杜德利理事会利用内部工作人员和更快的修理,到2025年5月将空置住房准备费用从5 695英镑减少到2 451英镑。 Dudley Council cut vacant home prep costs from £5,695 to £2,451 by May 2025 using in-house staff and faster repairs.

杜德利理事会已经把为租户准备空置住房的平均费用从2024/25年的5 695英镑减少到2025年5月的2 451英镑,到2025年6月初,修理费用平均为4 627英镑。 Dudley Council has cut the average cost of preparing vacant homes for tenants from £5,695 in 2024/25 to £2,451 by May 2025, with repairs now averaging £4,627 in early 2025/26. 节省的经费来自采用地方当局租金标准,使用内部工作人员而不是承包商,以及将修理时间从26天减至10天。 The savings come from adopting the Local Authority Rental Standard, using in-house staff instead of contractors, and reducing repair times from 26 to 10 days. 这些变化旨在加速住房周转,减少房租损失,并帮助解决大约4 500人等待理事会21 000套住房的问题。 These changes aim to speed up housing turnover, reduce rent loss, and help address a waiting list of about 4,500 people for the council’s 21,000 homes.