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23 February 2022 | Property management, The Dot Dot Dot story
Helping clients weather a perfect storm
With rising costs and reduced resources, it can be hard for property owners to invest any time in considering the best option for their empty buildings. Yet just a little bit of work up front will reap great financial and social benefits once properties are under our management, explains Dot Dot Dot CEO, Mark Ackroyd.
3 February 2022 | Local area guides
Balance busy city living with peace and tranquility in Croydon
For all those searching to exchange the busyness of the city with a leafy retreat, our double room available in a 2-bedroom period cottage is well located within the grounds of Ashburton Park, north Croydon. With its ever growing restaurant scene, abundance of serene spots to unwind and surprisingly good connections to central London, discover why this leafy borough might just be for you.
25 January 2022 | The Dot Dot Dot story, The Dot Dot Dot team
In conversation with Mark Ackroyd, our new CEO
As we get into the swing of a new year, we catch up with Mark Ackroyd, new Chief Executive at Dot Dot Dot, about his love of the nitty gritty, how the landscape has shifted in the past five years and his aims for 2022.
19 January 2022 | 10th anniversary, The Dot Dot Dot story
On the Dot Dot Dot bookshelf: 10 things to read to understand the business we are today
At Dot Dot Dot we make no apologies for being geeks. We think hard about housing, about social impact, and about how to be a successful business which makes a useful contribution to both spheres. Much of that thinking has come from our hands-on experience of housing almost 2,000 property guardians, but just as important is what we’ve learned from books. Discover founder Katharine’s top 10 books that have shaped the business we are today.
16 December 2021 | 10th anniversary, Property owner case studies
Then and now: our partnership with Red Kite Community Housing
We caught up with Richard Mulcahy from Red Kite to talk about how working with Dot Dot Dot has enabled them to keep projects running on time and afforded them the flexibility to work around some of the challenges posed by Covid-19.
10 December 2021 | News and features
A victory for property guardianship
The law on property guardianship got even clearer this month, as the Court of Appeal ruled that guardians can’t dispute a possession order as long as the property guardian company has carried out its work correctly. Our founder, Katharine Hibbert, explores what this means for the sector and for Dot Dot Dot.
24 November 2021 | 10th anniversary
Then and now: our first partnership with Poplar HARCA
Our partnership with Poplar HARCA, an award-winning Housing and Regeneration Community Association, began in 2011 when Andrea Baker, HARCA’s Director of Housing and Corporate Services, met with our founder Katharine Hibbert. Ten years on, we continue to partner with Poplar HARCA to secure properties and support their placemaking projects in east London. We spoke to Andrea about how our partnership has strengthened and changed over the years, and how our guardians have provided a reassuring presence during the regeneration process.
22 November 2021 | Property owner case studies
Property guardianship and beyond: working with Croydon Council
We started working with London Borough of Croydon in 2017, when we took on a former school-turned-NHS building in west Croydon. Looking back over our four-year relationship, we explore how a renewed sense of purpose during a property’s transition phase can lay the groundwork for its new use.
19 November 2021 | 10th anniversary, The Dot Dot Dot story
Then and now: 10 years of property guardianship
Dot Dot Dot founder Katharine Hibbert looks back at the industry she walked into in 2011 and how it’s developed over a decade.
16 November 2021 | 10th anniversary
From Brutalist to Georgian: 10 architecturally iconic projects
We have partnered with some great clients and organisations over the past 10 years; they are at the heart of what we do. But so, too, are the incredible buildings and projects we have worked on and housed guardians in. From brutalist towers to Georgian townhouses, we take a look at some of our favourite architecturally iconic projects from the last 10 years.
23 February 2022 | Property management, The Dot Dot Dot story
Helping clients weather a perfect storm
With rising costs and reduced resources, it can be hard for property owners to invest any time in considering the best option for their empty buildings. Yet just a little bit of work up front will reap great financial and social benefits once properties are under our management, explains Dot Dot Dot CEO, Mark Ackroyd.
3 February 2022 | Local area guides
Balance busy city living with peace and tranquility in Croydon
For all those searching to exchange the busyness of the city with a leafy retreat, our double room available in a 2-bedroom period cottage is well located within the grounds of Ashburton Park, north Croydon. With its ever growing restaurant scene, abundance of serene spots to unwind and surprisingly good connections to central London, discover why this leafy borough might just be for you.
25 January 2022 | The Dot Dot Dot story, The Dot Dot Dot team
In conversation with Mark Ackroyd, our new CEO
As we get into the swing of a new year, we catch up with Mark Ackroyd, new Chief Executive at Dot Dot Dot, about his love of the nitty gritty, how the landscape has shifted in the past five years and his aims for 2022.
19 January 2022 | 10th anniversary, The Dot Dot Dot story
On the Dot Dot Dot bookshelf: 10 things to read to understand the business we are today
At Dot Dot Dot we make no apologies for being geeks. We think hard about housing, about social impact, and about how to be a successful business which makes a useful contribution to both spheres. Much of that thinking has come from our hands-on experience of housing almost 2,000 property guardians, but just as important is what we’ve learned from books. Discover founder Katharine’s top 10 books that have shaped the business we are today.
16 December 2021 | 10th anniversary, Property owner case studies
Then and now: our partnership with Red Kite Community Housing
We caught up with Richard Mulcahy from Red Kite to talk about how working with Dot Dot Dot has enabled them to keep projects running on time and afforded them the flexibility to work around some of the challenges posed by Covid-19.
10 December 2021 | News and features
A victory for property guardianship
The law on property guardianship got even clearer this month, as the Court of Appeal ruled that guardians can’t dispute a possession order as long as the property guardian company has carried out its work correctly. Our founder, Katharine Hibbert, explores what this means for the sector and for Dot Dot Dot.
24 November 2021 | 10th anniversary
Then and now: our first partnership with Poplar HARCA
Our partnership with Poplar HARCA, an award-winning Housing and Regeneration Community Association, began in 2011 when Andrea Baker, HARCA’s Director of Housing and Corporate Services, met with our founder Katharine Hibbert. Ten years on, we continue to partner with Poplar HARCA to secure properties and support their placemaking projects in east London. We spoke to Andrea about how our partnership has strengthened and changed over the years, and how our guardians have provided a reassuring presence during the regeneration process.
22 November 2021 | Property owner case studies
Property guardianship and beyond: working with Croydon Council
We started working with London Borough of Croydon in 2017, when we took on a former school-turned-NHS building in west Croydon. Looking back over our four-year relationship, we explore how a renewed sense of purpose during a property’s transition phase can lay the groundwork for its new use.
19 November 2021 | 10th anniversary, The Dot Dot Dot story
Then and now: 10 years of property guardianship
Dot Dot Dot founder Katharine Hibbert looks back at the industry she walked into in 2011 and how it’s developed over a decade.
16 November 2021 | 10th anniversary
From Brutalist to Georgian: 10 architecturally iconic projects
We have partnered with some great clients and organisations over the past 10 years; they are at the heart of what we do. But so, too, are the incredible buildings and projects we have worked on and housed guardians in. From brutalist towers to Georgian townhouses, we take a look at some of our favourite architecturally iconic projects from the last 10 years.
