Housed: The Shared Living Podcast

By Sarah Canning, Deenie Lee and Daniel Smith

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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.


Episode Date
Q&A Special: Anti-social behaviour, Is PBSA a Help or a Hindrance? HMO Voids, Millennial parents, Desks in Bedrooms, Fair Usage for Utilities and Tax Chat
Dec 12, 2025
Why Marketplaces aren't just for PBSA, Is Labour Making the Housing Crisis Worse for Renters and What Exactly Is Subscription Living?
Dec 05, 2025
The Amenities Battle - what is BTR without them? The Missing Middle Excluded from Shared Living, Affordable vs affordable, Void Room Innovations and Where are all the University Courses Going?
Nov 28, 2025
PBSA vs HMOs is the gap getting wider? Is this the year of the re-booker? Why Pricing & Incentives Involves Fighting with Investors, The Sector need to get more Political and why Ops teams are Heroes
Nov 21, 2025
Sector Realism, Rebooking Kicks Off, The Reputation of Renting And Ask the Expert Special on The Renters’ Rights Act - what you can do NOW to prepare
Nov 14, 2025
Kitchens not Gyms Build Real Community, Tech vs Humans - what do tenants want? Keeping Residents 'Sticky' in BTR and Empowering the Next Generation of Real Estate Professionals
Nov 07, 2025
Is Social Media Undervalued in the Sector? Are Investors Getting More Realistic? The Unite Share Price and Have Wellbeing Claims Become a Box-Ticking Exercise? Plus data from Cushman & Wakefield and Native.
Oct 24, 2025
How Renting Can Innovate Faster Than Sales, Is there really a Student Quota in BTR? Why do we still need Women only Awards? With guest host Brendan Geraghty.
Oct 17, 2025
Living away at University - dangerous headlines, Stigma of HMOs, Drivers in BTR and Co-Living and should the sector be concerned about buying and selling houses getting easier? Plus a BIG announcement!
Oct 10, 2025
The Future of Renting, Irresponsible Market Data (again), Student Financial Struggles and Smarter Rent-Setting Strategies
Oct 03, 2025
The silver lining void beds can offer, have we cracked the definition of co-living, AI won't wait & Ireland development stalls
Sep 26, 2025
Has the 25/26 season been tough for PBSA? Should void beds be a Plan A? Later living housing targets, Uni mergers, The impact of a new housing secretary. Do more 18 year olds going to uni mean more in student accommodation?
Sep 18, 2025
Why London's Student Housing Market Plays by Different Rules - recorded LIVE in partnership with Fusion
Sep 12, 2025
Cultivating Tomorrow's Leaders: Building Bridges Across PBSA featuring Kelly-anne Watson, Romy Levin and Jon Badge
Aug 29, 2025
The Collaboration Revolution in European Student Housing Featuring Kelly-anne Watson and Frank Uffen from The Class Foundation
Aug 15, 2025
Reinforcing Student Accommodation in Europe with special guests Frank Uffen and Kelly-anne Watson from The Class Foundation
Aug 01, 2025
Audience Q&A Special: Is BTR better than PBSA? Is the Uni Resi Experience still Relevant? What do Neurodiverse Residents Need? And Rental Growth vs Ops Budgets.
Jul 18, 2025
Are we failing at training our People? Sales vs Leasing (and which one is right?) Building the 50,000 later living homes needed and we explore AI with The Class Foundation Community Hubs.
Jul 11, 2025
Controversy about Housing Supply, Comparing Glastonbury to Shared Living, Having it all and Why are Affordable Rooms only for University Nominations?
Jul 04, 2025
Latest Impacts For Universities and PBSA, The Building Safety Act Process, Viable Options For Later Living, The Coliving vs Studio BTR Terminology Debate PLUS Ask The Expert Feature on the Renters' Rights Bill
Jun 27, 2025
Data-Driven Sustainability in Shared Living: The Utopi Story with special guest Jonathan Burridge
Jun 20, 2025
How Flexible are Contracts Really? Homeviews BTR Report, The Key Feature not Being Communicated and AI in Planning.
