultation that ends on 4 Jan 2023 at the link below.
https://www.bromley.gov.uk/empty-properties/empty-homes-premium-unoccupied-dwellings
Copers Cope Area Residents' Association (CCARA) & West Beckenham Residents' Association (WBRA) 
Bromley has failed to put pressure on owners of empty sites, failed to issue Untidy Site Notices and has no planning policy on bringing sites back to use. It is a failure across the board, charging extra on empty sites reflects planning failures