Send us Fan Mail For this week's episode, we are really pleased to be able to share the brilliant conversation which took place at the Housed Summit with a group of residents from the PBSA, BTR, HMO and Coliving Sectors. The popularity and feedback from this session at UKREiiF was phenomenal and their insights offered a powerful reminder that successful places are built around people, not just products. On the panel were Noah Taiwo, Todd Evans, Rosie Hill, Anushka Suria and Edward Jones, wh...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode comes off the back off the CUBO College and University Business Officers Summer Conference, reflecting on the key themes, debates and takeaways from the event. Sarah Canning and Deenie Lee are joined by Sue Pimblett of University of Leeds, Jo Hardman of Lancaster University and Helen Rutherford of De Montfort University as they discuss: - Cost of living realities shaping student lifestyles and expectations. - Commuting students and the challenge of incl...

Send us Fan Mail We have another deep dive episode of Housed this week - and for this one we are discussing everything coliving with our expert guest Bart Sasim, Co-founder and Managing Director of Coliving Ventures BV Coliving has been an ongoing theme on the podcast and is a really hot topic right now, so we wanted to dig a little deeper and demystify some of the myths surrounding it. In this episode: - We pin down what coliving actually is and why it keeps getting misunderstood. - ...

Send us Fan Mail A special announcement episode - hear about our plans for 2027 and how you can be part of it. To register your interest as a partner please fill in this form. Dan Smith is Founder of RESI Consultancy and Co-Founder of Verbaflo.AI. Sarah Canning and Deenie Lee are Directors and Co-Founders of The Property Marketing Strategists - Elevating the role of Marketing in Property. Who this episode is for: PBSA and student accommodation professionalsBTR, co-living and rental oper...

Send us Fan Mail In today's special episode Sarah Canning and Deenie Lee are joined by Jonathan McDiarmid and Sebastian Loyn of YTL Developments (UK) Limited as they explore Brabazon - the ambitious new town to the North of Bristol. Brabazon is one of the UK's most ambitious regeneration projects, but today's discussion isn't really about the buildings that will make up this entirely new neighbourhood. Instead, we're exploring some bigger questions; - Can you deliberately create commun...

Send us Fan Mail Find out what your tenants really understand about renting and how the sector can close the knowledge gap in this special deep-dive episode. Dan Smith and Sarah Canning chat to experts, Dani Smith and James Maguire from the team at Housing Hand about its new report Understanding Renters in 2026 and discuss: - The big stats behind renter confusion - Who should teach renters - Affordability stress and wellbeing - Guarantors contracts and AI summaries - PBSA vs BTR flexibility...

Send us Fan Mail This week's conversations are inspired by the recent industry events the hosts attended as we discuss: - Why postgraduate demand falling (down around 8% in 2024) should be on every operator’s radar. - How commuter students rising to 31% changes the true picture of housing need. - Why planning decisions can still disconnect from what actually fills beds. - How leasing strategy is shifting city by city. - Why parent input is now more important than ever. - Why the sector needs...

Send us Fan Mail For this episode, Sarah Canning and Deenie Lee sit down with Debra Yudolph, CEO of SAY Property Consultants and Esme Webb, Director of hereSAY to unpack the UK’s first PBSA Mystery Shopping Benchmark report and to discuss why measuring the lead to lease journey is the most powerful metric operators and investors can unleash. This is a must-listen conversation for anyone working in PBSA operations, marketing, leasing, customer experience or investment as we explore; - What st...

Send us Fan Mail Two weeks on from the Housed Summit at UKREiiF; Sarah Canning and Dan Smith talk with Shaan Clarke, Director of Sales, Marketing and Resident Experience at Collegiate UK and Sean McKeown, CIO, Arlington Group about the forces reshaping shared living, from affordability pressure to the rising bar for resident experience. This episode covers; - What actually creates value for students? - How regulation is changing viability - Sector flexibility - Operational complexities...

Send us Fan Mail The final live podcast recording from UKREiiF. Sarah Canning, Dan Smith and Deenie Lee are closing out the Housed Shared Living Summit with a candid, tired, and upbeat debrief on what we heard across three days of shared living conversations. We connect the dots between building safety, regulation, resident experience, marketing change, and the practical steps the sector can take next year. If you've attended our House Summit we would love to hear your feedback - ple...