Several UK outlets report that Kingston-upon-Thames features among the areas with the highest numbers of long-term empty properties, based on analysis by Empty Property Hunters. The reporting says there are an estimated 265,000 homes across the UK that have been empty for more than six months at any one time. The articles also reference a top-10 list of local areas with the most such properties, with Kingston-upon-Thames highlighted as a leading example. The sources focus on the scale of the problem and the geographic distribution of empty homes, rather than providing new policy details or investigating specific cases. While the publications describe Kingston-upon-Thames as a “ghost homes” area, they rely on the same underlying estimate and dataset. Overall, the story centers on the reported number of long-term empty houses in England and the local ranking that includes Kingston-upon-Thames.