Jun 13, 2025
Beyond 9-to-5: Creating Spaces That Serve 24/7 Lives, Is PBSA less sexy than BTR and coliving? The Highs and Lows of UKREiiF and Will the UK see a Resurgence of International Students?
Jun 06, 2025
The Dangerous Data Driving Student Housing, PBSA Headwinds, Immigration Mixed Messages, Hypermixity and Youth Mobilility
May 23, 2025
All-inclusive bills: the end of an era? Is entering industry awards worth it? And an exclusive interview about the Housing (Scottish) Bill
May 16, 2025
Who is responsible for educating tenants? Why are operators changing management companies? Are students using AI to check tenancies and what will happen to PBSA stock in Glasgow in the future?
May 09, 2025
Are Marketplaces Killing Direct Bookings? Why Laundry Facilities Are a Critical Accommodation Feature, Segregating Students, Twin Rooms and Sector Terminology
May 02, 2025
Marketplace Challenges, Twin Rooms: The Missing Key to PBSA Affordability? Is dual occupancy really for two people? Why all the single occupancy studios?
Apr 25, 2025
Who Represents PBSA? The Flatshare Concept, Living Subscription Models and Ask the Expert on The Building Safety Act
Apr 04, 2025
The Student Loan Scandal, Why Accreditation Matters, Rental Security PLUS Ask the Expert Feature on The Leasehold and Freehold Act
Mar 28, 2025
Investing in the Future of Student Living, HMOs, Market Trends, Student Wellbeing PLUS Ask the Experts feature on the Renters’ Rights Bill
Mar 21, 2025
A UKREiiF special with guest Matt Christie - what makes this such a great event for the shared living community
Mar 14, 2025
Being Shy About Sales in PBSA, the Gender Pay Gap, The Rental Living Salary Guide 2025, What is Hypermixity?
Mar 07, 2025
What exactly is Single Family Housing and do we consider PBSA a home - and should it contribute to the Labour housing targets?
Feb 28, 2025
50th Episode! Laundry poverty, insights from the latest industry events plus EPC legislation and rent controls
Feb 14, 2025
Live Altitude Special - In Conversation with a global powerhouse panel on the importance of brand and values, frustrations with marketplaces, Women in PBSA, AI, Geo-political outlooks and more.
Feb 07, 2025
The balance between occupancy and revenue, the role of data analytics, and how the sector is reacting to the Renters' Rights Bill
Jan 31, 2025
Emotional intelligence, multigenerational living and will international students come back? With Guest Host Zafar Bhunnoo
Jan 24, 2025
Find out what students really want from their PBSA booking journey - with special guest Mariel Rubinstein from theEword
Jan 17, 2025
What will 2025 bring for the shared living sector? We share our predictions and hopes.
Jan 10, 2025
Q&A Part 2 - Bonus Episode - solving the housing crisis, third-party management and rising rents, balancing investor returns, what do students really care about, data inconsistencies and how do the Housed team balance work/life?
Jan 03, 2025
Q&A Part 1 - planning consent, uncomfortable truths, design reinvention, the people problem and data.
Dec 20, 2024
The Property Week Student Accommodation Conference: our opinions, takeaways and insights from this year's event
Dec 13, 2024
What does wider participation mean for accommodation, living black at university, allocation choice and coliving guidelines
Dec 06, 2024
Burnout in PBSA, B-Corp making an impact, (more) misleading figures and creating collaborative opex budgets
Nov 28, 2024
How to drive change in gender diversity - are men worried about being 'cancelled'? The growing requirements to support wellbeing and is The House of Innovation the answer for the future room?
Nov 22, 2024
The future of the rental product in 5-10 years; repurposing and future proofing buildings, the lack of innovation and is policy and red tape a restriction or an enabler?
Nov 15, 2024
How The Budget may impact the sector, AI in shared living, do students see the value in uni and should marketplaces be charging booking fees?
