No Use Empty

Kent's Empty Property Initiative

Kent County Council launched its ‘No Use Empty’ campaign in 2005 as part of its second round PSA commitments to examine better ways of delivering services, and particularly at working more effectively with district councils. The primary aim of the Initiative is to improve the physical urban environment in Kent by bringing empty properties back into use as quality housing accommodation and to raise awareness of the issues surrounding empty properties highlighting the problems they cause to local communities.

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2012-01-24 08:14:45 Britain's Empty Homes - Focus On Thanet A selection of eight short films focusing on the work of Thanet District Council and No Use Empty Click here to read more >
2012-01-13 16:37:59 Latest Property Restored Grade II Listed property on the seafront in Deal’s conservation area with fantastic sea views has been lovingly restored to create a comfortable family sized home ready for immediate occupation. Click here to read more >
2011-12-01 16:17:00 National Empty Homes Week National Empty Homes Week runs from 4 to 10 December 2011 and is organised by the Empty Homes Agency, an independent charity. For more information visit www.emptyhomes.com Click here to read more >
2011-11-29 11:47:29 Gravesham Borough Council To Offer Loans To Owners Of Empty Homes Gravesham Borough Council will now offer owners of empty homes interest-free loans to help cover the cost of returning them to use, as part of the Kent-wide initiative ‘No Use Empty’. Click here to read more >
2011-10-04 10:51:40 No Use Empty Press Release - Winners of Partnership Working Kent County Council’s No Use Empty scheme was among the winners at the 2011 Regeneration and Renewal Awards, which recognises the best regeneration projects in the UK. Click here to read more >
2011-10-31 08:50:35 The Arcadian-One of Margate's grand Victorian buildings has been restored to its former glory. No Use Empty works with developer to convert derelict former Click here to read more >
2011-09-30 10:54:22 WINNER / Partnership Working - Regeneration & Renewal Awards 2011 An initiative to bring long-term empty properties in Kent back into use that has inspired similar action in other areas of the country was a clear cut winner for those judging the partnership working accolade. Click here to read more >
2011-09-08 09:15:47 No Use Empty to offer FREE "Drop in Surgeries" for owners of Empty Properties in the West Kent Area On Monday, 3rd October 2011 between 2pm & 5pm we will be holding a ‘drop-in surgery’ at Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council Offices, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4LZ. Click here to read more >
2011-09-09 11:34:37 £ 5M of No Use Empty Loans Awarded Kent County Council launched the No Use Empty Initiative in East Kent during 2005 and awarded its first "interest free" loan of £25,000 in August 2007. Since then the Initiative has gone from strength to strength and is fully embraced Countywide achieving excellent results. Click here to read more >
2011-09-26 10:36:07 HCA Case Study - Kent's No Use Empty Initiative No Use Empty works to bring unused, privately owned properties back into use as affordable dwellings in Kent Click here to read more >
2011-06-07 11:48:20 Warren Court Hotel Demolition work is now underway on a former eyesore site in Cliftonville that Thanet District Council has been working to bring back into use for a number of years. Click here to read more >
2011-06-29 16:34:31 No Use Empty Shortlisted For Regeneration & Renewal Award The most prestigious awards programme in the regeneration sector. This year's awards feature 14 categories designed to celebrate every aspect of this most diverse of sectors, from housing design to tackling worklessness Click here to read more >
2011-06-22 15:38:53 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council to offer loans to owners of long term Empty Properties through Kent’s No Use Empty Initiative Empty Property Owners in Tunbridge Wells to be offered interest free loans to help bring their properties back into use. Click here to read more >
2011-06-07 09:00:56 Extra Help To Tackle Empty Homes in Swale Swale Borough Council to offer loans to owners to help bring unused properties back into use. Click here to read more >
2011-06-07 09:22:40 Extra Help To Tackle Empty Homes in Tonbridge & Malling Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council secures loan deal for owners to help bring unused properties back into use. Click here to read more >
2011-05-20 16:31:23 Empty Homes Toolkit Launched by Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) KCC's No Use Empty Management Team have contributed to the on-line Toolkit. Hear Housing Minister Grant Shapps explain how this toolkit can help to solve the 'empty homes scandal': Click here to read more >
2011-05-04 14:10:55 No Use Empty dough helps Bakery rise again! A former bakery in St Peter’s, Broadstairs, is being given a fresh lease of life with the help of funding from Kent County Council’s No Use Empty scheme. Follow the link to watch a small video.. Click here to read more >
2011-05-06 09:19:09 Grand Old Building in Dover Given New Lease Of Life Works have started to bring a derelict building in Dover back to life thanks to funding from Kent County Council’s No Use Empty scheme. Click here to read more >
2011-04-01 08:19:06 Could the No Use Empty model be adopted by Scottish councils ? The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership held their Seminar on 30th March 2011 at the Scottish Government, Edinburgh. Shelter Scotland invited Steve Grimshaw, KCC Project Manager for No Use Empty to present at the event. Click here to read more >
2011-03-21 09:55:20 BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL are the first to follow Kent's Lead On Empty Homes. It has been announced that Kent County Council's pioneering 'No Use Empty' scheme, which is now in its 5th Year and has returned 1,677 empty properties across Kent back into use, will be rolled out in Bristol. Click here to read more >
2011-03-16 11:34:07 £4.1 Million Interest Free Loans To Date The most successful year ever as Kent's Empty Property Initiative celebrates 5 Years Click here to read more >

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