Beyond The Stay: Recent Episodes
Staykeepers
In this podcast series, we will be exploring all things build to rent, student accommodation and the private rental sector – from overcoming challenges to bettering the industry and future predictions with amazing guest experts.
This podcast is brought to you by Staykeepers, and you can find out more about us at staykeepers.com.
We are a PropTech platform that fills units for institutional landlords. At Staykeepers, we are driven by passion and the desire for personal growth and each day finding ways to be our better selves.
We sat down with Tim Stephen from Amber to discuss current issues on the market, including
- Inflation - the perfect story for skyrocketing costs and utilities
- What can multifamily, BTR and PBSA do about the current situation
- Other current issues in the market
- Prices per KW/H and where they might go from here
- Carbon prices
- Benefits of B Corporation
- Future trends shaping the market
How to manage large client portfolios
00:00 - Intro
01:34 - What is the process of listing your portfolio on marketing channels
03:00 - Unit number allocation and splitting short and long-term tenants
05:10 - Managing large portfolios on a daily basis
06:34 - No.1 piece of advice for landlords looking to do short-term rentals
07:15 - Concerns about mixing short-term guests with long-term tenants
08:30 - Ensuring correct pricing on different marketing channels
09:45 - Outro
The art of communication with landlords and guests
01:03 - Intro
02:03 - Change management when introducing flexible stays
03:37 - Objective for Onboarding and Account Management
07:58 - Understanding what matters for guests
09:25 - How do we implement data and use it to make decisions
12:44 - Putting in the right guests on clients' property
14:40 - Communications with Landlords
19:55 - The difference between having a Partnership approach with landlords
This week we are joined by Lazar to discuss balancing demand and supply when it comes to flexible stays (short to mid-term lets). Here are the highlights:
00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Lazar Introduction
01:20 - If you are a landlord, how do you know if your price is competitive
03:25 - Pricing Algorithm
04:14 - Strategy for Pricing a Portfolio
07:40 - Applying Swift Changes to the Portfolio
09:55 - Utilising cutting edge tech
10:36 - Outro + Next Episode
This week we are joined by Rick Deblaby of Get Living and Paul Hackett of Optivo to discuss the future of collaboration. Can "not for profit and profit companies" work together? Has it become a necessity? David Montague (formerly L&Q) hosts this conversation on behalf of Staykeepers.
Connect with our guests on LinkedIn:
Rick Deblaby - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickdeblaby/
Paul Hackett - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-hackett-cbe-1a354421/
David Montague - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-montague-fcca-frics-cbe-28a8111b6/
EP04 - Operating in student housing How have student housing operations changed since the pandemic? What’s the lasting impact and how do our guest experts feel about the future of student accommodation? That’s the topic for this episode of Beyond The Stay. Key talking points are:
- Student Operators performance during Covid in the UK
- EU Student Accommodations performance during the pandemic
- The role technology plays in the Student Housing Sector
- The necessity to Integrate flexible lettings (short stays) as part of your core strategy and not think about it as an afterthought
- The future of the PBSA sector
Featuring our guest experts:
Sarah Canning (LinkedIn here) - The Property Marketing Strategists
Martyn Roe (LinkedIn here) - Blytheswood Consultancy
Marcus Roberts (LinkedIn here) - Savills
Philip Hillman (LinkedIn here) - Consultant JLL, Non-Exec at Staykeepers and SLE Global
Student housing (or PBSA - Purpose Built Student Accommodation) is no stranger to investors, making a solid choice for over 25 years. However, the pandemic brought a lot of required changes to student housing and higher education in general.
What does investor sentiment look like in 2022? What lays ahead for the sector and what should investors consider before spending?
All points our guest experts discuss:
Sarah Canning (LinkedIn here) - The Property Marketing Strategists
Martyn Roe (LinkedIn here) - Blytheswood Consultancy
Marcus Roberts (LinkedIn here) - Savills
Philip Hillman (LinkedIn here) - Consultant JLL, Non Exec at Staykeepers and SLE Global
We’re (fashionably) late for International Women’s Month, but that’s because our team members have been working on amazing things for Staykeepers clients!
In this episode, we are discussing being a woman in the workplace and how as an industry, proptech and real estate can better the work environment for all genders.
The high level summary? This is one of many more ‘bonus’ episodes to come, focusing on how we as an organisation and an industry can better ourselves. We look forward to the next and hope you do too! (Just look out for the purple cover on the podcast episode rather than teal)
How has multifamily coped with the pandemic? What lies ahead for the multifamily and build to rent market? These are just two of the questions we ask our guest experts in the first episode of ‘Beyond The Stay’.