Nov 08, 2024
The Dangerous Headlines Being Used In PBSA, Empowering Women In Property, Differentiating BTR and How We Can Offer More Affordable Housing
Oct 25, 2024
The future of PBSA and the convergence of shared living, Is dynamic pricing out of control? Are you ready for Gen Alpha? And having the perfect streamlined booking journey
Oct 18, 2024
How will the Renter's Right Bill affect PBSA? Is everyone getting involved in third-party management? And are students really getting value for money from their accommodation?
Oct 11, 2024
Are marketplaces collaborators or competitors? Utilising international connections and local vs national marketing strategies
Oct 04, 2024
Where are all the CTOs? Do we really understand PropTech? The appeal of single-family housing (without amenities)? And have we got lazy about promoting Wi-Fi?
Sep 27, 2024
Capping numbers of students living in BTR, are all shared living sectors just serviced apartments and looking after the wellbeing of operational staff
Sep 20, 2024
Is the PBSA sector having an identity crisis?
Sep 13, 2024
Is Clearing really relevant for PBSA, what's shifted this year and long-term strategies
Sep 06, 2024
The Importance of Data in Student Accommodation - Paul Humphreys and Tuely Robins of StudentCrowd
Aug 30, 2024
UCAS: more than just an application body a summer series episode with Stephen Cleal
Aug 23, 2024
Later Living - the sexy part of the property sector with Honor Barratt
Aug 16, 2024
Student Accommodation Podcast Summit
Aug 06, 2024
International Students Collaboration with ICEF - challenging stereotypes, learning from other countries, affordability and changing study patterns
Aug 02, 2024
Hannah Chappatte from Hybr on Fundraising, Female Founders and Innovating the Student Accommodation Sector
Jul 26, 2024
Incentives v Price Reductions, Marketing Budget Lines and Cohousing Communities
Jul 19, 2024
Build to Rent vs Build to Sell, General Election, ESG and Fire Safety and AI in the Shared Living Sector
Jul 12, 2024
Students Being Better Prepared For Uni Life, Data on Renters and Homelessness - will SFH be the saviour? And shared learnings from all Operational Real Estate sectors
Jul 05, 2024
Budgeting, Video Content for B2B Marketing and UG Data
Jun 28, 2024
Property Ownership vs. Rental Living, Increasing Maintenance Loans and Third-party Management Fees
Jun 21, 2024
University League Tables, Purpose-Built Rentals and Single Family Housing and Fractional Support vs Consultancy vs Advisory
Jun 14, 2024
Resident Brand Ambassadors, Strategic Planning and Budgeting and Election Season Insights
Jun 11, 2024
What does the future look like for investors, developers and operators?, UKREiiF, Investors vs customers, The amenities arms race and The MAC Report
May 24, 2024
Managing Data, Industry Awards, Pricing and Budgeting and Product Diversity
May 17, 2024
A Shift In PBSA, Student Protests And The Conference Season
May 10, 2024
Marketing and Brand Management in the Shared Living Sector
May 03, 2024
Is There Really a Shortage of Student Accommodation? And What Does Stacking Up Really Mean?
Apr 26, 2024
Market Research, Effective Management, Emerging Trends and Tech Innovation
Apr 19, 2024
PBSA from an international student perspective, Social Spaces Inspired by Co-working and Trends in Planning Approvals
Apr 12, 2024
MIPIM, The COM1 Marketing Conference and legislative measures around student tenancy lengths
Mar 28, 2024
Single Family Housing, Generational Shared Living and Allocating Residents in Communal Living
Mar 22, 2024
Effective LinkedIn marketing, the popularity of HMOs and the Amber fundraise
Mar 15, 2024
Property Marketing Trends, Mixed-Used Schemes and Affordable vs affordable
Mar 08, 2024
The big events of 2024, degree apprenticeships, sustainability targets and are studios really coliving?
Mar 01, 2024
International students, refurbishing, lobbying and hospitality
Feb 22, 2024
The impact of universities being in financial difficulty, diversity and inclusion in the shared living sectors and how students engage with marketing
Feb 16, 2024
Cop 28, Later Living and fraudulent international bookings
Feb 07, 2024