By Ginetta Vedrickas For The Daily Mail

Property guardians are traditionally young people who are keen to live somewhere cheap.

Having originated in the Netherlands — where it was designed to stop squatters taking over large commercial buildings — guardianship came to the UK in 2002.

Today developers, local authorities and even homeowners use live-in guardians to protect their empty buildings. There are now 7,000 guardians across London.

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