Improving lives in a housing crisis

We are on a mission to get people housed by turning empty buildings into homes. The property owner gets security, the residents get inexpensive housing, and the community benefits from dedicated volunteers. It’s a positive cycle that helps communities flourish.

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Discover how you’ll benefit from being a property guardian – and how the community around you will too.

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Property owner services

Your empty buildings could improve someone’s life. Get your property secured, and make a difference.

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Our impact

Making a difference is what we’re all about, and that’s why we were set up as a social enterprise. Every Dot Dot Dot guardian commits to volunteering at least 16 hours of their time each month to good causes.

2037

guardians housed since 2011

£6m

the value of our guardians’ volunteering hours given to good causes since 2011

35,669

hours volunteered to good causes by guardians in 2023

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The charity: Bliss

While training to become a midwife, Jessica often helped to deliver premature babies. This was when she first became aware of Bliss, which stocked baby clothes at the hospital where she worked.
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The guardian: Dennica

Dennica was a guardian with us a few years ago - and has recently returned to live in Poplar. A creative person, she’s been finding great joy in living in a spacious property alone. Find out what drew her back to guardianship.
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The property: Acton

Having worked successfully with us in the past, Women’s Pioneer Housing approached Dot Dot Dot to act once again as their live-in security provider for a property awaiting redevelopment in Acton. We jumped at the chance to contribute to the impact Women’s Pioneer Housing has on the lives of women as we work closely in line with their mission.

Start your guardian application

The first step to becoming a Dot Dot Dot guardian is to join one of our introductory online sessions. You’ll learn whether the lifestyle could suit you, and how to volunteer.
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