Workspace Occupation:
A Flexible Way to Use and Protect Vacant Properties
Workspace occupation allows your commercial vacant property to be used temporarily as flexible workspace. All users stay on a 28-day notice, giving you control and adaptability. It’s a simple way to keep your property active, safe and purposeful while you plan next steps.
- Reduces vacancy-related risks while bringing life back into the space
- Supports small businesses, creatives and start-ups in need of affordable workspace
- Easily adapts to your timelines without interfering with future plans
Secure, Temporary Use for Vacant Commercial Buildings
At Ad Hoc, we offer workspace occupation as a flexible, low-risk way to protect and repurpose vacant commercial buildings. We match responsible individuals, small businesses, creatives, and charities with otherwise unused spaces, giving them temporary use under a licence agreement.
By bringing activity back into vacant buildings, we help deter antisocial behaviour, reduce the costs and risks of vacancy, and maintain the property’s condition and reputation. From offices and retail units to studios and workshops, our spaces offer a unique, affordable alternative to traditional rentals.
Every occupant is carefully vetted, and all agreements operate on a 28-day notice period, giving you full flexibility. We manage the process from start to finish: overseeing placements, carrying out inspections, and ensuring your property remains secure, compliant, and ready for future plans.
Workspace occupation keeps your building in use, reduces vacancy-related costs and supports local enterprise, all without long-term commitments.
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 local 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. We’re proud to back those who dedicate their time and energy to making a lasting, positive impact in their community.
Workspace 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.
