No Use Empty, the initiative which is helping to bring empty properties in East Kent back into use, has approved over £1 million of interest-free loans to home owners across the County. These loans have helped the owners to renovate…
Newsletter Edition No 4
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Council brings Thanet property back into use after over 20 years of disrepair
One of Thanet’s most well known eyesores, that has been in disrepair for over 20 years, has been brought into use as affordable housing, after more than a year’s worth of work to convert it. The property at 77 Eastern…
Mail On Sunday – June 2008
Ministers say we need an extra 3 million homes Read Duncan Farmer’s report featuring Kent’s No Use Empty Campaign Please scroll over the front cover to access PDF version of the article
Council Partnership Delivers Almost 500 New Homes In East Kent
A unique initiative which is helping to create new homes across Kent by bringing long term empty properties back into use has comfortably exceeded its delivery target. Launched in 2005, No Use Empty; the Kent Empty Property Initiative commenced as…
Kent councils join forces in fight against empty properties
Kent County Council’s No Use Empty initiative welcomes new District Councils to complete Kent-wide membership, A pioneering initiative which is helping to bring empty properties back into use in East and West Kent has been rolled out to tackle the…
Dover District Council gives long term empty properties a new lease of life
Dover District Council is working hard to create new homes across the district by recycling long term empty properties, which cause a blight on local neighbourhoods. The Council has a dedicated empty property officer, John Day, who works in partnership…
West Kent Councils Unite In Fight Against Empty Property
A pioneering initiative which is helping to bring empty properties back into use in East Kent is being rolled out to tackle the problem in the West of the county. Today Kent County Council has teamed up with Tunbridge Wells…
Kent Empty Property Officers Share Good Practice
No Use Empty, the Kent Empty Property Initiative, has hosted two special training courses this month for Empty Property Officers from across Kent to help increase knowledge and understanding of legislation to help them bring empty properties back into use.…
Campaign Calls On Public Support To Tackle Empty Housing
A campaign which aims to bring empty properties back into use in East Kent is urging the public to play their part in helping to tackle the problem by reporting empty properties in their neighbourhood. The appeal has been made…