Category: Property management
15 August 2023 | Property management
Ensuring safety around asbestos
Our mission is to get people housed, which sometimes means not shying away from problems that might make other property managers wince. As Asbestos is present in a majority of buildings built between the 1950s and the 1980s, having a robust and proactive approach to its management is key to maximising the number of guardians we can house and the number of property owners we can help.
29 June 2023 | Property management
Raising the bar for property maintenance and repairs
When we talk about our mission to get people housed, we don’t just mean the provision of an affordable home. We believe that for individuals to thrive, their home needs to feel safe and looked after.
26 April 2023 | Property management, The Dot Dot Dot story, Uncategorised
Housing sector trends and predictions – what to expect in the latter half of 2023
Having emerged from the COVID pandemic as well as a politically charged and economically challenging 2022, the focus for those in the housing sector during the first quarter of 2023 has been on change and innovation. With a push from the government to ensure housing safety; increases in building materials; regulatory changes and an ever-growing need to create social value, property owners need to look for ways to save time, money and energy. In this article, we take an in-depth look at the housing trends and issues that will define the latter half of 2023.
24 April 2023 | Our social impact, Property management, The Dot Dot Dot story
How addressing the housing crisis helps everyone – not just renters
Dot Dot Dot Founder, Katharine Hibbert, examines how her motivations behind launching Dot Dot Dot in 2011 shape up 12 years on in a country still plagued by housing shortages and soaring costs. After over a decade of housing thousands at less than 66% of local market rents, Katharine argues that Dot Dot Dot’s work can only ever be part of the solution on the way to a much needed strategy to build the right homes, in the right places at prices local residents can afford.
13 December 2022 | Guardian stories, Property management
Our long-term meanwhile project with Peabody in Thamesmead
Since 2015, Dot Dot Dot have collaborated with Peabody during their 10-year regeneration project by securing 120 flats in Thamesmead with socially-minded property guardians. Throughout this partnership, we have endeavoured to explore how we can best benefit the Thamesmead community. As we ask each of our guardians to volunteer 16 hours of their time a month to a good cause, we have an invaluable resource that can be directed to local community projects.
29 September 2022 | Property management
Dot Dot Dot’s approach to pricing the homes we offer
At Dot Dot Dot, our purpose is to provide well-managed, inexpensive homes to people who want to volunteer for good causes. So setting the prices our residents pay for their housing is crucial to our social impact model as well as our business model, and we think about it carefully.
29 July 2022 | Property management, Property owner case studies
Providing property peace of mind for Shepherds Bush Housing Group in Uxbridge
In 2019, we brought property guardianship to the London Borough of Hillingdon. Through our partnership with Shepherds Bush Housing Group, whose mission it is to provide safe, affordable homes across west London, we continue to secure 14 flats in Uxbridge. Since the project began, these properties have provided low-cost housing for 31 guardians who volunteer for good causes in the area.
20 July 2022 | Property management
Providing live-in security for Women’s Pioneer Housing
Women’s Pioneering Housing is a social housing provider for women. With a rich feminist history and over a century of experience, they are a leading voice for women’s housing, and actively work to highlight gender inequality in the sector. Having worked successfully with us in the past, Women’s Pioneer Housing has appointed Dot Dot Dot… Read More
24 May 2022 | Property management
Supporting regeneration in Oxford, the city of dreaming spires
In July 2019, we agreed with A2Dominion, a housing association with a social purpose, to secure vacant flats on an estate in Oxford during a regeneration project. Our extensive experience of working within regeneration schemes and our ability to tailor our approach as required meant that we were well-prepared to be the strategic partner that A2Dominion needed.
31 March 2022 | Property management
Why we’re increasing our guardians’ licence fees
Back in early 2020 we were due to roll out increases to licence fees across our portfolio…and then Covid-19 hit. We explain why we’re now increasing our guardians’ licence fees, the factors we take into account when setting our fees, and the rules and requirements that we maintain in order to make guardianship viable and effective.
