From dilapidated hotel to des res, seafront site shines bright again Kent County Council’s No Use Empty Scheme played an integral role in the project by providing an interest free loan of £175,000 to give a new lease of life…
Kent & Sussex Courier – Sep 2011
Offers of Loans To Create Homes “LANDLORDS are being offered a helping hand to bring empty buildings back into use in a bid to tackle the housing shortage” Please scroll over the front cover to access PDF version of the…
Inside Housing – August 2011
A Cash Incentive “Councils are starting to recognise that tacklinglong-term empty homes is an essential part of their response to the new homes bonus” Please scroll over the front cover to access PDF version of the article
This Is Kent – May 2011
Derelict building in Dover to get new lease of life Please scroll over the front cover to access PDF version of the article
Property Week – April 2011
Bristol Adopts Innovative Empty Homes Scheme Please scroll over the front cover to access PDF version of the article
Inside Housing – Apr 2011
Bristol City Council are the first authority outside of Kent to adopt the No Use Empty brand as they launch their own campain to address the problem of tackling empty homes. Please scroll over the front cover to access PDF…
Local Government Chronicle – Mar 2011
Bristol City Council adopted a flagship scheme pioneered by Kent County Council to provide interest free loans to owners of empty properties to fund the repairs to bring them back into use Please scroll over the front cover to access…
Municipal Journal – Mar 2011
Waste Not, Want Not Kent’s Empty Property Initiative is helping revive local communities by funding renovation work to transform once derelict properties into new homes, KCC’s Regeneration Manager for No Use Empty, Steve Grimshaw explains Please scroll over the front…
The Big Issue – Feb 2011
With the number of empty homes in Britain reaching the million mark, Michael Parker investigates what the government is doing to combat the problem and features Kent’s No Use Empty Initiative Please scroll over the front cover to access PDF…
Property Week – Feb 2011
Public Opinion – Kevin Lynes, KCC Cabinet Member “Our Housing Shortage Solutions starts with Empty Homes” Please scroll over the front cover to access PDF version of the article