One of the final remaining eyesore properties in Cliftonville is set to be compulsorily purchased by Thanet District Council, after objections to the purchase were withdrawn. The Warren Court Hotel at the top end of Dalby Square has been the…
The Arcadian-One of Margate’s grand Victorian buildings has been restored to its former glory.
Kent County Council’s No Use Empty scheme has played an integral role in the re-development of the Arcadian Hotel in Margate, which on 1 November is re-launched as a residential development comprising 14 one and two bedroom apartments. No Use…
Property Guardians
Occupation of disused buildings such as schools or warehouses Kent County Council has used “Property Guardians’” for a number of their properties, including this day centre. Camelot Property Gaurdian’s installed a shower, smoke alarms, fire blankets and notices and designating…
No Use Empty Press Release – Winners of Partnership Working
Left to right: Andy Scorgie (FTI), Mike Thompson (Empty Property Officer -Thanet District Council), Steve Grimshaw (Regeneration Manager – KCC), Theresa Bruton (Head of Regeneration Projects – KCC), Robin Kennedy (Private Sector Housing Manager – Dover District Council), David Ireland…
WINNER Partnership Working – Regeneration & Renewal Awards 2011
Mike Thompson (Empty Property Officer Thanet District Council) Steve Grimshaw (KCC Regeneration Manager – No Use Empty) Paul Mason (BBC Newsnight Economic Editor) WINNER : PARTNERSHIP WORKING – NO USE EMPTY An initiative to bring long-term empty properties in Kent…
HCA Case Study – Kent’s No Use Empty Initiative
What the HCA have said about Kent’s Empty Property Initiative The No Use Empty campaign demonstrates great practice in housing and the built environment, and links to a number of the other elements of great places: Governance – using existing…
£ 5M of No Use Empty Loans Awarded
£5 MILLION OF LOANS NOW APPROVED AT SEPTEMBER 2011 Kent County Council launched the No Use Empty Initiative in East Kent during 2005 and awarded its first “interest free” loan of £25,000 in August 2007. Since then the Initiative has gone from strength to strength…
No Use Empty to offer FREE “Drop in Surgeries” for owners of Empty Properties in the West Kent Area
The aim of the initiative is to work with empty property owners to encourage the reuse of empty dwellings as quality housing accommodation Drop In Surgery – FREE Impartial Advice Monday, 3rd October 2011 Between 2 p.m. –…
Kent & Sussex Courier – Sep 2011
Offers of Loans To Create Homes “LANDLORDS are being offered a helping hand to bring empty buildings back into use in a bid to tackle the housing shortage” Please scroll over the front cover to access PDF version of the…
Inside Housing – August 2011
A Cash Incentive “Councils are starting to recognise that tacklinglong-term empty homes is an essential part of their response to the new homes bonus” Please scroll over the front cover to access PDF version of the article