 In 2002, realising that their ambitions for the land were in vain, the developers put up for auction much of the land and the few properties within it.Rimbaud and Vaucher, with the help of other residents and ex-residents, were then able to make a successful bid for the property and the future was at last secure.Since that time, they have progressively attempted to formalise the operating structure of Dial House while still acting as hosts to all and sundry.