The number of abandoned homes hit a record high of 8.46 million as of Oct 1, rising by 260,000 over five years, according to government data. Abandoned homes as a proportion of total housing stock also hit a record high of 13.6% up 0.1 percentage point from the previous survey five years earlier.

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