Vacant Property Guardianship

Secure your Property & Save Money with Our Vacant Property Guardians

We provide our clients with a professional, efficient and significant cost-saving solution to the problems caused by leaving buildings vacant, such as high business rates and the risk of attracting squatters. Vacant property guardianship provides your empty property with protection and security, whilst benefiting from a safe and affordable housing solution suitable for key workers and young professionals.

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How does a property guardian scheme work?

Vacant property guardians provide 24/7 security to your empty property, while taking good care of the building they are living in, mitigating the potential risk of squatters, vandalism or theft.

Traditional security solutions such as security guards, site patrols or alarm response can cost thousands a month. Allowing vacant property guardians to live in your building not only works as a cost-effective solution to securing the empty property, but also drastically reduces the insurance premiums and business rates that you may be faced with.

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Benefits of Guardians to Property Owners

Property guardians offer a smart, cost-effective way to protect vacant buildings. Their presence deters squatting, vandalism, and general deterioration, helping to maintain the condition and value of your asset. With guardians in place, property owners can also benefit from reduced business rates, lower insurance premiums, and the reassurance that their building is being actively cared for by responsible residents.

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Our Vacant Property Guardians

We have a database of professional, socially responsible and reliable property guardians who take pride in and protect the buildings in which they live. Every licensee completes an extensive vetting process, including; background checks, DBS, employment and landlord references, and are met by a member of the LOWE team. All licensees are required to sign a legally binding licence agreement before moving into a LOWE property.

Our licensees comprise of professionals, key workers and creatives who contribute to the community, stimulate local economies and fill empty buildings with life. We are proud of the vetting process we have in place, as it sets us aside from our competitors and ensures only the highest calibre of individuals live in our vacant properties.

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Jess, LOWE Ambassador, Innovator

Our Approach

Cost Saving Vacant Property Protection

Providing Affordable Housing

Partnerships

Flexible Arrangements

We have found LOWE incredibly responsive and professional when dealing with our vacant properties. From the moment a building becomes vacant, they are able to move very fast, ensuring all compliance in place and occupying the properties with socially responsible guardians. We are given regular up to date reports and they maintain our properties to a very high standard.

Max Rankin

Countryside

We have found working with LOWE a really positive experience for managing our vacant properties. They have a rigorous vetting process for their guardians, ensuring only the most socially responsible occupy our properties. In return, we are delighted that our vacant buildings can be used to provide young professionals and key workers, with safe, secure and affordable accommodation.

Mark Innocenti

CBRE

We have been working closely with LOWE since 2017. Their buildings are well-managed, and they care about their guardians, which is reflected in the sense of community that they create in their properties. When a guardian initiative works like this, it is a mutually beneficial solution for all involved, offering the building owners considerable savings as well as security.

Sarah Davies

Pocket Living

Not only has LOWE saved us from significant security costs, but the social value of having responsible property guardians living in the estate has also been enormous. The flexible nature of their legal agreements fits perfectly with our ongoing plans for regenerating South Acton Estate with quality, affordable homes. We are especially proud to be housing key workers from the surrounding areas.

Leon Joseph

Ealing Council

We have been working with LOWE for the past 2 years and we have found their property guardian service an excellent fit for our vacant buildings. Not only is this ensuring that the properties are professionally managed and saving us on traditional security costs, but we are really pleased that the properties are being used to house key workers working in the local area through their LOWEkey programme.

Duncan Winter

Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust

The Process

Step 1

Contact

Step 2

Inspection

We will inspect your building and provide you with a free consultation report with our recommendations on how best to protect your building.

Step 3

The Fit Out

Our highly skilled maintenance team will transform your vacant building into a habitable environment for our guardians, meeting all necessary regulations and standards. We do not charge for the fit out.

Step 4

Guardians

Our carefully vetted guardians are then granted access to the building under legally binding license agreements, which clearly state that no tenancy has been created.

Step 5

Management

Our 24/7 management team are on call to ensure the property is effectively managed. We do not charge a management fee.

Step 6

Termination

Upon reaching the end of the agreed contract, our guardians are given 28-days notice to vacate the building, after which it is returned to its original state.