camelot-14-uk vacant property conference empty property what is it costing you
TRANSCRIPT
AGENDA
13.45 Chairman’s Welcome
14.00 Emerging security solutions: How the Live-in Guardian
service outsmarts traditional methods of security
14.30 How to reduce your exposure to Empty Property Rates?
15.00 Refreshment break
15.30 ‘Live-in-Guardians’, housing, young people and middle-
class austerity
16.00 Innovative solutions: Generate income from Vacant
Property
16.15 Returning Empty Properties back into use
16.45 Q&A
17.30 Close & drinks
4th ANNUAL
VACANT PROPERTY
CONFERENCE
TACKLING VACANT PROPERTYLondon, 12th June 2014
The Live-in Guardian Solution
Daniel Morgan & Nicholas Donnelly
Business Development Managers, UK South-East
How does the Live-In Guardian solution
outsmart traditional security offerings?
Camelot Europe
• Established in 1993
• 18 offices, 6 countries
• 5 offices in UK
• 2013 Turnover > £20 million.
• Over 250 employees
• Market leader throughout Europe
Quality UK
• ISO 9001 (*most up to date standard). Certificate number: FS96265,
incorporating the Codes of Practice:
• BS7858* Staff screening | BS7984* - Key holding
• Security Industry Authority (SIA) approved contactor status for the
provision of Key Holding services.
All of our front line staff are SIA licensed, trained to complete FRA’s.
The One Stop Solution:
• Tailored advice
• Bespoke solution
• Range of Services
The Benefits
• Secured from squatting, theft, vandalism
• Avoids costly delays to major projects
• Allows a client time to focus on core business
• Cost effective
• Free key-holding, FRA
• Escorted property access
• Low insurance premiums for occupied property
The ‘Headache free’ solution
Property Requirements
• Wind / Water tight, electricity
and cold water
• Change locks (non-copy keys)
• Repair non-secure entrances
• Replace broken windows
• Install refuse containers
• Install mobile shower units
• Install “Camelot Safety Pack”
(fire blanket, extinguisher and
smoke alarm)
Our mobile shower unit
A squatted property in Wandsworth The same room four weeks later
Our Guardians
Guardian Victoria Marshal – Nurse
“As a nurse, living for Camelot means I
can afford to live in the city centre”
Guardian Mike Clark– Sports Instructor
“I love living for Camelot, I get to live in
incredible places”
Effective
EasyEconomic
Comprehensive
Property Care
Clear Financial
Benefits
Totally Flexible
Protection
The Camelot Solution
Effective• Property in permanent use
Message to neighbourhood: movement of people, cars, lights on during
evenings and weekends
• No Squatters Rights : Criminal Offence
• Camelot Guardians care for the property like their own home
Easy
• Flexible security solutions
• Hand-back 3 weeks notice.
• Permanent access
• Monthly reporting
• 24 hr Incident reports and Technical repairs
Economic• Permanent protection for less than the cost of conventional
security methods• e.g. the protection of an average 100,000 sq ft site with 10
doors and 100 windows:
24/7 Security Guarding
£2375 per week
Camelot Property Protection
Only £0 - £350 per week (plus small start-up fee)
Lower insurance costs
• Provide understanding of current consumption
• Check accuracy of bills
• Benchmarking
• Analysis of potential savings
Energy scan
Film Shoots
Client: London Council
Property type: Former School
Camelot Solution: Filming of:
•Channel 4 Paralympics promo
•BBC series ‘Some Girls’
•Channel 4 series ‘Threesome’
•TiVo commercial
Events
Client: UK Housing Trust
Property type: Warehouse
Camelot Solution: - Book Launch
- Elephant Family:
preparation for event at
Edinburgh Fringe
Festival involving the
storage and painting of
200 life size animal
sculptures.
Problems:• Site at high risk of illegal occupation
• Illegal raves
• Large vacant site attracted vandals
Solution:• 7 Strategically Placed Guardians
• Remedial maintenance work carried out
Results• Sense of community restored
• Building returned to habitable state
• Heritage of site respected and maintained
Problems:• Arson
• Travellers on site delaying
• 24hr Guarding too expensive
Solution:• Worked closely with Police & community
• Strategically placed Guardians
Results• Sense of community restored
• Building returned to habitable state
• Huge cost & time savings for owner
Problems• Site at risk following mass move of the students
• Needed a cost effective security solution
• Site located in prime target for squatters
Solution• Onsite office set up to manage 200 Guardians
• Remedial maintenance work carried out
• Mass removal of waste left by students
Results• Cost effective, efficient solution implemented
• Site value maintained prior to development
• 2 week notice period to hand over vacant flats
Looking for a vacant
property solution?
Cameloteurope.com
@cameloteurope
Thank You
&
Any Questions?