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Brighton’s only not-for-profit housing company, Seaside Homes, together with the tenants of a notorious former squat have built a garden that provides fresh fruit and vegetables, beautiful flowers and an area where the children can safely play. The £1m Victorian Villa stood empty for five years suffering from neglect and vandalism before local community…
An Introduction to Horticulture – FREE course Seaside Homes have been advised of a FREE horticulture course being offered by Plumpton College. This is a short 5 week course being run at Stanmer Park which is aimed at offering a practical introduction to horticulture. The course covers tree planting, seed sowing, pruning, soil cultivation,…
Seaside Tenants are invited to join us on Tuesday 17th February between 12 – 4pm when we are holding a FREE Winter Advice Drop-In Session at: The Conference Room, Community Base, Queens Road, Brighton Advisors will be on hand to provide help with energy saving, reducing fuel bills, eating healthily on a budget, tenancy rights…
A £1m Victorian Villa that stood empty for five years suffering from neglect and vandalism has been refurbished and brought back into use. The property was last used by Brighton & Hove City Council as Temporary Accommodation. Seaside Homes leased the property from the council in October last year and has converted it into 16…
A neglected and run down building that formed part of the backdrop to recent anti-squatting legislation has been refurbished and brought back into use. The property in central Hove has been empty since 2009, attracting anti-social behaviour, a police raid and two episodes of squatting which resulted in thousands of pounds worth of damage. However,…
Brighton & Hove Seaside Community homes has so far raised £16.7m to improve council housing in the city. We began leasing and refurbishing empty council properties in November 2011. Since then we have refurbished and tenanted 304 empty properties and are currently refurbishing a further 47 in partnership with Brighton & Hove City Council and…
Seaside Homes have just completed work on our 200th property in just over a year. Brighton & Hove Seaside Community Homes began leasing and refurbishing empty council properties in November last year. Since then it has refurbished and tenanted 198 empty properties and is currently refurbishing a further ninety five. Gemma Fisher, 26, has moved…
A charity to bring empty homes in the city back into use has let its 100th property. Brighton & Hove Seaside Community Homes began leasing and refurbishing empty council properties in November last year. Since then it has refurbished and tenanted 100 empty properties and is currently refurbishing a further eighty five. Lisa McGrath, 23,…