The Supported Living Property Podcast

In this episode Carole Smyth shares her experience as an occupational therapist, she explains how occupational therapists are important to supported living schemes, discusses adaptations to property and why she believes older people are an important group of tenants that landlords can often overlook.  Carole has spent most of her working life as a community Occupational Therapist in London, in a l...

In this episode Liz Baitson talks about her passion for supported living, why she thinks all property investors need to know about it and discusses some of the challenges she had setting up her supported living property.  Liz Baitson - co founder and director of Preneur Capital, Prosperity Group Global, Strategy Path International and High Net Connect. She is well known for her networking and fina...

In this episode Jo Alexander talks about setting up a new supported living business, she discusses the challenges for new providers around CQC registration, applying for tenders, insurance and getting a property and which order to do these things.   Jo Alexander's Health & Social Care has spanned almost 25 years, and she has worked across the sector in a variety of roles from Support Worke...

In this episode Victoria Eley talks about how she discovered supported living and chose to become a supported living landlord. She shares her experience of providing property for people experiencing homelessness and how she is now working to develop property to order for supported living providers. Victoria has found herself helping others throughout her life, as a daughter caring for her disabled...

In this episode Nan Li explains how her frustrations of trying to juggle being an active HMO landlord with work and family life led her to look for other options and to find supported living. She shares her experiences of becoming a supported living HMO landlord and how she has found this to be a really positive move for her portfolio.  Li Nan is a Senior British real estate investor, she is a Cha...

In this episode Lizzie Henden and Jeremy White talk about their plans for implementing the Respite Rooms trial in Bristol, they discuss how they recently won the bid for funding and how this new initiative will impact domestic abuse survivors in the city.    Lizzie Henden is a Senior Public Health Specialist in Bristol’s Public Health Team.  The aim of the role is to improve health outcomes and re...

In this episode Chris Wild talks about children's care system and his concerns for the currently unregulated support provision for young people in care who are 16 years and older. He describes the Current Care Review and gives his thoughts on what needs to change. He talks about the importance of property for young people who have been in the care system and describes the impact the right prop...

In this episode Alice Nock shares how a personal experience of Autism led her and her sisters to form their company The Business of Autism. She explains some of the misconceptions around autism and discusses her thoughts on property requirements for people with autism  Alice graduated from university with a Degree in Law and went on to qualify as a primary school teacher. During her 10+ years in e...

In this episode Guy Harris discusses the challenges wheelchair users have finding accessible property in the private rental sector, he describes some simple adaptations we can all consider and explains the benefits to landlords of having accessible property in your portfolio.  Guy Harris runs AccessiblePRS, a property consultancy specialising in accessible strategy and design. He has spent over 20...

In this episode Chris Sanders draws on his career in law and his role as a children's home provider to talk about leases in supported living. He discusses break clauses, repairs, lease length and other considerations property investors need to be aware of when negotiating a lease with a supported living provider.  Chris is a solicitor and former independent financial adviser, with considerable...

In this episode Sarah Walters talks about the Housing First model for housing people with more complex needs who have been homeless and talks about women who are homeless and their needs, she also has some great advice and resources for landlords looking to let their properties to people who have been homeless.  Sarah works for Crisis, a large national homelessness charity, within the Best Practic...

In this episode Suzanne Gale talks about the importance of legal tenancies in supported living, why there is often no proper tenancy in place and what should happen. She describes the difference between supported living and residential care and has some great advice for property investors.   Suzanne Gale started her working life as a Radio Production teacher at the BRIT school in South London and,...

Deidre Cartwright is the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA) Private Rented Sector Development Manager at Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse. She brings 10 years’ experience in the domestic abuse sector, both as a front line practitioner and an advisor to national and local policy makers and practitioners in developing coordinated community responses to domestic abuse. Deidre’s role as th...

In this episode Grant Erskine talks about supported living from an architects perspective. He shares some great insights into property developing and evaluating developments in the current property market that all relevant to all property investors.  Grant is an architect with an established practice in North West England and he has been involved in many supported living schemes. He can be contact...

In this episode Carly Houston and Kirstin Lyons talk about how they built their property business around their values and now provide homes to 100 people with a range of support needs. They share how they grew their business and describe the property model they use which has been popular with a range of supported living providers. Carly & Kirstin are sisters, originally from Scotland but now b...

In this episode Michael Hinett talks about supported living from a providers perspective, he discusses why there are so many new providers in supported living and some of the challenges new providers face including getting their first property.  Michael has worked in social care for almost 20 years, from Support Worker to Group director of Quality & Compliance, covering supported living, domic...

In this episode Donna Chadwick talks about women prisoners and the challenges they face on being discharged from prison. She describes the impact on society and why property is so important. Donna shares practical advice for property investors who want to get involved in this important area of supported housing  Donna has worked in supported housing for nearly 15 years. Specialising in Young Onset...

In this episode Terry Galloway talks about his lived experience of being a child in care and how this has driven him to advocate for change in the system. Terry shares his thoughts on the future model of homes for young people who have been in the care system and talks about several ways that property investors can make a difference. Terry is Care Experienced and is passionate about creating Syste...

In this epsiode Janet Richardson shares her experience of moving people with learning disabilities out of long term institutional care and the transformation she witnessed by placing people into their own homes with personalised care. Janet speaks passionatley about her experience and how she sees the future of specialist supported housing. Janet has worked in supported housing for 35 years on the...

In this episode Pinder Dhaliwal talks about insuring your supported living property. He talks about the challenges of insuring supported living property and explains which tenant groups can be hard to insure.  He shares some experiences of when landlords have got into trouble and advises how you can avoid these situations.   Pinder Dhaliwal is a property investor and Managing Director of Falcon In...

In this episode Guy Stenson talks about domestic abuse, what it is, who is affected and why landlords need to know about it. He discusses housing for domestic abuse survivors and the kind of property required. Guy Stenson, is Director of Housing Operations at Stonewater. He has over 18 years of experience gained in leadership roles in both the statutory and not-for-profit sector, often in roles wo...

In this episode Victoria Sinclair talks about her passion for delivering high quality property for supported living. She draws on her experience developing supported living property for young people who have been in care and people who have experienced homelessness. She shares some great advice about working with supported living providers and discusses a study she commissioned measuring the socia...

In this episode Saif Derzi shares his experience of developing supported living property. He talks about how he got started in supported living, discusses some of the issues around HMO's in supported living and shares some useful tips for property investors.  Saif is the director and founder of SDGB properties. Saif’s background is in the pharmaceutical industry, he started off trading pharmac...

In this episode Sylvia Mahal talks about how her experiences as a foster carer for a disabled child helped her to realise the need for more fully accessible holiday properties and how she set about to develop fully accessible holiday lets.  Sylvia is a very experienced social worker and property investor and she shares her thoughts on the need for more accessible properties and challenges all prop...

In this episode Gill Fielding shares the story of how she fought to remove her brother from lifelong institutional care to a supported living set up and describes the positive impact this change has had on him. Gill talks about how supported living can be part of your investment strategy and shares her thoughts on the current property market.  CEO of Fielding Financial, founder of charity MoneyMum...