Would you like some relief?
We offer you instant Empty Rates Reductions, with our 30+ years proven track record putting charities into properties, by allowing rent-free Pop-Up charity use. Our host charity becomes the ratepayer for vacant buildings using HM Government’s ‘Meanwhile Use’ lease to deliver immediate, verifiable savings and social impact. Charities receive 80% rates relief, which we guarantee from day one. This applies to any usable building in England, preferably ground floor or with lifts and vehicle access.
Key benefits
- Immediate rates savings from day one
- Viewings and property marketing remain unhindered
- £5m public liability insurance and clean dilapidations record
- Optional cleaning, waste removal and anti-graffiti service
- Experience with major landlords and blue-chip firms
How it works
- We evaluate the property and confirm suitability within one working day (subject to survey).
- If a landlord prefers, we can exchange & complete on their behalf without solicitors.
- 7-year HM Government “Meanwhile Use” lease minimises repeated admin and transfers rating liability to the charity.
- Charity occupies short-term for events from 2 hours to 2 weeks, leaving premises clear between events.
- Billing Authority is notified — our host charity applies for Charitable Rates Relief and manages inspections.
- Fees are invoiced monthly in advance, pro-rata for odd days; VAT applied where appropriate.
Inclusive costs
Our fees start at 20% of savings and are affected by the following property related factors:
- size
- type
- condition
- distance
- ease of access
all of which significantly affect our operational costs.
The fees cover:
- negotiating charity rates relief
- settling the rates payable
- agent fees
- social media messaging
- general PR
- operations and logistics teams running costs, including:
- vehicle upkeep
- travelling Pop-Up exhibitions
- giving away thousands of pound’s worth of donations to local foodbanks and charities.
Legal & compliance
- HM Government’s Meanwhile Use lease — tried & tested
- Outside the Landlord & Tenant Act 1985 with Statutory Declaration
- No need to register under section 4(1)(c) Land Registration Act 2002
- One working day turnaround for Leases and Statutory Declarations (subject to details)
- Legal adviser: Jenny Wigley KC, Joint Head of Landmark Chambers
- IRRV Forum reference: Technical Queries 2024 – FTQ17107
- Our host charity pays for utilities used pro-rata, but not Services Charges, BIDs or Insurance
- Termination is possible after one month minimum, thereafter 30 days’ or no notice (subject to terms)
This is safer, better and easier, with more landlord savings and doing genuine good
Email us at contact-us@pop-up-property.co.uk or phone 01622 804679 to receive an offer.
Charities helped:
Age Uk
Alcohol Change
Alice Ruggles trust
All Saints School Clevedon PTA
Anthony Davies Childhood Bereavement
Ashton Food Aid
Avonmouth Community Centre
Avonmouth Sea Cadets
Beating Time
Bexley Voice
Big C Centre
Blessings in Disguise
Breathe Easy
Bristol After Stroke Care
Bristol Autism Support
Bristol North West Foodbank and Homebank
Bristol Northwest Foodbank
Bristol Soup Run Trust
Bristol Women’s Voice
Bromley & Croydon Womens Aid
Burngreave Foodbank
Burngreave Mothers
Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association
Camden Chinese Community Centre
Camden People’s Theatre
Care Zone
Career Ready
Carers’ Hub Lambeth
Caring Together Charity
Celia Hammond Animal Trust
Changes Bristol
Cheddar Valley Ukraine Support
Chibozu Chibozu Community Trust
Chibozu Community Trust
Christ Church
City College
City of Wells Almshouses
City year UK
Clean Break
Community Action
