{"id":79430,"date":"2018-02-09T00:52:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T17:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/property-guardian-firms-are-a-force-for-good-letters\/"},"modified":"2018-02-09T01:03:47","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T18:03:47","slug":"property-guardian-firms-are-a-force-for-good-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/property-guardian-firms-are-a-force-for-good-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Property guardian firms are a force for good | Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSeven professionals from property guardianship companies say that their sector provides real, affordable alternatives to the private rental marketWe disagree with the assertion that people are forced into being property guardians (Steep rents force thousands to live as \u2018guardians\u2019 in shoddy housing, 6 February). In our experience it is far more common for people \u2013\u00a0from all walks of life \u2013 to choose to become property guardians because it is the best option available to them. If other options (live far away, work harder, pay a larger proportion of salary as rent, have less space) are less appealing than guardianship, that is a result of wider forces that combine to create the housing crisis in this country. We seek to provide real options as one alternative to the private rental sector, enabling people to live and work in London and other UK cities, and at the same time allowing empty buildings to be used until required for development. We recognise and accept that property guardianship is not suitable for everyone, but our goal is to make it work as well as possible for those it suits.Between our companies, we collectively house thousands of property guardians, professionalising the use of otherwise-empty buildings as much-needed forms of housing. Our experience is not that people are forced into living as property guardians. Good, well-managed housing (including health and safety and clear unambiguous standards) are important features and we recognise our role in achieving that. We are all the more determined to ensure that our sector is managed well, ethically and professionally, to deliver high-standard alternatives to the rising cost of city rents.Rogier Donkersloot Dex Property\u00a0Management, Arthur Duke\u00a0Live-in Guardians, Doug Edwards VPS Guardians, Simon Finneran Ad Hoc, Gavin Handman Guardians of London, Katharine Hibbert Dot Dot Dot Property, Tim\u00a0Lowe Lowe Guardians Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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