No Use Empty – The Kent Empty Property Initiative, a project within Kent County Council’s Economic Development Unit (EDU), which was shortlisted twice in the following categories: Housing Initiative and Partnership of the Year were awarded “Highly Acclaimed” in both…
No Use Empty on course for Record Year
KENT COUNTY COUNCIL’S ‘NO USE EMPTY’ SCHEME ON COURSE FOR RECORD YEAR To mark National Empty Homes Week, KCC announces up to 650 empties will be returned to use in current financial year No Use Empty, the initiative to return empty…
National Empty Homes Week
EMPTY HOMES WEEK STARTS 1ST DECEMBER 2014 CALLING ALL LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN ENGLAND BECOME A SUPPORTER OF THE CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LONG-TERM EMPTY HOMES HAVE YOU SIGNED UP YET? – WE HAVE! The Empty Homes Agency (EHA)…
No Use Empty aids conversion of fromer spy base into new homes
8-9 Marine Parade, Folkestone Former Home to Army Intelligence WW1 NUE, the empty homes scheme run by KCC has started development on a long-term empty building in Folkestone that was once the home to Army Intelligence during the First World…
Empty Homes Chief Executive visits Kent
Mark Dance, KCC Cabinet Member for Economic Development with Helen Williams, Chief Executive Empty Homes Agency Recently Appointed Chief Executive Empty Homes Agency visits Kent’s No Use Empty Initiative. The NUE team were pleased to welcome Helen WIlliams to Kent on 2nd July 2014,…
Record Year for NUE in Dover
RECORD YEAR FOR ‘NO USE EMPTY’ SCHEME IN DOVER AS FUNDING TOPS £1 MIILLION A record £1 million was invested in returning empty homes to use in Dover in 2013 – 14, according to new figures released by No Use Empty,…
First NUE Affordable Homes Project Completed
AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR RENT NESSA APARTMENTS, SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE (FULLY OCCUPIED) No Use Empty have supported the refurbsihment of this former commercial premises, which is now being marketed by Avenue Lettings, who are pleased to offer 6 x 1 bed flats and…
NUE Winners at the 2013 Placemaking Awards
Kent’s ‘No Use Empty’ scheme among winners at UK Placemaking Awards Kent County Council’s ‘No Use Empty’ initiative was among the winners at the inaugural Placemaking Awards at the British Museum in Central London. The scheme, which returns empty homes…
Latest Property Restored – 40 Bellevue Road, Ramsgate and Available To Buy
The property boasts four bedrooms, study, family bathroom, master en-suite, two large reception rooms, kitchen/diner, utility room, balcony with sea views and a court yard garden. Inside this home you will find a few surprises especially on the top floor with the vaulted…
Kent On Sunday features No Use Empty
KENT ON SUNDAY Dave Mairs looks at the scheme rejuvenating parts of Kent. In 2005, Kent County Council began No Use Empty (NUE), aimed at getting abandoned and derelict properties back on the housing market, the success of which surprised…