At Blue Door Property Guardians, we’re proud to have a community filled with people from all walks of life. From entrepreneurs and makers to artists and creative freelancers, our guardians bring character, talent and individuality into the spaces they call home.
working styles have undergone a transformation since Covid-19 and continue to evolve, more people are looking for live /work arrangements that offer greater flexibility, convenience and value for money.
From 9th March, National Empty Homes Week will once again shine a spotlight on an important issue affecting communities across the UK — the growing number of empty residential and commercial buildings, and the growing housing crises.
It’s hard to ignore the weather headlines this year. With rain recorded somewhere in the UK every single day so far in 2026, it’s been an unusually wet and persistent start to the year - and it’s already having a noticeable impact on buildings, infrastructure, and property maintenance nationwide.
Fire safety is about awareness, prevention, and preparedness. Small actions — like unplugging unused appliances, keeping exits clear, and testing alarms — make a big difference.
If you ever have questions about fire safety or notice a potential risk in your property, please contact the Blue Door team. Your safety always comes first.
Property Guardianship is relatively new in the UK, and for a while it went fairly unregulated. A few misconceptions emerged out of the ‘Wild West’ early days of property guardianship. We’d like to provide a little clarity on one of the main areas of confusion: the difference between a property guardian and a traditional tenant.
As a commercial landlord, you have a lot to consider when it comes to letting your property to a new tenant. Ensuring that you protect your interests and foster a mutually beneficial relationship with your tenant requires due diligence and care. These tips for letting your commercial property will help you keep your priorities straight and manage a smooth and secure rental process.
If you’ve suddenly found yourself working from home, adjusting to the independence and lack of structure may be tricky enough without the added technological challenges. Migrating from your professional office setup to the couch-laptop workstation you share with your cat (who seems infuriatingly oblivious to the sketchy internet connection!!) can be a trying task, especially when you have to teach yourself about things like cloud storage and screen sharing.
Mastering videoconferencing is a great start—if nothing else, so you can call your kids and ask them to walk you through things like ‘cloud storage’ and ‘screen sharing’. So we’re here to set you on course, with four great web conferencing tools to try. And if the mere mention of ‘web conferencing’ makes your brain want to roll over and play dead, don’t worry: we’ve included ‘Skype’ on there… You’ve definitely heard of Skype.
COVID-19 has led to the sudden, temporary closure of businesses all over the country. The UK government has not specified how long the lockdown will continue, so countless enterprises have had to shut their doors without knowing when they will reopen. Whether you rent or own your premises, you may have concluded your last day of trading with your usual end-of-day lockup procedures, unaware that the building may be vacant for a period of weeks or even months.
But is your commercial property secure enough to be left unoccupied for an extended period? And even if you think it is, would your insurance company agree? To answer this question, you have to do two things simultaneously: think like a thief, and think like an insurer. Sound like a tall order? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
First, we’ll outline how your insurer will look at your situation, should the coronavirus lockdown lead to an insurance claim. Second, we’ll set you on course to protect your property against opportunists, thus avoiding the dreaded phone call to your insurer in the first place.
If your property needs to stand vacant for a while, you probably already have a long list of things to do, like securing your property against fire, vandalism, theft, and squatting. There may also be bills to pay, like monitoring, maintenance, and vacant property business rates. (Of course, if you’ve arranged property guardians for the vacant period, you can rest easy on both of these counts!)
Understandably, insurance may be the last thing on your mind if you’re in the process of vacating a property, and that can be fine. If your building is only empty for a couple of weeks, you probably don’t need to start digging out your insurance premium to read the fine print. However, if your property is vacant for a month or more, that’s when you need to double check what cover you will have in the event of a burglary, fire or other damage.
