{"id":151989,"date":"2025-04-25T19:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T12:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-like-the-weird-and-the-offbeat-the-rise-of-the-uk-property-guardians\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T20:14:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T13:14:58","slug":"i-like-the-weird-and-the-offbeat-the-rise-of-the-uk-property-guardians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-like-the-weird-and-the-offbeat-the-rise-of-the-uk-property-guardians\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I like the weird and the offbeat\u2019: the rise of the UK property guardians"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOlder people from more diverse backgrounds are now taking advantage of reduced rents in often unusual spacesA top-floor, open plan property in a trendy east London neighbourhood would be expected to set you back thousands of pounds a month, but Luke Williams is paying just a fraction of that.The 45-year-old programme manager is one of a growing number of professionals turning to property guardianship \u2013 a housing arrangement where people can live in vacant buildings in exchange for reduced rent. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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