Charity Occupation: A Temporary Solution with Lasting Impact
Charity occupation provides a simple way to create social value while keeping vacant properties active and protected. We match trusted organisations with empty spaces under a 28-day notice, supporting local projects without adding complexity to your plans. For property owners, it’s a low-effort solution that supports local causes and can eliminate business rates.
- Purpose-driven use that supports local causes
- Helps reduce or eliminate business rates during vacancy
- Keeps your property in use and cared for
- Flexible and low-effort to manage
What is Charity Occupation?
At Ad Hoc, we offer charity occupation as a simple and socially responsible way to protect vacant properties. We connect registered charities and not-for-profit organisations with empty buildings, giving them short-term access under a flexible 28-day licence agreement.
This purpose-driven use helps reduce the risks and costs of vacancy—keeping properties active, cared for, and legally occupied. At the same time, it creates opportunities for charities to deliver valuable local services, without the burden of long-term commitments.
One of the key advantages of charity occupation is that it may qualify your property for business rates relief, offering significant financial savings while supporting meaningful community impact.
We manage the entire process, from vetting and placements to ongoing oversight, so you can support local initiatives without adding complexity to your plans.
Charity occupation transforms unused space into something valuable—protecting your asset while contributing positively to the communities around it.
How You Benefit
Property owners benefit from Property Guardianship in many ways
Squatting Prevention
Guardianship ensures your property is legally occupied, preventing squatters and avoiding costly, time-consuming eviction processes. By having trusted Guardians living in the property, you gain both protection and peace of mind.
Business Rates Optimisation
By placing Guardians into unused areas of a building, we can establish genuine occupation that reduces or eliminates liability for empty property rates.
Revitalising Challenging Areas
Properties in challenging areas often face prolonged vacancies, leading to financial and security concerns.
Preserving Property Value
Avoid deterioration and protect the long-term value of your building.
Reduced Insurance Risks
Occupied buildings are seen as lower risk by insurers, helping you access better coverage and avoid inflated premiums.
ESG Impact
By turning vacant buildings into affordable homes for key workers, young people, and creatives, guardianship strengthens neighbourhoods and delivers ESG impact through sustainability, social value, and responsible use of existing assets.
Ad Hoc Together
Through Ad Hoc Together, we support initiatives that help improve neighbourhoods and bring people together.
We believe that a well-maintained, lively environment benefits everyone. That’s why we regularly come together as a company, alongside our Guardians, to take part in and support activities that create safer, more connected places. If your charity’s mission aligns with our commitment to safer, more connected neighbourhoods, we’re always open to exploring how we can work together. We’re proud to back those who dedicate their time and energy to making a lasting, positive impact in their community.
Charity Occupation – The Process
Tailored Solutions
Curious about what Ad Hoc can do for your vacant property? Request a free consultation. We’ll contact you as soon as possible to discuss the possibilities.
- Temporary occupancy based on a loan agreement;
- Temporary rental;
- Temporary management by entrepreneurs based on a loan agreement;
- Ready-to-move-in office space;
- Security.
Curious about what Ad Hoc can do for your vacant property?
Request a free consultation. We’ll contact you as soon as possible to discuss the possibilities.
