Empty dwelling management order

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Empty dwelling management orders (EDMOs) are a legal device used in England and Wales, which enable local authorities to put an unoccupied property back into use as housing. EDMOs were created by the Housing Act 2004, with the relevant legislation coming into effect in mid-2006;^[1] in the three and a half years to the end of 2010, however, only 43 had been issued.