Dot Dot Dot Property Guardians

We are one of Britain’s largest social enterprises

Out team is focused on improving lives in a housing crisis by turning properties that would otherwise sit empty, into inexpensive housing. And, because we’re all about making a social impact, the people we house - our guardians - make a commitment to volunteer for good causes each month. Since 2011, we have housed over 1,900 people and supported them to give tens of thousands of hours of voluntary help to a diverse range of charitable causes.

We work with local councils, housing associations, charities and trusts, giving them confidence that their buildings are well cared for while they are awaiting regeneration or sale.

We use the property guardian model to achieve social impact, but are also disrupting the property guardian industry, working to push up standards.

Creating social impact

Collectively, our guardians have given time worth £5.4m to good causes since 2011; that’s the equivalent of one person working full-time for more than 238 years.

We are recognised as a leader in our field

We were named in last year’s NatWest SE100 Index of leading UK social enterprises, We are also one of the Big Issue’s top 100 Changemakers and a Nesta ‘New Radical’ - naming us among the organisations doing the most to address society’s most pressing problems.