Before Refurbishment
Before refurbishment
After Refurbishment
After refurbishment

Is your property a House in Multiple Occupation?

On 6th April 2006, mandatory licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation came into force across England.
Landlords whose property is classed as a HMO must apply for a license from their local authority.

Pathmeads can help you with this. Simply click here to find out more.

Empty Property Refurbishment Service


EMPTY PROPERTY INITIATIVE


Background

The North London Empty Property Initiative aims to reduce the number of long-term empty private properties in north London. Through tackling this unused housing the initiative intends to increase the supply of good-quality and affordable accommodation that is available both to let and buy.


The initiative is the result of a partnership between six London boroughs that are working together to achieve real improvements in private sector housing. Four of these boroughs are taking part in this partnership with Pathmeads - Barnet, Camden, Haringey and Islington.


There are approximately 8,000 properties across these six boroughs that have been empty for at least six months (long-term). Across the same six boroughs there are 68,500 households needing settled accommodation and another 5% living in overcrowded conditions. Bringing empty properties back into use is a great way to help meet this huge demand for housing.

OUR OFFER

Advice and Assistance

Pathmeads and the North London Sub-Region are working in partnership to provide empty property refurbishment and conversion services.


This service is one of several initiatives to help owners bring empty properties back into use. An owner can either use this service alone, or combine it with other services provided by the boroughs and/or Pathmeads.


All of the boroughs offer grants to owners of empty properties, either to bring a property back into use for persons/families in housing need or to owners who want to use the property as thier own home.

Pathmeads offer the following:

  • Architect services
  • Planning application service
  • Building regulations guidance
  • Liaison with utility companies
  • All necessary building works
  • Property lettings
  • Property management

Each property will be managed by a knowledgeable team. The team will be able to provide information on planning application requirements and building regulations.


Pathmeads also has a dedicated call centre available Monday to Friday 9:30-17:30 to answer all your queries and update you on the progress with your property.

Occupying your Property

After a property is refurbished we are able to offer several schemes to ensure that the property is brought back into use.


These schemes include:


  • Housing Association Leasing Scheme (HALS)
    We will lease the property from the property owner for either 3 or 5 years. The Local Authority will nominate a tenant for the property. Rent is guaranteed on this scheme for the lease period.
  • Residential Lettings on private market
    These properties are advertised via Pathmeads Residential, our private lettings agency. They advertise properties on their website and popular property search engines such as RightMove, FindAProperty and Prime Location.

If you require further information on the North London Empty Property Initiative or to find out if you are eligible for a grant please visit: www.nlep.co.uk or the website of the local authority in which your empty property is located.