£1million project aims to breathe new life into disused Sunderland homes

Back on the Map has a long term strategy to buy up empty and poorly-managed properties in Hendon, refurbish them and then offer them as good quality homes.

Over the last eight years, more than 70 properties have been acquired and refurbished by Back on the Map and a further 25 improved through HCA and council funding, which has allowed the owners of empty homes to refurbish their properties and let them to local families.