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Hypha Studios revitalises local high streets and engages local communities by repurposing vacant properties, reducing costs for landlords, and delivering positive social impact. Landlords work with us because our public programme, led by creatives, drives footfall to support existing businesses, whilst reducing management, security, and insurance costs.

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HOW WE CAN HELP

Landlords, developers and councils work with us for may reasons –  from pre planning, post planning, to build communities, save on loss of income, for press and marketing of an area or property, for ESG or CSR purposes or even protect empty property from being a target for squatting.

Our unique model, supported by local authorities, provides free spaces for creatives, fostering their growth and establishing their future. We handle all aspects of these relationships. We offer both short and long-term solutions, tailoring projects to suit your needs. For short-term sites we curate specialist art projects. For long-term sites we find creatives to use the space as a more permanent studio space.

Community Building

Our artists are always local to the property, and in turn invite their friends and family to the free events we create. This means that the sense of belonging in our spaces makes for a more welcoming environment than your traditional gallery.

The culture inside of our spaces reflects the culture on the high street, whilst drawing art lovers from further affield at the same time.

In 3 years we have delivered over 600 free community events for local communities, and welcomed over 30,000 visitors to what would have been just vacant spaces. We work with Regeneration managers, architects and planners to create communities – please get in touch with us today to find out more.

Pre Development CIL

In situations where a building has not been in lawful use for the minimum six-month period within the three years prior to planning permission being granted, Hypha are able to organise a business operation to run for the required minimum six-month period. This does of course delay the planning process by at least the six months, however the CIL savings can be significant when measured against the cost of such a delay. (Client CBRE, property Uxbridge )

ESG/CSR

We capture data from usage of the units to prove the impact of our occupation to both the cultural sector and to the communities that we serve. This can be useful for shareholders to demonstrate how empty space can generate x value for communities

An example of this over a year would be

The number of events (free) 55
How long the events are in total 205 hrs
Preparation time 55 hrs
Engagement time 150 hrs
How many artists benefited 151
How many people attended the events 418
Community groups that we engaged Asian / Asian British – Indian; Mixed Ethnic Background; ICF; Young Adults; Local schools; Children; LGBTQ+ Queer Community; Senior; Local Community Online engagement 111724
Number of neurodiverse artists 3

Press and Marketing

We have had press in The New York Times, BBC Radio 4 Front Row, The Telegraph amongst others – drawing attention to your spaces and creating a destination.

We also have the ability to pull a crowd as a result of our grass root marketing operations:

We support our occupations on our socials – with a combined audience of 50k+ followers.
We have 30k+ users on our website and a bi monthly newsletter that we promote our activities through.

Not only that, but our artists also promote their shows drawing even more footfall to our events, creating a cultural destination and generating an awareness of your site.

Saving money

Empty properties are expensive – leading to a tax on a loss of income, potential threats from squatters or vandalism, and increasing insurance costs. By working with us, you protect your property and ensure its looked after.

Solution to HRSA

Originally introduced by the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023, the High Street Rental Auctions (HSRA) powers have been activated by secondary legislation introduced on 7 November 2024. The move will prevent landlords from sitting on empty properties for more than 365 days in 24 months.

By working with Hypha you can protect your property from being auctioned off – while you wait for the paying tenant you want, protecting the market value of your property.

Landlord endorsements

We have worked with some of the most major landlords in the UK –
including but not limited to The Crown Estate, British Land, Hammerson , Vastint and Get Living.
Here are just a few endorsements from our partnerships.

Camden Passage
Islington N1 8ED

“Hypha Studios are doing great things for the landlord and for the artistic community. Thank you for putting one of your incredible artists into our empty shop unit. It was a win win situation for us, we were able to keep the lights on in the unit, even during the height of the pandemic and the brilliant public programme created by the artist brought a new audience to the area. We thoroughly recommend them and look forward to working together again.”

Broadwalk Centre
Knowle, Bristol, BS4 2QU

“It has been a pleasure to work with Hypha Studios. The cultural offer they brought forward really helped to keep the “lights on” and enabled us to do something for the community while generating footfall to the other businesses in the centre”

Newham
London, E15 2QS

“From the very first exhibition launch event, it has been an absolute joy to have Hypha at Sugar House Island. The artists and their exhibitions have brought a new dynamic to our site, driving footfall to an otherwise quiet space and delivering a much-needed creative offering. The public programme has been exciting, diverse and inclusive and we’re always incredibly excited to see what the next group of artists will bring to the space and our wider community.”
– Megan Higgins, Vastint

West Street
Horsham, RH12 1PB

“It was a pleasure to deal with Hypha Studios in Horsham. They were professional throughout the process and ensured a trouble free handover, monitored the occupation closely and finally delivered back possession on time. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to other landlords and I am sure that we will be working with them again when the opportunity arises.”

Flexible solutions for empty
private assets

We work with major landlords such as British Land, Hammerson, Get Living, Vastint and the Crown Estate – there is no property too big or too small – we have worked in little arcade units in Penrith to a former 15,000 sq ft ASDA in Wrexham. Get in touch today to see how we can tailor a solution to suit your requirements: [email protected]

Creative solutions for empty
council assets

We work with Councils to find creative solutions to empty assets. Instead of expensive security guards or leaving properties to ruin, we can occupy with undiscovered talent within your borough – that have public events to serve the local communities. We work with you to make sure your neighbourhoods are best served.