Community First Foundation
Conform Clinic and Kono Bicycle Project
Connect Community Church
Countesthorpe u3a
Crawley Open House
CrossWord Lyric
Dear Albert
DEWA
Digital Pipeline
Diversity Trust
DNXgap (Goldhill adventure playground)
Dogs Friends
East European Resource Centre
Elizabeth Curtis Centre
Elmbridge Mencap
Even Swindon Community centre
Excel Learning
Fight for Sight
Finley’s Touch
Firth Park Boxing Academy
Firvale Community Hub
Fishing for Heroes
Fitzrovia Youth In Action
Food For Homeless Project
Future Frontiers
Galloways
Gay Men’s Health Collective
Gems
Global Challenge
Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer
Growbaby
Hands of Compassion
Happy Landings
Heads Up Somerset
Headway Bristol
Headway Norfolk
Headway Worcestershire
Heaven & Earth Rejoice
Heeley Trust
Help Bristol’s Homeless
Help the Homeless Leicester
Helping hands centre
Her Centre
Hestia
Hibiscus Initiatives
Home start
Homeless Action in Barnet
Homestart Camden and Islington
Homestart Wandsworth
Hope into action
Hope North London
Hospices of Hope
House of Hope
icandance
Intact Ingol and Tanterton
Israac Somali Community Association
Jack Pethcey Foundation
Kids Club Kampala
King’s Lynn Foodbank
King’s Lynn Night Shelter
Kings Cross Brunswick Neighbourhood Association
Kingston Carers
Kingston Churched Action on Homelessness
Kingston Foodbank
Kingston Voluntary Action
Lakenheath PMH
Leicester Rape Crisis
Leicester South Foodbank
Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Mind
Light Project Peterborough
Little Miracles
Livn’ Global
London Autism Group
London Borough of Camden/Pause Charity
London Deaf Club
Maggs Day Centre
Mancroft Advice Project
Mary’s Youth Club
Men’s Shed
Mendip Cave Rescue Service
Mendip Credit Union
MHA Horfield Lodge
Mountsorrel Community Support Fund
MSVCI
Navy Cadets
NBSG Foodbank
Netherwood Youth and Family Hub
Neutral Ground Contact Centre
New Citizens Gateway
New Hope Worcester
Newparks Community Mission
Next Link
North Somerset Training Hub
Nottingham Sea Cadets
One roof
Orange Bow
Our Little Markets
Pathway
Penwortham Care and Share
Peterborough Area Downs Syndrome Group
Peterborough Foodbank
Porchlight
Prodigal Bikes
Promise Works
Purfleet Pantry
Purfleet Pantry
Ramsey Neighbourhood Trust
Reach Up Youth
Refresh
Relief Aid Logistics
Reverand – Church
Root Connections
Roundabout
Safenet
Salvation Army
Scout Association
Seen
Service Dogs UK
Sheffield Alternative Provision For Education
Shepton Mallet Community Fridge
Signpost
Smart Works
Snodland Food Assist
Solace Women’s Aid
Somerset Federation of Young Famers
Somerset Levels RDA Carriage Driving Group
SOS Africa
South Hampstead and Kilburn Community Partnerships
South Holland District Council
Southen Fybromalgyia Suppor
Southwell CMA
St Barnabas Church
St George the Martyr Church
St Mary’s Church, Bridgwater
St Mungos
St Pancras Community Association
St Peters & James Hospice
Stepway
Stroke Association
Sussex Pathways
Tetbury Royal Air Force Air Cadets
The Bridge
The Bridge for Heroes
The Community Trust
The Exmoor Pony Centre & The Moorland Mousie Trust
The Lawrence Centre
The Poppy Factory
The Purfleet Trust
The South London Refugee Centre
Thrive
Tinsley Womens Group
Triple skillz
Val online
Veterans Wellbeing Hub
Voluntary Action Leicestershire
Walking with the wounded
Wells Community Network
Wesley hall
West Norfolk Befriending Services
West Norfolk RSPCA
West Somerset Food Cupboard
West Sussex County Council
Westbury Area Network
Why Me?
Win
Windrush foundation
Windsor Hill Wood Refuge
Wishing Hearts
WNDA
Women’s Aid Leicestershire
Worcester Foodbank
YMCA
YMCA Brunel Group
YMCA Maidstone
Young Adventures
Young carer
Young Leicestershire
Your Sanctuary