Property Guardians Act

19/12/2021

35-37 William Road, Camden - Residents won Rent Repayment Order -
According to report and evidence, Global Guardians Management signs a "Property Protection Proposal" with the landlords. The properties are advertised on flatsharing websites and also newsletters. After attending a viewing, the prospective residents are asked to sign/return agreements within 24 hours. The prospective residents then asked to pay deposits to Global 100 ( GGM claims of a intercompany relationship with G100 but does not provide any financial evidence to support this). It has been reported that deposits are not protected. A guardian reported that GGM staff A.A shared with justice authorities that they had 15000 property guardians which makes a huge amount of deposit money. GGM / G100 are property management companies so why exempt from protecting the deposits?

The residents from 35-37 William Road ( Camden) recently won a Rent-Repayment-Order as GGM failed to obtain an HMO license. ( the property is owned by Euston One Limited, managed by Global Guardians Management (in partnership with MBU Capital))
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60e5be89d3bf7f56872f4a39/35-37_William_Road__3rd_floor__NW1_3ER__hearing_21_06_21__DECISION.pdf

19/12/2021

MP tells ‘heartless’ housing association to stop evictions – Brixton Blog. ( and more news)

Property guardians' news in the media

27/11/2021

"Eviction is still a legal process that can take several months.

You will always get notice and sometimes you can stop an eviction."

Your notice to quit must give you at least 28 days ( upon completion of your rent(payment) term)

27/11/2021

The properties you are offered must be compliant with Health & Safety standards. The landlord/ management company musr provide you the Gas Safety Certificate when you request it. For more information please visit: Https://www.propertyguardiansact.com

We are interested property guardians and we are interested in finding out how the property guardians feel about the property they live-in and how the rules and regulations can be improved for the health& safety of the guardians.

15/08/2021

We are receiving concerns from individuals who are got into property guardian agreements in council owned properties but worried about the health&safety standards of the properties they live. Please do get in touch if you believe the property you are living is not up to Health&Safety standards.

21/07/2021

WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU!
If you are a property guardian and the property you live is not compliant with the health & safety ( fire, electrical,structure, asbestos,rotting,moulds..etc) housing standards, please get in touch with us.

We campaign to stop landlords taking advantage of property guardians' scheme to avoid their responsibilities of health&safety (** there are media reports about hazardous properties owned by councils that are offered under property guardianship scheme. It is the councils duty to enforce health and safety. )

21/07/2021

IS THE PROPERTY YOU LIVE COMPLIANT WITH THE HOUSING HEALTH & SAFETY STANDARDS??

WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU!

In the media it has been reported numerous times that some landlords offer hazardous properties under property guardians scheme.( in the media it is reported some councils are the landlords of properties offered as property guardianship).

Please get in touch with us if you the property you live in/lived in is offered as property guardianship and you believe that the property is not complaint with health and safety housing standards ( fire safety, gas certificate, structural, electrical, mold, rotting, humidity,asbestos..etc)

We are interested property guardians and we are interested in finding out how the property guardians feel about the property they live-in and how the rules and regulations can be improved for the health& safety of the guardians.

13/03/2021

https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/london-property-guardians-angst-worry-19631562

Their court case is delaying a major new housing scheme being built by Kingston Council

13/03/2021

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9147879/Property-guardian-firm-advertising-rooms-derelict-London-buildings-extortionate-rates.html.

Property company Global Guardians has been slammed for advertising 'derelict properties' in London for the same 'extortionate rates' as standard private rents.

13/03/2021

https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/housing/mare-street-property-guardians-campaign-for-greater-rights-7303692

Hackney artists are campaigning to improve property guardian rights after living in an "unsafe" council-owned property on Mare Street.

10/03/2021

SHOCKING UPDATE!!!

We recently found 2015 September Building Survey of this property that was submitted recently with a planning application by Hackney Council.

You can read it on our website in the below link; there are remarks about asbestos , rot, structural issues. Hackney Council signed the agreement with Global Guardians Management on August 2015 so they were aware about the true state of the property which does not look safe in the 2015 Building Survey. But they went ahead with it and prioritize financial income over Health & Safety. And they hid the true state of the property from us. Why did the Council consciously choose to go into an agreement with Global Guardians Management although they had the 2015 September Building Survey? It was reported on the news - published on The Guardian- that the tender was awarded to Global Guardians Management.

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We are property guardians and we are interested in finding out how the property guardians feel about the property they live-in and how the rules and regulations can be improved for the health& safety of the guardians.

18/01/2021

Welcome to Property Guardians Act !

It has been 10 of us, artists, living in Hackney at a Hackney Council owned property as property guardians since 2015 September. Following our experience of neglect and disrepair, which posed a threat to life risk when our property was flooded from the roof to the ground floor. We raised our voices against the situation and we were served a notice to quit. We found out that the property is not HMO Licensed, the management company Global Guardians Management told us that since the property is owned by the council, it does not need to be HMO licensed. Then we asked for an independent company to perform an HMO and Fire Safety survey; the outcome was that the property was not compliant with Fire Safety Regulations and it was not compliant with HMO regulations. We made "Freedom of Information" requests asking about the surveys and assessments from the past years. Our requests have not been answered for over four months. An ICO decision notice is filed that writes that Hackney Council " breached section 10 of the FOIA in respect to both requests."

As a result of experience, we believe the rules and regulations that protect the health & safety and the legal rights of the property guardians must be protected and improved.