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Category: Case Studies (page 11)

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Property Guardians

Posted on: October 19, 2011 Last updated on: August 7, 2024 Written by: Steve Grimshaw
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…
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Demolition underway on eyesore site in Cliftonville

Posted on: June 28, 2011 Last updated on: November 4, 2020 Written by: Steve Grimshaw
The former Warren Court Hotel in Arthur Road has been one of the key targets of the Council’s empty property initiative, after it became derelict and was the victim of two fires.  The property has been a major eyesore and…
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The Arcadian

Posted on: February 28, 2011 Last updated on: August 7, 2024 Written by: Steve Grimshaw
Built in the 1880s, it was originally Lilley’s Hotel Arcadian, a 19th century bolt hole for genteel Victorians leaving smog riddenLondon for Margate’s fresh sea air. The Arcadian was subsequently converted into twelve flats. The property had been unoccupied for many…
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Kent’s No Use Empty Kent Property Initiative has reached its 5th Year Anniversary

Posted on: November 5, 2010 Last updated on: August 7, 2024 Written by: Steve Grimshaw
To mark the occasion a short video has been made to show how the campaign brings empty and derelict properties in Kent back into use as much-needed homes. Property owner, Martin Neame, tells how the scheme helped him.
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How Do We Maximise The Use Of Empty Homes ? The HCA debate

Posted on: August 9, 2010 Last updated on: November 4, 2020 Written by: Steve Grimshaw
The HCA debate “maximising the use of empty homes” has been extended to 31st August 2010. The debate will explore new ways to tackle empty homes and to maximise their use and provide the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and…
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Town & Country Planning Act 1990 – Section 215

Posted on: June 19, 2010 Last updated on: November 4, 2020 Written by: Steve Grimshaw
Recovery Method Recovery through the Courts: Enforced Sales Procedure Introduction It is a well established that poor condition properties have an adverse affect on the neighbourhood.  Anyone unfortunate enough to have lived next door to a long term empty property…
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Housing Act 2004 – Improvement Notices

Posted on: May 19, 2009 Last updated on: August 7, 2024 Written by: Steve Grimshaw
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…
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No Use Empty Helps To Fill Over 300 Properties in East Kent

Posted on: June 10, 2007 Last updated on: November 4, 2020 Written by: Steve Grimshaw
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…
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Empty Property Lists Freedom of Information Act 2000

Posted on: May 29, 2007 Last updated on: November 27, 2025 Written by: Steve Grimshaw
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…
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Enforcing sale of the empties

Posted on: April 20, 2007 Last updated on: November 4, 2020 Written by: Steve Grimshaw
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…
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Partnership Success: No Use Empty and Folkestone & Hythe District Council Resolve Long‑Standing Blighted Property Through Enforced Sale

                  In February 2024, Folkestone and Hythe District Council’s Private Sector Housing team began intensive work to tackle a long‑standing and severely problematic empty property that had blighted the local community for…
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NUE – National Empty Homes Week 2026

    Master William’s Place, Folkestone To celebrate National Empty Homes Week, No Use Empty are proud to announce that local developer William Brown has completed the largest refurbishment project we have supported. Not only is it complete, but 31…
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NUE – Out and about in Herne Bay

                                    This week the NUE team have been in Herne Bay with our Cabinet Member Paul King to meet up with Cllr Chris…
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NUE featured in the 2025-26 Kent Property Market Report

2025-26 Kent Property Market Report                 The Caxtons’ Property Market Analysis reviews property deals and activity over the last 12 months and also provides an update on Inward Investment shows property supply gradually expanding and consistent…
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NUE – KCC Cabinet Members Visit No Use Empty Projects In Thanet

The No Use Empty Scheme has once again had an extremely busy year bringing empty properties back into use, whilst also creating new homes on vacant land. The team at No Use Empty had the pleasure of showing Kent County…
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