Meet our guests
Colleen Pentland Lally (LinkedIn here) - Vice President at CBRE, Colleen specialises in multifamily property sales in the USA. Participated in over $2.5 billion in multifamily acquisitions, development and JV equity transactions.
David Montague (LinkedIn here) - Former Chief Executive at L&Q, David is credited with turning the association into a major force with the business managing over 110,000 homes.
Dominic Grace (LinkedIn here) - 37 year career at Savills, building a market leading London team specialising in residential development and investment.
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The high level summary? Across the UK, U.S. and Europe demand is high, supply is lacking. There is a feeding frenzy amongst investors, but smart investments aren’t necessarily being made…
In this episode, you will hear from Brian Welsh, CEO of NIDO Student, who has over 15 years’ experience in the PBSA and private rental sector markets. Brian and I will be discussing the role of COVID-19 in the current dynamics of the PBSA, the prop-tech solutions that helped NIDO implement new resident engagement and onboarding options for their students, and the key takeaways from the Global Student Housing Conference, which took place on 22 September. Tune in for this and all things PBSA.
Today you will hear from Justin Harley, the regional director of the property management software giant - Yardi. Justin will tell us more about the tried and tested prop-tech platforms, will reveal what accelerates the need for digital technology and contactless solutions, and will undoubtedly spark your curiosity with the innovations Yardi is planning to bring to the market.
Our guest today is Ben Etherington, Sales Director at LOFT. He has joined us today to bring you along LOFT’s customer journey, to reveal some prop-tech ideas LOFT are considering and offer us a great insight into the BTR & PBSA scene.
Today, you will hear from Audra Lamoon, Chief Happiness Officer at Livewire. Apart from spreading happiness and positivity, Audra is an expert on all things hospitality, customer service and L&D in the property industry; a mentor who ‘has been there’ and a professional who is not afraid to see it all. Tune in to hear her story.
In this episode, you will hear from Sarah Canning, former Marketing Director of Student Roost, and as of late - director and owner of Luxtrum Sales and Marketing Consultancy. Sarah and I will be chatting about the perks of going freelance, some innovative ideas on how to build a sense of community and comfort within 13 square meters of a room, and why CVs do not always reveal our true inner marketing selves. Tune in to hear this and more on all things marketing and PBSA!
In this episode, you will hear from Dave Butler, CEO of the UK Apartments Association. With his vast experience across the property sector, you will be interested to hear his thoughts on the challenges of the BTR market, the importance of Proptech and some behind-the-scenes details of UKAA’s speed dating event - the Virtual Reverse Trade Show, and the inaugural Build To Rent Talent Recognition Awards.
In this fourth episode of Staykeepers podcast, we are joined by Karl Taylor and Brendan Geraghty, directors of the award-winning branding, interior design and architecture company - Geraghty Taylor. What started out as a traveling troupe which organized creativity workshops around architecture across the UK has grown to become a leading voice in the UK’s Build to Rent Sector. Tune in to hear yet another success story in the world of Build to Rent!
No one knows better than Steve Edge that the most important thing about a story is all about how you tell it to people. And there is nothing more powerful than a good story.
In this episode, Steve Edge, a teller of stories extraordinaire and an artist of astonishing designs will join us to add color to the phrase ‘corporate identity’, to paint a picture of a unique property brand and to distort our perception of the current crisis by revealing a whole new world of possibilities.
Listen to the full podcast episode to find out more about his Weekly wisdom, passion for life and designs and how you can make your brand unique.
Neil Young joined us in the 2nd episode of Staykeepers Podcast where we discussed the relaunch of his start-up incubator business, the future of the B2R sector and touched on some of the struggles of the UK property market.
He is a build-to-rent pioneer in the build to rent sector with his 25+ years of experience, recently Neil re-launched his company - Young to help create investment partnerships in places where people live, stay or spend time.
Listen to the full interview with Neil Young where he shared more about the concept of walkable neighbors, build-to-sell future and opportunities in front of Young.
Nick Castleman joined Staykeepers in the first episode of our podcast show and shared his positive outlook on life and passion for real estate. Nick spoke about his time in New York and how the American Dream came true for him.
He is one of the Co-Founders and the director of brand partnerships for Bisnow Europe - he has spent the past few years launching Bisnow Media into this region, reshaping B2B events in times of crisis and growing the media platforms across Europe.
Listen to the full interview with Nick Castleman to find out more about differences between the USA and European markets, Bisnow's practices to reach half a million subscribers and the importance of the connection between people.