The HMO Success Podcast with Wendy Whittaker-Large

HMO Success Podcast Episode 81 - What to do when eviction is your only option. Five tips for a successful eviction!   We had to go to court this week to evict two tenants from a buy to let property that we own. I came home and wanted to get my thoughts voiced so that I could help you if you have to evict someone from a property. I am not a legal advisor or a solicitor - these are my ramblings abou...

HMO Success Podcast Episode 80 - Financial Markets, Housing and the Banking Crisis : What does this mean for HMOs (A Mentoring Webinar Recording)   Please join in as a guest on one of my monthly mentoring webinars - usually exclusively for my paying clients - but this month you can listen in as we discuss the banking crisis (whether it is one or not), financial markets and changes to interest rate...

HMO Success Podcast Episode 79 - Susannah Cole from The Good Property Company - starting, staying the course and seeing the growth!   Susannah Cole started investing in property when she realised she had to find a way to increase her personal cashflow. As the head of household, with two young children, the £10 spare change she had per month was never going to give her the income she wanted or need...

HMO Success Podcast Episode 78 - Nataliya Makhonina-Byrdan - How a Russian woman is changing the face of Estate Agency in London   Managing a family, a business and a burgeoning HMO portfolio, Nataliya Makhonina-Byrdan is a woman on a mission. Not content to be running one of the most successful start up estate agencies in London, she herself decided to invest in HMOs and see what investors see as...

Neil Chadda is an HMO investor, entrepreneur and business owner. He has been investing in HMOs in London and is also the admin for the HMO Group on Facebook - the largest HMO Facebook group with over 10,000 members. He has recently launched NEVO -  a new platform to help HMO investors systemise their business. It works for investors, landlords, operators and lettings agencies.    In our interview,...

HMO Success Podcast Episode 76 - How a Property Stager can Sell your HMO rooms faster and for higher rent Helen Saunders is CEO of No26 Property Stagers - and she claims she can sell rooms faster than you can advertise them. With HER help, many landlords have seen their rooms go from empty to full overnight! In today's episode Helen explains what she does and why she does it - and what results she...

HMO Success Podcast Episode 75 - Efficient Tax Planning for Growing your HMO Portfolio Neil Ryder from https://propertytax360.co.uk/ is a tax expert who has helped multiple clients reduce their tax liability and increase their income through careful and expedient planning. In this revealing interview, he uncovers some of the areas that the unwary investor could encounter if they are not well educa...

HMO Success Podcast Episode 74 - Are HMOs a lot of work? If you're worried about the time commitment needed to create a profitable HMO portfolio, in this episode I share my story about how I went from 0 - 50 rooms without any help and how I did it on 10 hours a week! After that, for my business to scale, I had to employ staff, systemise my processes and focus on my business priorities. Perhaps you...

HMO Success Podcast Episode 73 - How will the chancellor's Autumn Statement Affect HMO Investors? In this episode I wanted to do a deep dive on the announcements made by the UK's chancellor of the exchequer, Jeremy Hunt MP last week in his Autumn Statement. Changes to tax, CGT allowances and incentives to invest and grow are discussed. What are your views? Do you think this statement (budget) will...

HMO Success Podcast Episode 72 - How does the NRLA help HMO Landlords? Wendy goes to the conference and meets Paul Shamplina (amongst others)! I visited the NRLA conference to mix and mingle with members of the UKs largest landlords organisation. I met the great and the good including Paul Shamplina from Landlord Action, the CEO of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, Steve Harriot, (who gave some invaluab...

HMO Success Podcast Episode 71 - Why colour matters in your HMO interiors and how Fabienne Miller achieves fantastic results for her clients. Fabienne Miler is a Property Stylist and specialises in designing interiors of investment properties to attract people, increase occupancy and rates of return. She has recently won an international award for best home staging transformation. Her vision is si...

HMO Success Podcast Episode 70 - How YOU can invest in HMOs in 2022. If you would like to book a place on my FREE online training here's your link: https://www.hmosuccess.co.uk/how-can-i-invest-in-hmos/ On the day, we'll cover ... How my simple Five-Step system has literally transformed people's lives by enabling them to understand how to invest in HMOs What each of the five steps consists of and...

