W e do our job for the rewards not the awards, but they are always welcome, and this latest one represents something rather special.
Our new silverware (okay, framed certificate) was presented at the Empty Homes Conference in Birmingham this spring. The citation reads: ‘For two decades, No Use Empty (NUE) Kent has stood as a beacon of innovation, persistence, and national leadership in empty homes work. What began as a pilot scheme in 2005 has grown into the UK's longest-running and most successful initiative of its kind, bringing nearly 9,000 properties back into use, unlocking over £160m in public and private investment, and inspiring both national policy interest and replication.
