The HMO Podcast

In today’s episode, I’m going to highlight the 3 things that I think pose the biggest threat to HMO property businesses and what the impacts could mean, and what we can do about them.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

In today’s episode, we are joined by a special guest, Paul Shamplina of Channel 5's "Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords” and the Founder of Landlord Action. Paul has spent over 25 years in the legal field helping landlords and letting agents with problem tenants. And in this episode, we’re going to talk about a lot of topics like future-proofing our businesses as landlords and property investors, changes in the tenancy legislation, rental reform bill, abolition of Section 21 notices, and more.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

Typically, a HMO licence is renewed every five years and more regularly in some parts of the country. And in the last couple of days, I’ve been out on a couple of renewal inspections with a local authority.So in today’s episode, please bear with me as I’m going to have a rant because there were a few things and conditions imposed on me as a landlord that honestly pissed me off. Listen to find out what they are.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

Should you self-manage your HMO properties or should you hand this off to your local managing agent?A lot of my mentees really get stuck at this point and it’s because they don’t quite know what’s involved in managing HMOs, which is understandable because there’s a lot involved in managing HMOs.So in this episode, we’re going to discuss everything involved in managing HMOs to help you make an informed decision on whether you should self-manage or just use an agent.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

I’ve been inspecting my properties every quarter ever since 2010 but this time, I’ve decided to make a change and inspect the properties every single month. Find out why in this episode.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

In this episode, I am really excited to be joined by Architects Andrew and Mary of Elite Dwellings.Andrew and Mary shared about the reason why they started investing in HMOs, their strategy, how they’re making it work while still practicing their profession, and more insights! Plus, they shared a gorgeous 5-bed professional HMO with a 45% ROCE.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

As you know, I invested in some commercial property, a commercial to residential development. However, I haven’t shared how much I’m interested in it so in this episode, I’m going to share with you what I’m doing, why I’m doing it, and how I’ve been able to do it.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

This is one of the most ferociously debated topics in The HMO Community at the minute - to ensuite or not? So in this episode, we’re going to highlight the pros and cons of having an ensuite so you can make an informed decision for your own HMO portfolio.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

I talk to HMO landlords almost every single day for as long as I can remember. And one of the big concerns of these landlords is their anxiety about PBSA or the Purpose Built Student Accommodation, and how it affects the HMO market. So in this episode, I’m going to share with you what I usually tell landlords about this concern.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

In today’s episode, we are joined by Jemal Mazlum of ALS Properties. Jemal came from a very humble beginning and in this episode, he walked us through how he started investing in HMO properties. He shared how he learned about property investing, how he was able to fund his first property, and how he grew his property portfolio from single lets to HMOs. Plus, he discussed a spectacular HMO case study with a 66% ROCE.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates!