Essential Property Advice for UK Charities – from a Registered Charity

The Ethical Property Foundation: Property advice for trustees, staff and volunteers

We are the only dedicated property advice charity in the UK providing free advice to the voluntary sector.

Our specialist team is committed to helping you manage your charity property sustainably and save money, addressing all your charity property issues with expertise and care.

Ask a Property Expert

Submit an enquiry to our expert Property Advisers.
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Affordable Consultancy

Find out more about how we can help your organisation in depth.
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Free Events

Online and live events to help you manage your property and save money.
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Help

Get step-by-step advice for your charity property challenges in our help pages.
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Weston Property Manual

Our easy-read guide to acquiring and managing your property.
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Podcasts

Listen to expert insights and real-life stories on charity property challenges.
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How we can help

Our team includes experienced chartered surveyors and a network of commercial property solicitors and specialists, ready to support charities and community groups.

Together, we provide free, impartial guidance and online support, ensuring that you receive the charity property help you need.

Other services include webinars, the Weston Property Manual, a practical guide to acquiring and managing property, and affordable tailored consultancy, designed to meet the unique needs of your organisation.

Our specialist team is dedicated to helping charities and voluntary organisations manage their properties with the utmost care and professionalism.

 

Services we offer

We offer a wide range of services designed to address every aspect of charity property issues, from acquisition and management to compliance and disposal, property transactions and asset management.

Whether you are looking to purchase, lease, or sell a charity’s property, we provide the charity property help you need to make informed decisions and achieve the best outcomes.

We aim to help your charity make the most of its property assets, allowing you to focus on your core mission.

If your organisation faces specific property portfolio challenges, such as landlord disputes, negotiating a lease, or financial difficulties related to property, our specialist team is ready to provide the charity property help you need.

We work closely with you to develop effective strategies tailored to your unique situation.

Our commitment to excellence and deep understanding of the charity and non-profit sector set us apart. By choosing The Ethical Property Foundation, you can trust that your charity property matters are in capable hands.

Our personalised property services and practical solutions are designed to make a real difference for our charity clients. Our clients include large and small charities and charitable incorporated organisations across the UK.

For assistance with any aspect of charity property, contact us today.

Let our specialist team help you navigate the complex world of charity property, ensuring your organisation can continue to make a positive impact in your community.

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Immediate Theatre, London
"I attended a really helpful training course run by the Ethical Property Foundation. After several months of problems with our landlord, which I had no idea how to solve, I remembered their Ask a Property Expert service. We got an immediate response from an expert who read through our lease and gave us advice on how best to manage the issue and communicate with our landlord. We are really grateful, and only wish we had known about the Foundation before we first signed the lease."
Suzy Smith
Gerneral Manager
March 2026
Great Bardfield Charities, Essex
"I found the service incredibly useful. It was easy to raise a request and I had an answer within 24 hours. It was a detailed response and provided all the help I needed. Crucially it was also easy to understand! As a trustee for a very small charity, having access to this type of free service is invaluable and we were very grateful for the legal advice."
Cathy Stuttle
Secretary and Trustee
March, 2026
Wolds and Riverbank Countryside Society, Yorkshire
"I am a Trustee with 3 different charities, all of which have had property issues over the years. I have contacted the Ethical Property Foundation in two cases and they were very helpful in coming back quickly with clear understandable advice. Property issues are often fraught with potential problems and even just having someone confirm that what you thought was the right approach is really helpful and reassuring."
Dave Russell
Trustee
February, 2026
Greenwell Horticultural Therapy, Lincolnshire
"We very much appreciated the advice we received from the Ask a Property Expert Service. As a small charity, we were unsure where we stood with regards to our query and received prompt, detailed explanation of our options. This was invaluable in making a decision about how to proceed to resolve our situation."
Karen Chard
Trustee
August 2025
Thinktank Theatre / Streatham Space Project, London
“Streatham Space Project was in the process of winding up and needed to relinquish the lease on their theatre/arts building – a process in which we had no experience. It was becoming quite complicated and the advice from Ethical Property was really helpful in giving us a clear way forward which eventually (it took some time!) to a successful out-come and no financial consequences for the charity.”
Brian James Harris
Chair of Trustees
July 2025
The India Trust, Liverpool
"I approached the Ethical Property Foundation for answers regarding a possible property purchase by the Charity of which I am a trustee. They were extremely helpful, timely, well-informed, and professional, and directed me to the right resources. They are an invaluable source of information and advice for UK based Charities, and I would highly recommend that any Charity with a property quandary approach them in the first instance for help and advice."
Dr J Raghuram
Trustee
June 2025
Sunlight Development Trust, Gillingham, Kent
"We were looking to sub-let some space and I contacted the Ethical Property Foundation‘s free Ask a Property Expert service for help. I received a very prompt, courteous and efficient email, detailing what we should do which has been really useful."
Mirelle Frost
CEO
September 2024
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