{"id":327,"date":"2016-05-14T08:43:27","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T08:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lowecostguardians.co.uk\/?p=327"},"modified":"2024-01-11T10:34:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T10:34:24","slug":"life-billionaires-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelowegroupltd.com\/life-billionaires-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Life on Billionaires Road"},"content":{"rendered":"

My big break setting up The LOWE Group (originally called Lowe Cost Guardians<\/em>) came when I was asked if I knew of a Guardian company to occupy and provide live-in security for a vacant mansion on Bishops Avenue.<\/p>\n

After Googling the Bishops Avenue, infamously dubbed \u2018billionaires row\u2019, I discovered the mansion came with an indoor swimming pool, billiards room, Jacuzzi and its own football pitch- not exactly the hardest sale. Quickly after, The LOWE Group was officially formed!<\/p>\n

The ‘Mansion’ had been left vacant for five years while it’s ‘owner’ had subsequently disappeared. It was a pretty surreal building with some very interesting touches…<\/span><\/p>\n

I found eight Guardians to move in and took a crash course in property management, maintenance and health and safety. I also moved into the building which gave me an excellent insight into how best to run a Guardian building and ironing out any future mistakes!<\/p>\n

What really struck me was the abject waste of usable space in London, symbolised perfectly by the decaying relics littered along Bishops Avenue. Despite widespread anxiety about a shortage of housing supply, government figures suggest\u00a0there are 610,123 empty homes in England<\/a>.\u00a0Of these, 205,821 have been unoccupied for six months or more.<\/p>\n

I would strongly recommend a stroll down the Bishops Avenue followed by a pint in the Spaniard Inn<\/a> afterwards. It is an eye opening experience. And, if you are wondering what happened to my former home,\u00a0have a read here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Tim Lowe, Founder & Director<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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