Legislation Section 11 and 12 Housing Act 2004 Recovery Method Enforced Sales Procedure: Law and Property Act 1925 Introduction The above property came to the attention of Thanet District Council following a complaint from a neighbour, whose own property was suffering…
No Use Empty Helps To Fill Over 300 Properties in East Kent
Successful partnership initiative now set to be rolled out across the county An initiative which aims to help bring empty properties in East Kent back into use has comfortably exceeded its delivery target. Launched in 2005, No Use Empty: the…
Empty Property Lists Freedom of Information Act 2000
Following a recent decision made by the Information Tribunal in the case of Mr C P England and the London Borough of Bexley v Information Commissioner (10th May) we are suspending the provision of empty property lists through No Use…
Enforcing sale of the empties
A sale has been enforced by Thanet District Council on a Cliftonville property that’s been falling into disrepair for more than 20 years in what’s believed to be the first case of its kind in Kent. The property at 77…
No Use Empty on BBC Radio Kent
Thanet District Council enforce the sale of 77 Eastern Esplanade, Cliftonville with the help of the No Use Empty campaign. Listen to the BBC Radio Kent interview here (mp3, 4MB)
Kent empty property officers share good practice
On Monday 29th January No Use Empty; the East Kent Empty Property Initiative hosted the third in a series of training workshops for empty property officers from across Kent at the Shepway District Council Chamber in Folkestone. The aim of…
No Use Empty on Channel 4 News
The property market may be booming, with houses in short supply, but nearly 300,000 homes in the UK are estimated to be empty. Under new laws introduced last year, local councils in England and Wales now have the right to…
Kent empty property masterclass
No Use Empty; the East Kent Empty Property Initiative has hosted the second in a series of training workshops for empty property officers from across the region. The aim of the training is to help them increase their knowledge and…
Kent empty property officers converge for workshop
Empty property officers from across Kent have come together to attend a special seminar aimed at helping them increase their knowledge and understanding of the latest legislation which can help bring empty properties back into use. The workshop was hosted…
No Use Empty appoints project manager
Campaign targets financial support for empty home owners No Use Empty, the initiative aimed at bringing empty properties in East Kent back into use, has appointed a Project Manager. Susan Pledger will lead the new initiative which was launched in…