Ad Hoc Property Management sponsor The Empty Homes Conference 2013

We're pleased to announce that Ad Hoc Property Management Ltd. is providing sponsorship for The Empty Homes Conference 2013. Ad Hoc's sponsorship allows us for the first time to publish an advert for the Conference in Inside Housing magazine and the conference has also been promoted by button inserts in Inside Housing daily email alerts. Ad Hoc says that it's Europe's leading vacant property protection specialist, with 10 offices across the UK alone and a significant presence in Holland and Germany. Ad Hoc aims to help owners keep commercial and residential buildings safe and secure by offering vetted Property Guardians, who are local working people, to live in them until the buildings are needed again. Property Guardians prevent squatting, vandalism, arson, theft and wholesale stripping of buildlngs. It's a proven and effective way to protect property and Ad Hoc estimate that this can save up to 80% on security costs. Ad Hoc has also developed a "rates mitigation service", helping commercial property owners save on rates as an interim solution before sale or lease. This is where Workspace Guardians come in; Ad Hoc can install small businesses into commercial buildings to keep them safe and mitigate business rates. Whether or not one agrees with the criminalisation of squatting of residential properties, the law has changed and legal housing options have been correspondingly reduced. The Property Guardian model offered by Ad Hoc provides a vital housing alternative in properties that would otherwise be standing empty. It's an option that is welcomed by those who choose to take it up. Ad Hoc previously (2010, 2011) sponsored the Empty Homes Practitioner of the Year Award and we are pleased to have this new connection with them. For further details about Ad Hoc and the services offered refer to their website.