HMO Success Podcast Episode 69 - Investing, Money and How to be Free - with Paul Lanfear - The Property Surfer Paul Lanfear is an award winning property entrepreneur, investor, developer and multiple business owner.  He loves to surf the waves (and the web) and to help others achieve financial freedom through mentoring and coaching. His knowledge about money an investing is wide and deep and I was...

HMO Success Podcast Episode 68 - How Anna Wren is changing the student HMO market in Manchester Anna is a numbers girl and as a result she knows what to look for in an HMO market and how to find ideal properties to convert into HMOs. After working abroad for a time, she decided to throw her hat in the ring in South Manchester, where she has built up an impressive portfolio of student HMOs. She tel...

HMO Success Podcast Episode 67 - At the Property Investor Show with Daryn Brewer from ProPods I was fortunate to be at the Property Investor Show where I was speaking as part of a panel discussing the current challenges for HMOs. One of the other panellists was Daryn Brewer, from ProPods in Portsmouth. He has been regenerating his high street through transforming neglected buildings into valuable...

HMO Success Podcast Episode 66 - Vann Vogstad from Coho - The HMO Awards and the Future of HMOs Vann Vogstad is the founder of COHO - a unique online management system for HMOs. In this interview he shares his thoughts about the launch of the very first HMO Awards held on Friday 30th September 2022 (just last week) and his thoughts about a further event in 2023. Vann has a strong vision of where h...

HMO Success Podcast Episode 65 - How will the energy crisis affect HMOs? Interview with Emma Hayes from Platinum Property Partners Emma Hayes is the dynamic and creative MD of Platinum Property Partners, where she supports franchisees develop profitable HMO portfolios. She has a depth of understanding and knowledge due to her time and involvement in HMOs. Here she discusses the current investing c...

How will the Renter's Reform Bill affect you if you own an HMO? In this week's podcast, Wendy shares her insights and thoughts about this new piece of legislation and how to address it if you have an HMO.  You can read all about it here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-fairer-private-rented-sector

Struggling to get an HMO deal over the line? Wondering if it's still worth it in the current economic climate?   Perhaps I can shed some light on why what you're thinking and doing might be irrelelvant right now and how to correct it so you CAN find a deal!

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HMO Success Podcast Episode 61: HMOs and Council Tax Update Just keeping you updated about our campaign to retract council tax on individual HMO rooms! Listen to the progress we have made, and how you can stay informed and educated. If this has affected you, we'd love to hear from you, or anyone else you know of who has had this applied to individual rooms in their HMO.  To join the Facebook group...

HMO Success Podcast Episode 60: What's happening to room rents in HMOs? What's happening with room rents in HMOs right now? Are you seeing increased levels of demand and you've been able to increase your rents? Or are you under pressure to reduce your rents to get tenants in the door? I've been looking at the figures and the data across the UK and it makes for very interesting reading! I'd love yo...

HMO Success Podcast Episode 59: Creating cashflow and a legacy in HMOs with Jane Vincent from The Fold Co-Living Some guests on my podcast are very good at self-promotion and love being interviewed. Others are a little more wary!  Often it's the quiet investors who build their business brick by brick, and in so doing create thousands of pounds of income for themselves, and a legacy for their famil...

HMO Success Podcast Episode 58: If you think HMO education is expensive, try ignorance! I made some rookie errors in the beginning of my journey, and I see it all the time with new investors. Without the right education, you can lose so much money FAST. I make no apology for believing in education to change your mindset, your skills and your results. If you are thinking of investing in HMOs I woul...

HMO Success Podcast Episode 57: Where attention goes, energy flows and results show. The role of good nutrition in HMO investing. This week I get to interview James Morehen, who is the Lead Performance Nutritionist for the England Women's Senior Squad at the Football Association (and my personal sports nutritionist). Fuelling your body to be the best performing vehicle it can be takes knowledge, c...