Housed: The Shared Living Podcast
Sarah Canning and Deenie Lee of The Property Marketing Strategists have teamed up with Daniel Smith of Student Housing Consultancy to discuss the latest news, views and insights in the shared living sector.
Each episode they will be delving into a wide variety of subjects and asking the questions which aren't often asked.
This podcast is a must for anyone working in Student Accommodation, BTR, Co-Living, Operational Real Estate or Shared Living.
Episodes
113 episodes
The Resident Voice - What the Industry Needs to Hear; Thoughts and Opinions from Residents living in Coliving, BTR, HMO and PBSA
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 ...
The 'full fat' Uni Experience, Public and Private Partnerships, The Usefulness of AI and Meeting 'Customers' Expectations On Campus - A Special CUBO Episode
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 o...
Why is Coliving such a Hot Topic right now? Who Defines Coliving? Is Coliving still Alternative? With Bart Sasim from Coliving Ventures.
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 ...
Special announcement - exciting things for Housed in 2027 and we cant wait for you to join us!
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
The UK's Most Exciting Regeneration Project: From Concorde to a Thriving Rental Community - Exploring Brabazon, A New Model for Britain's Urban Future - with Jon McDiarmid and Seb Loyn of YTL Developments (UK) Limited
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...
Why Tenants Need Better Rental Literacy - and how this will Protect Rental Income - with Dani Smith and James Maguire of Housing Hand
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 Housi...
Student Housing Sentiment - Realistic or Defeatist? Increased Decision-Making Factors, Lobbying, Viability, Affordability & Sobering Predictions.
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 t...
The Secret Weapon PBSA Operators Aren't Using - A Deep Dive Episode with Esme Webb and Debra Yudolph on how to Transform the Lead to Lease Journey
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 ...
Rented Shared Living: The Experience Business - expectations, affordability, operational complexities and regulation special episode with Collegiate UK
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 l...
The Closing Session LIVE from UKREiiF 2026; What Have We Learnt? The Positives, The V Word and What 2027 Might Hold...Sponsored by Payr
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 conversat...
UKREiiF Unpacked: Gateway 2, Residential Polyfilla and Comparisons Between Real Estate & Spurs -LIVE episode with guests Sam Scott and George Dyer sponsored by Fresh
Our second live special episode of Housed recorded at UKREiiF and this time we are joined by some experts in the sector Sam Scott, Managing Director, This is Fresh and George Dyer, Group Investment Director, Watkin Jones Group.This is a...
Unfiltered Honesty: The Real State of Rental Shared Living - Why the Sector Needs a Voice. A UKREiiF LIVE special sponsored by Alasco.
The first out of three live episodes being recorded from the Housed Shared Living Summit in-front of an audience of listeners and on day one of UKREiiF, we give an unfiltered view of the shared living sector and the threads running through our ...
AI, Affordability and Confusion about Renters' Rights - What we Learned from the ARL, LD and Inner Circle Events
This week, we are breaking down the standout themes from some of real estate recent conferences, including: - The Association for Rental Living Tech Conference; including where AI goes beyond resident comms and into planning, developme...
What have we Learned from 100 Episodes Of Rented Shared Living Truth? Reflections, Predictions and Bold Calls
We celebrated reaching 100 episodes by recording a special episode at the Laughing Around podcast studio in-front of a live audience made up of our fabulous partners, friends and listeners.You can also watch it on YouTube: https://youtu...
Elephants in the Room, Controversial Topics and Putting the Rented Shared Living Sector on the Agenda - a UKREiiF Preview Special
With less than 3 weeks to go until the Housed Summit taking place at UKREiiF in Leeds, this week we are focusing on the three-day event and what's in store for anyone attending.We walk through the venue, the agenda, the big debate panel...
Flexible Living Isn't Just Short Stay Anymore - Why It Should Be a Strategic Decision, not a Plan B - a Lavanda Special
For this week's episode, Deenie Lee and Dan Smith sat down with Fred-Lerche Lerchenborg, CEO of Lavanda to discuss one of the biggest shifts happening in student accommodation right now – term-time short and mid-length stays. Term-t...
Inside The Student Happiness Index, Does Hybrid Hospitality/Living Support Community? Accommodation and the 2yr Degree and our 'I told you so' Moment
Send us Fan MailWe're back! After a 2 week break over the Easter holidays the latest Housed episode is out now.On this episode we are delighted to be joined by Billy F...
Is the Sector Preparing Students for Shared Living? Why First Impressions Count, Rent Setting & The Energy Crisis and Barriers to Building in PBSA & BTR
We're tackling some of the tougher topics this week, including:- Why first impressions of student accommodation count?- Does the sector prepare students for shared living?- Why is it so hard to build PBSA or BTR right now?- Is t...
Renting Without Shame. Can Students Change the Decline of the High St? Is Flexible Living Profitable? Plus the Latest Zoopla Rental Data
In this week's episode, Dan fills us in on the RETCON real estate technology and innovation conference he attended and tells us why the UK are so far behind the US when it comes to using AI in this sector. We're are also discussin...
Is BTR dead? What Happens to the Housing Market if Renting Stalls? Is Uni Accommodation to Blame for the Rise in Commuters? And Unhelpful Scaremongering Headlines (again!)
Sarah, Dan and Deenie are discussing:- BTR viability warning- Catastrophic warning signs for the housing market- Scaremongering headlines (again)- Is the cost of first year student accommodation influencing commuters?- Study...
Does Anyone Actually Want Blended Living? Unite - The Barometer of PBSA Health, The Social Hub, Benchmarking Real Estate Sales Skills and Stop Ignoring a Solution to Reducing Resident Loneliness
With a deep dive into two different industry reports; hereSAY BTR leasing benchmarking report and COHO - The UK Loneliness Report 2026. We discuss:- Is the sector lacking in sales skills? - Is blended living actually w...
Smarter Tech, Higher Rents. Is the Sector Encouraging Commuting Students? Is All-Inclusive Bills a Scam? Why Renting Has a Reputation Problem
This week, we're catching up on the numerous events we've recently attended including; the Sheppard Robson PBSA round table 'How can fresh thinking unlock viability?', the Amber webinar hosted by Urban Living News on all-inclusive energy and th...
The Student Loan Scandal: The Impact on BTR & PBSA, Why Rent Controls Don’t Work (or do they?), Can Marketing Ever Be Too Much?
With Dan Smith back from his trip to PropTech Connect in Dubai (and nearly staying until 6th March - full story in episode!), we get the lowdown on the event as well as discussing:- Immersive sales tools, do they boost conversion or are...
Careers in Rental Living; Is the sector Paying Enough? BTR - Thriving or Failing? Replacing Old With New in PBSA and Coliving with the 'Co'
In this week's episode we are are dissecting the Rental Living Salary Guide 2026 from deverellsmith and SAY Property Consultants and asking;- How do operators balance the want for flexible working with operating buildings?- Are the oper...
Winning direct bookings from China; busting the myths and giving practical takeaways with expert guests Sam Rason and Gabriel Nicklin
China is one of the most misunderstood markets for student housing, BTR, universities and the wider rental living sectors - we wanted to bust some of the myths surrounding this market and, in true Housed style, dig deeper and get some pra...