For Landlords and Asset Managers
Built for heads of asset management
You are accountable for vacant property that costs money every month it stands empty. SpaceXchange gives you an immediate, legally compliant route to reduce that cost, strengthen your ESG position and keep every option open for the asset.
The position today
An immediate alternative for asset managers
Heads of asset management are being asked two questions about vacant property at once: how to reduce the cost of holding it, and how to be sure that the method used will stand up to scrutiny. After 29 July 2026, an answer to the first that fails the second is no answer at all.
SpaceXchange was set up for exactly this moment. We provide a tried-and-tested, legally compliant route to reducing empty rates liabilities through genuine charitable occupation, delivered as a consultative, turnkey service and backed by a partner with three decades in the field.
What changes for you
| Holding a vacant property | With SpaceXchange |
|---|---|
| Full empty rates liability each month | Liability reduces from the point of occupation |
| Empty building attracting squatters, vandalism and deterioration | Occupied, active building with a responsible charitable occupier |
| Nothing to report on social value | Demonstrable ESG outcomes for investors and stakeholders |
| Legacy mitigation schemes under scrutiny | A defensible, well-documented position |
| Management time absorbed by an empty asset | One point of contact managing the occupation end to end |
Keeping every option open
Nothing about charitable occupation removes your options for the asset. Marketing for sale or letting continues, viewings are accommodated, and redevelopment proceeds on your timetable. Occupation ends on agreed terms when you need the space back.
Single assets and portfolios
We work with individual buildings and with portfolios spread across England. Each property is assessed on its own merits and matched with an occupier that genuinely needs it, so the position on every asset is sound in its own right.
Space of every kind, assessed on its own merits
Offices, retail, high street, industrial, warehouse and mixed-use. Single assets or whole portfolios, in London, the South East and across England.
Offices
From single floors to whole buildings, matched with charities that need administrative, training or community space.
Retail and high street
Vacant shops and high street units become charity retail and community outlets, keeping frontages active and areas alive.
Industrial and warehouses
Storage, logistics and distribution space for charities handling donated goods, equipment and supplies.
Benefits that go beyond the balance sheet
Charitable occupation is more than a rates position. It is a defensible, socially valuable use of property that would otherwise sit idle.
Immediate cost savings
Empty rates liabilities reduce from the point of occupation, with no capital outlay and no long lead time.
Supporting good causes
Space that would otherwise sit empty gives charities room to work, store, train and serve their communities.
ESG and reputation
Demonstrable social value for your ESG reporting, your investors and the communities around your buildings.
Fewer vacant-building problems
Occupied buildings deter squatting, vandalism and deterioration, and can simplify insurance and security.
Your asset stays available
Sale, letting and redevelopment continue as planned. Occupation ends when you need it to, on agreed terms.
Tried, tested and compliant
A model built on genuine charitable occupation and proper documentation, delivered with a partner of 30 years' standing.
Book a confidential consultation
Tell us about the property or portfolio and we will come back with an initial view. Confidential, without obligation, and focused on your requirements.
Ethical business rates mitigation for vacant commercial property across London, the South East and England.
SpaceXchange Ltd
71-75 Shelton Street
London WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom