Up until 2006, Maison Dieu Road, a detached Victorian villa in Dover was a residential care home, since then it has been left empty. The property had been the subject of anti-social behaviour, including vandalism and squatting in the following few…
Triple Housing Success in Swanley
For more than a decade, three adjacent village homes located in Swanley stood empty causing problems for neighbours. However, following intervention from Sevenoaks District Council and No Use Empty the properties have been transformed beyond recognition. As with many long…
Free Networking Event – 12 June 2012
Are you looking to retrofit a property and need help with finance? Tuesday 12th June 2012 Kent Invicta Chamber, Ashford, 7.30am – 9.30am Come along and find out from Steve Grimshaw and Andrew Lavender about Kent County Council’s award winning ‘No…
No Use Empty shortlisted in the UK Housing Awards 2012 for Partnership Working.
The UK Housing Awards were established in 1997, to recognise excellence across the housing sector. The UK Housing Awards are the longest established and most respected awards in the social housing sector, recognising the ingenuity, creativity, passion and results of…
KM Business – March 2012
‘No Use Empty bucking the national trend’ KM – Kent Business News – March 2012 reports on the continued success of No Use Empty as the scheme returns over 2,000 empty homes back into use Please scroll over the front…
Latest Property Restored
When viewed from outside, it is difficult to gauge the internal scale of this magnificent Grade II Listed property. The Award Winning Developer responsible for its complete renovation has utilised the skills of Mater Craftsmen (7 Professionals, 27 Master…
National Empty Homes Week
Residents urged to bring their empty homes back into use Homeowners and landlords are being urged to bring their empty homes back into use as part of National Empty Homes Week. National Empty Homes Week runs from 4 to 10…
Gravesham Borough Council To Offer Loans To Owners Of Empty Homes
GRAVESHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL TO OFFER LOANS TO OWNERS OF EMPTY HOMES Gravesham Borough Council will now offer owners of empty homes interest-free loans to help cover the cost of returning them to use, as part of the Kent-wide initiative ‘No…
Investment Now – Nov 2011
‘No Use Empty’ recognised at awards Investment Now is the foremost independent monthly journal reporting on economic development and regeneration issues in the UK, profiling local, regional and national success stories Please scroll over the front cover to access PDF…
Kent On Sunday – Nov 2011
From dilapidated hotel to des res, seafront site shines bright again Kent County Council’s No Use Empty Scheme played an integral role in the project by providing an interest free loan of £175,000 to give a new lease of life…