Apply to become a Dot Dot Dot Property Guardian

Property guardian application form

The information you provide in this application form enables us to assess if you are a suitable candidate for property guardianship. To check our applicant criteria, please visit our webpage 'What does it mean to be a property guardian?'

The form will take around 10-15 minutes to complete and asks key details about you, your finances and volunteering interests. It cannot be saved and returned to, so please set aside time to complete the form in one sitting.

Before you start, please have the following items ready to upload as part of your application:

- a copy of your passport (or ID card)

- a copy of your visa (if applicable)

We will review your application as soon as possible (we aim to get back to you within two working days).

Are you an existing Dot Dot Dot property guardian?

YesNo

If you are an existing Dot Dot Dot property guardian and are looking to move to a different property, please contact your relationship coordinator.

Are you prepared to volunteer for a charitable organisation of your choice for 16 hours a month?

YesNo

As a social enterprise, part of our mission is to create social value through the way we operate. We therefore need to ensure that all of our applicants are up for volunteering 16 hours a month for good causes.

Are you intending to live with children or dependents, either full-time or part-time?

YesNo

As Dot Dot Dot, we don't allow anyone under the age of 18 to live in our properties. Property guardians need to be ready to move house with 28 days' notice whenever a property owner would like their building back. This is much harder for children who need continuity and access to schooling, nurseries and GP services than it is for flexible, independent adults.

Are you intending to live with pets?

YesNo

As building security and maintenance are paramount to property guardianship, we are unable to house animals in our properties.

As a property guardian, at some point you will be asked to move out of a property with 28 days' notice. Do you have a plan for moving on when this happens?

YesNo

As Dot Dot Dot guardians are licence holders and not tenants, you could be asked to move on from the property with 28 days' notice. We require all guardians to have a move-on plan which covers where they will stay and how they will manage when given notice.

All of our properties are safe to live in, however, they are usually unfurnished. Would you be happy to source your own kitchen appliances and furniture?

YesNo

As most of our properties come unfurnished, you will need to be prepared to source your own furniture. This includes an oven and white goods.

Do you have any unspent convictions or any previous criminal convictions?

YesNo

We are unable to offer property guardianships to those who have unspent criminal convictions.

Do you have a regular, reliable source of funds?

YesNo

If you are matched with a property, you will need to pay a one-off refundable security payment (equivalent of five weeks' of fees), plus the monthly licence fee which can range between £300-£1,000. Depending on the property, you may also need to budget for your share of the bills and council tax. Monthly licence fees vary for every property and are advertised on our website.

Do you consent to Dot Dot Dot storing your information as part of our application process, marketing to you, and contacting you about your application?

YesNoYour personal information will be stored securely and is processed and shared in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 2018. By ticking this box, you confirm that you consent to Dot Dot Dot Property Ltd retaining your information in line with our Privacy Notice (if you do not consent we will be unable to process your application.)

About you

Legal last name

As per passport/ID

Legal first name

As per passport/ID

Preferred name

How would you like us to address you?

Which pronouns do you use?

Select multiple by holding the ctrl key.

Date of birth

DD/MM/YYYY

Email address

Phone number

Please upload proof of your identity
We require a government-issued photographic (ID) that is currently valid.
Please upload either a:

Valid passport
National identity card, or
Photocard Driving Licence AND birth certificate (driving licence must be full or provisional ensuring both the photograph and the entitlement to drive are within date). Please note, we cannot accept a driving licence alone, it must be accompanied by a copy of your birth certificate. Use the extra box below if needed for the second form of ID.

Please upload proof of your identity.

For driving licence or birth certificate only.

Do you have the right to reside in the UK? If you need clarification on whether you have the right to live in the UK, visit the GOV.UK website.

Please enter 'Yes' or 'No' with any relevant details.

Please upload a copy of any relevant visa documentation, if applicable:

If your visa documentation has an expiry date, please enter the date:

DD/MM/YYYY

Please enter your government share code below, if applicable:

Finances and employment

As a Dot Dot Dot property guardian, you will need to pay a monthly licence fee, plus utilities and council tax in most cases. You will also need to pay a refundable security payment (the equivalent of five weeks' fees).

