The Student Living Co. is a specialist student HMO management and letting agent across Nottingham and Derby. We work with HMO investors, portfolio landlords and developers who want strong year-round occupancy, watertight compliance and a team that genuinely understands the student market. Student lettings is all we do, so your property is never an afterthought alongside professional or residential lets.
Who We Work With
- Student HMO investors
- Portfolio landlords with multiple student properties
- First-time student HMO buyers
- Developers converting properties to student HMOs
- Corporate and limited company landlords
HMO compliance, done properly
Student HMOs carry some of the most demanding compliance obligations in the sector, and getting them wrong can be costly. We go beyond the legal minimum, handling the detail so you don’t have to:
- Licensing applications and renewals
- Fire safety coordination and risk assessments, including fire doors, detection systems and escape routes
- Amenity and room size standard reviews
- Gas, electrical and EPC certification monitoring
- Scheduled inspections
- Council liaison across Nottingham and Derby
- Proactive identification of compliance risks before they become problems
Built around the student letting cycle
The student market moves to its own calendar, and timing is everything. The house hunt for the next academic year begins in the autumn, and well-run properties are secured months before anyone moves in. We plan every letting around that cycle, so your rooms are filled early and your voids are kept to a minimum.
Under the Renters’ Rights Act, tenancies are now periodic and Section 21 has been abolished, but the student-specific possession ground (Ground 4A) allows HMO landlords to recover possession to re-let to new students in line with the academic year. We manage this for you, keeping your property compliant while protecting the yearly letting pattern your investment depends on.
Maximising yield and occupancy
- Market-linked room pricing based on live student demand
- Structured pre-let and renewal campaigns timed to the academic cycle
- Void reduction strategies and early re-letting
- Room-by-room demand monitoring
- Targeted marketing to students across the major portals and student-specific channels
- Rent collection and arrears management
Local student market knowledge
We track the micro-markets that matter for student property, from Lenton and Dunkirk to Beeston, the city centre and the areas around the University of Derby. We know the Article 4 areas, the local licensing schemes, the planning pipeline and the competing room stock, so our advice is grounded in what’s actually happening on the ground, not generic figures.
Full student HMO management
- Tenant sourcing and referencing
- Rent collection
- Rent and legal protection options
- Deposit protection
- Maintenance coordination
- Contractor management with preferred rates
- Utilities and bills package coordination
- Mid-term inspections
- End-of-tenancy management
- Compliance oversight
- Monthly reporting
Why student landlords choose us
- A genuine specialist, student lettings is all we do
- Deep student HMO compliance expertise
- Strong relationships with Nottingham and Derby councils
- Proactive risk management
- Data-led room pricing
- Hands-on senior involvement, not a call centre
- Transparent monthly reporting
Acquisition Advice
Thinking of buying a student HMO, or converting a property into one? We advise investors on property suitability, licensing requirements, realistic room rents, Article 4 implications, compliance costs and exit strategy, so you buy with your eyes open and your numbers right.
Let's Talk
Whether you own one student HMO or a portfolio, we’d welcome a conversation about how we can help you let it, manage it and get more from it. Get in touch for a free, no-obligation chat with our team.
The Student Living Co.
260-262 Derby Road, Bramcote, Nottingham, NG9 3JN
Telephone: 0115 978 6825
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm | Saturday 9am to 2pm | Sunday closed