The dark figure when it comes to uninhabited properties is large, according to Robert Danielsson.
In Jönköping County, it is estimated that there are somewhere between 8,000 and 15,000 houses that could become permanent housing.
"Can be jerky"
That figure is based on other municipalities that have inventoried the number of desolate houses, according to Danielsson.
- It can be a mess, but it can also be houses that are empty because there is a family feud, for example.
A few years ago, Robert Danielsson created a Facebook group for people who have chosen to take over a desolate house - today the group has almost 29,000 members.
Increased quality of life
The pandemic with a changed way of working is an explanation for the increased interest, according to Danielsson, which helps people find desolate houses.
- Then it is also to be able to yourself.
Seeing the back of this urban stressed life to such a convivial idyll where the birds chirp.