Category: News and features
31 August 2023 | Guardian stories, Local area guides, News and features
Everything you need to know about our new property guardian flats in north-west London
Dot Dot Dot has worked with Brent Council for a number of years now, turning their empty buildings into inexpensive accommodation for property guardians. We currently manage 23 flats in north-west London owned by Brent. In recent months, we’ve been working behind the scenes to take on many more flats in a Brent block that’s… Read More
28 June 2023 | News and features
Social enterprise – a Cambridge conversation
Dot Dot Dot founder, Katharine Hibbert, recently took part in a Cambridge University panel discussion on the importance of social entrepreneurship in solving some of the urgent problems facing us today. The panel discuss the growth in interest in social enterprises, their influence on society and the economy, and their advice to those who have ambitions to embark on their own social venture.
22 March 2022 | News and features, Property management
How we work with LB Brent to turn empty flats into inexpensive homes in Queen’s Park
The regeneration of South Kilburn in Queen’s Park is a 15-year project aiming to deliver over 2,400 new homes as part of a sustainable and mixed neighbourhood. Flats are vacated in phases to prepare blocks for demolition. However, leaving them empty can risk them becoming the target of anti-social behaviour or can mean maintenance issues that could affect existing residents aren’t spotted.
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.
10 November 2021 | News and features
Dot Dot Dot announces our new Chief Executive
Everyone at Dot Dot Dot would like to thank our outgoing Chief Executive, Peter Brown, for his five years of leadership of our social enterprise. He is standing down, and our current Director of Services, Mark Ackroyd, is stepping into the role.
29 September 2021 | 10th anniversary, News and features, Our social impact, The Dot Dot Dot team, Volunteering
How the Dot Dot Dot team volunteer their time to good causes
At Dot Dot Dot, we wouldn’t be able to support the volunteering efforts of our guardians without being socially-minded individuals ourselves, willing to dedicate time and energy to good causes. So, we caught up with members of our team to share some of the ways in which they have volunteered to support a wide range of communities in the UK and abroad, from a Chinese community centre in Soho to refugees in Calais.
8 September 2021 | 10th anniversary, Guardian stories, News and features
Spotlight on: Serkan – saving for a mortgage with property guardianship
When Serkan joined our thriving community of guardians in central London, he had initially only been thinking of his short commute to work. But with the financial stability that came with monthly living costs being significantly lower than local market rates, Serkan was able to begin saving money immediately. After his partner Klaara also became a property guardian in late 2019, their savings pot steadily increased, and in March 2020 they were searching for their dream home to buy outside of London.
22 July 2021 | News and features, The Dot Dot Dot story
What “doing our best work” means in practice
One of our key goals at Dot Dot Dot is to “do our best work”. That mantra is meaningful to us because it expresses several different important concepts at once, explains our CEO, Peter Brown.
20 July 2021 | News and features
Never knowingly underhoused
At Dot Dot Dot, we know from our own experience and from our guardians that finding a home to rent in the private rented sector is a gamble. Creating an alternative to this uncertainty by providing well-managed, inexpensive homes is part of our reason for existence, explains our founder, Katharine Hibbert.
26 April 2021 | News and features, Our social impact, Property management
Dot Dot Dot and Keniston Housing Association announce partnership in Bromley
Former sheltered housing in Bromley is to become the base for a group of property guardians who volunteer in the local community, thanks to a new partnership between Dot Dot Dot and Keniston Housing Association. The first guardians moved into Robert Whyte House at the end of last week. They will aim to keep the… Read More
31 August 2023 | Guardian stories, Local area guides, News and features
Everything you need to know about our new property guardian flats in north-west London
Dot Dot Dot has worked with Brent Council for a number of years now, turning their empty buildings into inexpensive accommodation for property guardians. We currently manage 23 flats in north-west London owned by Brent. In recent months, we’ve been working behind the scenes to take on many more flats in a Brent block that’s… Read More
28 June 2023 | News and features
Social enterprise – a Cambridge conversation
Dot Dot Dot founder, Katharine Hibbert, recently took part in a Cambridge University panel discussion on the importance of social entrepreneurship in solving some of the urgent problems facing us today. The panel discuss the growth in interest in social enterprises, their influence on society and the economy, and their advice to those who have ambitions to embark on their own social venture.
22 March 2022 | News and features, Property management
How we work with LB Brent to turn empty flats into inexpensive homes in Queen’s Park
The regeneration of South Kilburn in Queen’s Park is a 15-year project aiming to deliver over 2,400 new homes as part of a sustainable and mixed neighbourhood. Flats are vacated in phases to prepare blocks for demolition. However, leaving them empty can risk them becoming the target of anti-social behaviour or can mean maintenance issues that could affect existing residents aren’t spotted.
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.
10 November 2021 | News and features
Dot Dot Dot announces our new Chief Executive
Everyone at Dot Dot Dot would like to thank our outgoing Chief Executive, Peter Brown, for his five years of leadership of our social enterprise. He is standing down, and our current Director of Services, Mark Ackroyd, is stepping into the role.
29 September 2021 | 10th anniversary, News and features, Our social impact, The Dot Dot Dot team, Volunteering
How the Dot Dot Dot team volunteer their time to good causes
At Dot Dot Dot, we wouldn’t be able to support the volunteering efforts of our guardians without being socially-minded individuals ourselves, willing to dedicate time and energy to good causes. So, we caught up with members of our team to share some of the ways in which they have volunteered to support a wide range of communities in the UK and abroad, from a Chinese community centre in Soho to refugees in Calais.
8 September 2021 | 10th anniversary, Guardian stories, News and features
Spotlight on: Serkan – saving for a mortgage with property guardianship
When Serkan joined our thriving community of guardians in central London, he had initially only been thinking of his short commute to work. But with the financial stability that came with monthly living costs being significantly lower than local market rates, Serkan was able to begin saving money immediately. After his partner Klaara also became a property guardian in late 2019, their savings pot steadily increased, and in March 2020 they were searching for their dream home to buy outside of London.
22 July 2021 | News and features, The Dot Dot Dot story
What “doing our best work” means in practice
One of our key goals at Dot Dot Dot is to “do our best work”. That mantra is meaningful to us because it expresses several different important concepts at once, explains our CEO, Peter Brown.
20 July 2021 | News and features
Never knowingly underhoused
At Dot Dot Dot, we know from our own experience and from our guardians that finding a home to rent in the private rented sector is a gamble. Creating an alternative to this uncertainty by providing well-managed, inexpensive homes is part of our reason for existence, explains our founder, Katharine Hibbert.
26 April 2021 | News and features, Our social impact, Property management
Dot Dot Dot and Keniston Housing Association announce partnership in Bromley
Former sheltered housing in Bromley is to become the base for a group of property guardians who volunteer in the local community, thanks to a new partnership between Dot Dot Dot and Keniston Housing Association. The first guardians moved into Robert Whyte House at the end of last week. They will aim to keep the… Read More