What is your total annual income before tax?

Do you have savings? If so, please state the amount.

Are you currently in receipt of government support?

This includes universal credit, housing benefit, jobseeker's allowance, pension credit and income support.

What source of funds do you intend to use to cover your monthly licence fee (plus utilities and council tax if applicable? E.g. Monthly salary from employment, self-employed income, student finance, savings, other (please specify).

We will ask for your most recent 3 months' bank statements which show transactions at a later stage to verify the information you have provided. This will include any evidence of savings accounts.

What is your current employment status?

Please note that if you are not in permanent employment we may require an additional three months of bank statements.

Employment status - further details

Please add more information here if you answered 'Other' above, or if you have a second employment status e.g. you are also a student while working part time.

Current employer

If student or unemployed, please write N/A

Current position

If student or unemployed, please write N/A

Current employment sector

If student or unemployed, please write N/A.

Have you had any periods of unemployment in the last three years?

YesNo

How have you supported yourself financially?

References

Having contact details for your referees in advance helps us to get you housed as quickly as possible. Please provide us with:

1) a professional reference e.g. from an employer/landlord.
2) a character reference e.g. from a colleague - not a friend or family member.

We will not contact your referees until you have formally expressed interest in a property.

Referee 1 - Professional

Full name of referee

Organisation

Relationship to you

Email address

Phone number

Referee 2 - Character

Full name of referee

Organisation

Relationship to you

Email address

Phone number

Your move on plan

As a property guardian with us, you will at some point be asked to move from the property you're in with 28 days' notice. This could be because a property owner needs the building back.

I understand that I can be given 28 days’ notice at any time

YesNo

With a 28 day notice period in place, it's crucial for all guardians to have a move-on plan which covers where they would stay and how they would manage their belongings when given notice. Please outline the actions you will take to move out of a property if Dot Dot Dot needs to end your guardianship, giving you 28 days' notice.

E.g. private rental, other guardianships, move in with family/ friends.

What other housing options are you currently pursuing?

Please provide further details if you answered 'Other' above.

Your volunteering interests

By providing you with safe, well-managed and inexpensive homes, we can help you free up some of your time and energy to spend it leading the life you want to live and contributing to causes you care about.

Dot Dot Dot property guardians commit to volunteering for at least 16 hours a month for charitable causes while they are housed with us. This can include any current volunteering - the only volunteering we don't accept is political campaigning. To understand what are defined as charitable causes, visit the Charity Commission's webpage on the GOV.UK website.

Are you currently volunteering?

YesNo

On average how many hours a month do you tend to volunteer?

Have you been involved in any volunteering in the past?

Please tell us a bit more about your current and/or past volunteering.

If you have never volunteered, or if you have but you decided to stop, could you tell us a bit more about why this is?

Please tell us in as much detail as possible about your volunteering plans, should you become a Dot Dot Dot guardian. This can include any details of your current volunteering if you plan to continue this and/or the name of the organisation(s) where you would like to volunteer and why. As a minimum, please let us know details of the type of charity or cause you'd like to volunteer with and what interests you about it (max 150 words).

Equal opportunities monitoring

We use this anonymised data to understand patterns in applications and to help us ensure our services are accessible. We do not use personal information of this nature to make decisions about whether to offer housing.

Nationality

Ethnic group

Religion

Sexual orientation

If you chose prefer to self-describe to the previous question, please include details below:

What best describes your gender?

If you chose prefer to self-describe to the previous question, please include details below:

Is your gender identity the same as the sex you were assigned at birth?

Do you consider yourself to have a disability?

And finally...

How did you hear about Dot Dot Dot?

Are you a key worker?

Please tell us the first half of the UK postcode where you are currently based.

I confirm that the information I have provided in this form is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

We will review your application form as soon as possible (we aim to get back to you within two working days).