No Use Empty, Kent County Council’s award-winning empty homes initiative has announced a new £12 million fund to bring derelict sites back to life. The scheme provides loans to developers to bring derelict land and empty homes back into use.…
NUE A home from the heart
7 Castle Street A home from the heart A father and his daughter drove past this run down property in Castle Street. His daughter said to her father ‘how sad to see a property so run down and not looked…
NUE reflects – 6,326 empty homes back into use
No Use Empty reflects on the past financial year No Use Empty (NUE), Kent County Council’s award winning empty homes initiative has to date returned 6,326 homes back to use. The scheme, which provides an exemplar model to tackle the…
NUE featured on BBC The Empty Housing Scandal
The Empty Housing Scandal BBC documentary consists of 10 episodes , currently available on their I-Player to view. NUE projects in Folkestone (Episode Two) and Dover (Episode Seven) are featured. Host Matt Allwright investigates why homes are being left empty…
NUE Commercial – giving the high street a boost
A WELCOME RETAIL BOOST – HIGH STREET BUSINESS SUPPORTED BY COUNCIL SCHEMES A new business on Deal High Street is looking forward to realising its full potential – with news that a previously empty shop has reopened in the town…
NUE Folkestone and Hythe – Derelict site revitalised
A site in Folkestone which stood derelict for 14 years has been brought back to life thanks to the award-winning No Use Empty scheme The land – situated at the junction of Princess Street and Myrtle Road – has been…
NUE lazing about by the River! – 8 new homes
Dublin Mews, River, Dover Thanks to No Use Empty a former pub – the Dublin Man of War (River, Nr Dover) which had been empty for 3 years has been transformed to create 3 new dwellings. In addition to this…
NUE – Empty Homes Week
NUE – Empty Homes Week No Use Empty is pleased to be supporting national Empty Homes Week 2019 running from 23-29 September 2019. The week is organised by Action on Empty Homes. The aim of the week is to highlight…
NUE Goes Commercial
NUE celebrating National Empty Homes Week
National Empty Homes Week 2019 National Empty Homes Week will take place from Monday 23 September to 29th September 2019. Every year local authorities, housing providers, community-led organisations and others see Empty Homes Week as an opportunity to organise events…