Dover tackles homelessness with plans for 500 affordable homes
Dover District Council’s Cabinet has agreed a new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy – with a renewed focus on prevention as part of a five-point action plan. The action plan…
Rough sleeping initiative success in Canterbury
Since Canterbury City Council started its dedicated rough sleeper initiative (RSI) in July 2018, 352 people who were sleeping rough have been removed from the streets and been found permanent…
Folkestone and Hythe residents to raise questions over Napier Barracks at online meeting
Another virtual community engagement meeting is being held to answer residents’ questions regarding the Home Office’s use of Napier Barracks to house temporarily those seeking asylum in the UK. Folkestone…
Height of luxury with 16-storey residential development set to transform Ashford skyline
Infinity Ashford aerial photograph – CGI courtesy On Architecture Ambitious plans to build a landmark high quality residential development on a prominent brownfield site in Ashford opposite the international railway…
Site of former Folkestone Gas Works earmarked for housing in council deal
The former gas works site at Ship Street has been purchased by Folkestone & Hythe District Council as part of the strategic regeneration of Folkestone and the wider district. The…
Folkestone and Hythe council helping more rough sleepers find housing
The push to find long-term homes for those at risk of sleeping rough in the Folkestone & Hythe district is continuing with nine new accommodation units about to open. The…
Landlord who ignored safety improvement notices to properties in Folkestone fined nearly £5,000
Folkestone and Hythe District Council offices A landlord that refused to make safety improvements at two of her properties in Folkestone has been fined nearly £5,000. Madeleine Scott, from London,…
Canterbury lawyer outlines landlords’ options as Government extends ban on evictions
A property lawyer has said landlords do still have the opportunity to remove tenants in certain circumstances, despite the Government’s recent decision to extend a ban on bailiff evictions and…
Blooming brilliant housing options in Ashford
New-build independent living schemes provided by Ashford Borough Council include Danemore in Tenterden – exterior, pictured above. Ashford is shaking up old-fashioned perceptions of sheltered living with a fresh new…
Thanet cop’s Hats for the Homeless tops 70
PCSO Brandon Greenleaf with Ramsgate Town Council’s Maxine Morgan A Kent Police Community Support Officer’s idea to call on the kind-hearted knitters of Thanet during lockdown has resulted in a…