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15 September 2017 | News and Features
Housing hundreds of brilliant people in Barnet
Dot Dot Dot is delighted to announce that we are starting work with Barnet Homes, which manages housing for the London Borough of Barnet, to place our brilliant property guardians into homes that would otherwise be empty in the Dollis Valley and West Hendon Estates. Barnet has ambitious plans for the regeneration of these estates,… Read More
13 September 2017 | Awards and Recognition
Our Quality Management System is now accredited. What does that mean?
This summer, Dot Dot Dot was successfully accredited with ISO 9001, which is an international standard for Quality Management Systems (QMS). We therefore have a QMS which is robust: we have good processes and and we can demonstrate that we’re following them too. Take a look at our certificate here. ISO 9001 has 3 main… Read More
11 September 2017 | #Cosmohomemade, Making a Space a Home
Making a space a home – the pinterest way
Nicola is a property guardian in one of the #Cosmohomemade houses and tells us her DIY experience of turning a tired space into her gorgeous retreat I think there are two types of people that make a happy guardian – the ones who don’t need everything to look perfect or the ones who love to make… Read More
5 September 2017 | #Cosmohomemade, Awards and Recognition
Women in Housing Awards 2017 – Dot Dot Dot Shortlisted for our collaboration with Cosmopolitan Magazine
Yesterday we found out that we have been shortlisted in the Best Marketing or Promotional Campaign category at this year’s Women in Housing Awards. Great organisations such as Peabody, Aster and Equity Housing are also nominated in our category, so we’re looking forward to finding out who the winner is on 2nd November. Good luck to… Read More
21 August 2017 | Making a Space a Home
Nigel’s DIY Adventures in Thamesmead Part 3 – A Way To Make an Entrance
This is the third part of our blog series about Nigel, our DIY superstar, in the Thamesmead / Abbey Wood area. In the first & second posts, he walked us through making the kitchen and living room much more cosy with low spend and a bit of effort. This time, he’s writing about how a… Read More
28 July 2017 | News and Features
BBC Right on the Money: ‘a way to find a big property with a small price tag’
Check out BBC’s Right on The Money episode featuring our property guardians (17 minutes in) Denise Lewis and Dom Littlewood were shown around our property in Sheffield by two of our guardians Michael and Ieva who are housed there. With rising rental rates, they discuss how property guardianship eases the financial pressure for renters and enables… Read More
29 June 2017 | News and Features
Dot Dot Dot’s view on the role of property guardianship on the London housing market – our response to London Assembly’s research on the sector
At Dot Dot Dot, we are glad that the London Assembly’s Housing Committee is conducting research into the role the property guardian sector plays in the capital’s housing market. We hope that the committee’s report will reflect the potential property guardianship has to provide good, safe, inexpensive housing to people who are able to be… Read More
12 June 2017 | The Dot Dot Dot Story
Looking back on six years of growth for Dot Dot Dot within a developing property guardian industry
Six years ago, when I launched Dot Dot Dot, the business was nothing but an idea and a lot of optimism, and the property guardian industry was a very different place from today. It has been exciting to watch both grow up, and I’m looking forward to developments on the horizon for Dot Dot Dot… Read More
9 June 2017 | News and Features
Partnering with U+I on their next ‘U+I Think’ event: Meanwhile Worthwhile Forever
Tickets were only made available a few days ago, but we’re delighted that there’s been such interest in the next ‘U+I Think’ event, which we are helping to organise in partnership with U+I. Only a few spaces remain. Book in now if you’d like to join us for an informal evening of drinks, networking and a… Read More
1 June 2017 | News and Features
The impact of the housing crisis on civil society
Here’s a summary of a talk on the harm the housing crisis does to civil society given by our founder Katharine Hibbert at a ‘Good Women’ event hosted at Notting Hill Housing and organised by Koreo. At Dot Dot Dot, we are keenly aware of the harm that the housing crisis is doing to individuals… Read More