15 August 2023 | Property management
Ensuring safety around asbestos
Our mission is to get people housed, which sometimes means not shying away from problems that might make other property managers wince. As Asbestos is present in a majority of buildings built between the 1950s and the 1980s, having a robust and proactive approach to its management is key to maximising the number of guardians we can house and the number of property owners we can help.
29 June 2023 | Property management
Raising the bar for property maintenance and repairs
When we talk about our mission to get people housed, we don’t just mean the provision of an affordable home. We believe that for individuals to thrive, their home needs to feel safe and looked after.
26 April 2023 | Property management, The Dot Dot Dot story, Uncategorised
Housing sector trends and predictions – what to expect in the latter half of 2023
Having emerged from the COVID pandemic as well as a politically charged and economically challenging 2022, the focus for those in the housing sector during the first quarter of 2023 has been on change and innovation. With a push from the government to ensure housing safety; increases in building materials; regulatory changes and an ever-growing need to create social value, property owners need to look for ways to save time, money and energy. In this article, we take an in-depth look at the housing trends and issues that will define the latter half of 2023.
24 April 2023 | Our social impact, Property management, The Dot Dot Dot story
How addressing the housing crisis helps everyone – not just renters
Dot Dot Dot Founder, Katharine Hibbert, examines how her motivations behind launching Dot Dot Dot in 2011 shape up 12 years on in a country still plagued by housing shortages and soaring costs. After over a decade of housing thousands at less than 66% of local market rents, Katharine argues that Dot Dot Dot’s work can only ever be part of the solution on the way to a much needed strategy to build the right homes, in the right places at prices local residents can afford.
13 December 2022 | Guardian stories, Property management
Our long-term meanwhile project with Peabody in Thamesmead
Since 2015, Dot Dot Dot have collaborated with Peabody during their 10-year regeneration project by securing 120 flats in Thamesmead with socially-minded property guardians. Throughout this partnership, we have endeavoured to explore how we can best benefit the Thamesmead community. As we ask each of our guardians to volunteer 16 hours of their time a month to a good cause, we have an invaluable resource that can be directed to local community projects.
29 September 2022 | Property management
Dot Dot Dot’s approach to pricing the homes we offer
At Dot Dot Dot, our purpose is to provide well-managed, inexpensive homes to people who want to volunteer for good causes. So setting the prices our residents pay for their housing is crucial to our social impact model as well as our business model, and we think about it carefully.
29 July 2022 | Property management, Property owner case studies
Providing property peace of mind for Shepherds Bush Housing Group in Uxbridge
In 2019, we brought property guardianship to the London Borough of Hillingdon. Through our partnership with Shepherds Bush Housing Group, whose mission it is to provide safe, affordable homes across west London, we continue to secure 14 flats in Uxbridge. Since the project began, these properties have provided low-cost housing for 31 guardians who volunteer for good causes in the area.
20 July 2022 | Property management
Providing live-in security for Women’s Pioneer Housing
Women’s Pioneering Housing is a social housing provider for women. With a rich feminist history and over a century of experience, they are a leading voice for women’s housing, and actively work to highlight gender inequality in the sector. Having worked successfully with us in the past, Women’s Pioneer Housing has appointed Dot Dot Dot… Read More
24 May 2022 | Property management
Supporting regeneration in Oxford, the city of dreaming spires
In July 2019, we agreed with A2Dominion, a housing association with a social purpose, to secure vacant flats on an estate in Oxford during a regeneration project. Our extensive experience of working within regeneration schemes and our ability to tailor our approach as required meant that we were well-prepared to be the strategic partner that A2Dominion needed.
31 March 2022 | Property management
Why we’re increasing our guardians’ licence fees
Back in early 2020 we were due to roll out increases to licence fees across our portfolio…and then Covid-19 hit. We explain why we’re now increasing our guardians’ licence fees, the factors we take into account when setting our fees, and the rules and requirements that we maintain in order to make guardianship viable and effective.
