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On CPOs, I read about an individual in Hastings who renovated an empty office block into flats with their own money and has since been given £1.5 million from the council to do more.

I know of three large department stores in the centre of Perth that have lain empty for a number of years crying out for something similar. Bound to be the same in most cities.
I see liitle point in Government promises where developers are the decision makes. I'd love to see Labour build millions of council houses on sites like you mention, remove any planning permission from development that have broken ground and sat on it for years and combine it with some form of apprenticeship and training where those building the houses could be given preferential treatment in those particular houses. It would be separate from normal social housing but hopefully slash demand in renting and build up housing stocks.