Ms Claire Feeney:

One factor that stands in the way of the local authorities getting involved is third-party charges and technical matters like that. Progress has been made with the low-hanging fruit, that is, properties that involve a straightforward compulsory purchase order process. We could play a role where there are difficulties involving a property title or third-party charges. We could support the vacant homes officers to get down and dirty, for want of a better phrase, with some of what has been left on the shelf up to now.