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For the last episode in season four of Housed we opened the floor to our listeners and asked them to send in any questions. A huge thank you to Matt Burton of UPP, Seb Horst of Host, Benjamin Hall of LOFT, Noella Colingridge and Tom Ferber of HOMIE for contributing.

Sarah, Dan and Deenie discuss:
- Is a uni residential experience still a priority?
- Is neurodiversity being considered in building design?
- How can BTR do all the things PBSA say they can't?
- Are operators being realistic about budgets and does good interior design support rental growth?

PLUS find out what Housed has in store for the summer...

Thank you to our season four sponsors:
MyStudentHalls - Find your ideal student accommodation across the UK.
Utopi - The smart building platform helping real estate owners protect the value of their assets.
Washstation - Leading provider of laundry solutions for Communal and Campus living throughout the UK and Ireland.

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Technology should be transforming the shared living sector, with AI presenting both opportunities and challenges for marketing professionals across PBSA and BTR. We explore how artificial intelligence will reshape property operations while emphasizing the human skills needed to thrive in this changing landscape. But without the right training in place, we could all end up lost.

• Class Foundation Marketing Hub brings together marketing professionals from across Europe
• AI represents a fundamental shift comparable to the invention of the internet
• Gap exists between marketing teams' AI understanding and executive leadership buy-in
• Training in property typically focuses on compliance rather than skills development
• PBSA uses "sales" terminology while BTR uses "leasing" despite describing the same function
• PRS seeing significant attrition with 290,000 rental homes leaving the sector since 2021
• BTR predicted to eventually provide 30% of private rental homes but faces supply challenges
• UK needs 30,000-50,000 new later living homes annually but only builds around 7,000

Send your questions for the final episode of the season to hello@housepodcast.com

Thank you to our season four sponsors:
MyStudentHalls - Find your ideal student accommodation across the UK.
Utopi - The smart building platform helping real estate owners protect the value of their assets.
Washstation - Leading provider of laundry solutions for Communal and Campus living throughout the UK and Ireland.

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The Housed Podcast team examines sustainability in shared living by comparing Glastonbury Festival's impressive renewable energy achievements with the current state of PBSA and BTR sectors, questioning why purpose-built accommodation struggles with basic green initiatives.

• Many PBSA and BTR operators pay lip service to sustainability without implementing meaningful changes
• Inclusive versus non-inclusive rent models create tension between convenience and sustainability goals
• Dr. Yolanda Barnes suggests there may soon be a surplus of second-hand homes in the UK
• London's affordable student accommodation policy channels affordable rooms through university nomination agreements
• Developers claim affordable student accommodation is impossible to build with current return expectations
• The team challenges whether traditional development models are preventing truly affordable and sustainable options
• Industry professionals facing redundancy are encouraged to reach out to the podcast hosts for support

Send your questions for the final episode of the season to hello@housepodcast.com


Thank you to our season four sponsors:
MyStudentHalls - Find your ideal student accommodation across the UK.
Utopi - The smart building platform helping real estate owners protect the value of their assets.
Washstation - Leading provider of laundry solutions for Communal and Campus living throughout the UK and Ireland.