'I pay £580 a month to live in a disused care home': Property guardians show us around
Would you live in a disused care home, pub or bank in exchange for a heavily discounted rent? As cost of living pressures persist, a
Would you live in a disused care home, pub or bank in exchange for a heavily discounted rent? As cost of living pressures persist, a growing number of people are applying to become so-called property guardians - living in vacant residential or commercial buildings to protect them from squatters, vandalism and disrepair.
They typically pay 30-50% less rent than private tenants, sometimes with bills thrown in, In exchange for looking after the buildings. However property guardians also
have significantly fewer rights than private renters and can be evicted with just 28 days' notice. Katrina, 29, has spent the last 10 months living
with around 50 other people in an Edwardian mansion in Hampstead, London, which was used as a care home until 2015.
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