"So there needs to be a range of ways in which we bring those back into use, where possible working with owners, " Mr Pusey added.
The number had dropped from 9, 000 since it started its "No Use Empty" scheme in 2005 to bring empty homes back into use.
The trust has spent 18 months securing funding to bring the house back into use.
He added that the government was working to provide more affordable homes and bring empty homes back into use.
Local Government Minister Derek Mackay said legislation would incentivise some landlords to bring commercial properties back into use and said some rents remained stubbornly high when there was demand from potential tenants.
Its aim is to bring 130 empty properties back into use each year and is writing to private landlords.
Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson said the plan would bring the building "back into meaningful use".
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Cornwall Council claims it is "determined" to bring hundreds of empty homes back into use to tackle the shortage of affordable housing.
The government said it was working to bring many properties earmarked for destruction back into use.
The sales are part of an initiative to bring 179 homes in Granby, Kensington and Picton back into use.
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