Officers from our Environmental Protection Team are attending the Rural Safety Partnership event today along with rural landowners, Leicestershire Police & National Farmers' Union. The aim is to encourage landowners to report issues such as fly-tipping so we can investigate on their behalf.

Coalville currently has 77 empty homes of six months or longer, 19 of which have been empty for at least two years. A terraced house in Coalville typically lets for at least £750 per month, some are £850! Call 01530 454864, for advice re bringing your #emptyhomes back into use!

Did you know, your builder may be able to charge VAT at 5% when renovating an empty home which has not been lived in during the two years immediately before the work starts? Find out more here: gov.uk/guidance/build… #emptyhomes

Did you know a list of unclaimed estates is held by the Treasury Solicitor, including details of homes left by deceased owners, with no will or known family? Is there an unclaimed estate that you think should be on here? Find out more below: gov.uk/government/sta…

Ibstock has 47 Empty properties of six months or more, 9 of which have been empty for at least two years. You will be asked to pay an additional 50% Council Tax Premium for leaving a home empty for two years, or an additional 100% extra at three years. #emptyhomes

Measham currently has 49 empty homes of six months or more, 22 of these have been empty for at least two years. Speak to our Empty Homes Officer on 01530 454864 re bringing your empty home back into occupation. #EmptyHomesWeeks2024

Ashby De La Zouch has 86 Properties empty for six months or more, 19 have been empty for at least two years Organisations contact us, looking for properties to renovate and move their tenants into. Speak to our Empty Homes Officer, re your empty home on 01530 454864 Action on Empty Homes @emptyhomes

Upon the sale of a second home, Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is due on your profit☹️ Recently the CGT tax-free allowance has decreased annually, so the longer you leave to sell, the more you could have to pay! From April 24 a CGT rate reduces by 4% Now is a good time to sell!!

Kegworth has 26 privately owned empty homes which have been recorded as empty for at least six months, 9 of which have been recorded as empty for at least two years. Speak to our Empty Homes Officer on 01530 454864 re bringing your property back into use! Action on Empty Homes @emptyhomes

Donisthorpe and Oakthorpe have 18 properties recorded empty longer than six months, 4 of which have been empty over two years. Empty properties in rural/remote locations attract vandalism ☹️ One property like this, on this district, has received over 40 visits from the police!

It’s horrible to look at and it’s awful to deal with if you (or your child) step in it. Help to rid our public spaces of dog poo! 🐶 Clean up after your dog or face a fine of up to £1,000. If you spot someone leaving their dog poo, report it at nwleics.gov.uk/report

A group of 33 volunteer litter pickers collected 53 bags of rubbish from around the Kegworth area on Saturday 16th March as part of the #GBSpringClean Fantastic achievement and thank you to everyone involved.

Great work by the Castle Donington Litter Wombles who managed to fill 27 bags whilst litter picking the local area as part of the #GBSpringClean Well done and thank you to everyone who took part.

North West Leicestershire District Council are cracking down on environmental crime by increasing fines. • Fly-tipping fines have increased from £400 to £600. • Littering fines have increased from £150 to £225. • Graffitiing and Flyposting have increased from £150 to £225.

Enforcement Officers from our Environmental Protection Team are out this morning carrying out patrols in the Coalville area in relation to littering. Please help to keep our district clean and dispose of your litter correctly or you could face a fine of up to £2,500.

Thank you to staff at David Wilson Homes who gave up their lunch break this week to litter pick footpaths and verges near their offices in Coalville. They managed to fill 45 bags with rubbish weighing an incredible 200kgs. Well done and thank you to everyone who took part.

Thank you for having us Long Whatton C of E Primary School♻️Recycle More Officer Lily had great fun engaging with pupils about all things reducing, reusing and recycling💚