HMOs: Time for the sector to promote its superstars and face down critics
Many landlords grumble that HMOs get an unfairly hard time from housing campaigners, councils and local press not to mention via social media. But now the sector has a chance to fight back.
The HMO Awards, whose organisers have just published the inaugural list of nominations, aims to present a different view of HMOs by handing out awards to the best operators.
These will now be judged by a panel of experts and well-known figures including Landlord Action founder and TV star Paul Shamplina (pictured), NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle and YouTube influencer and landlord Ranjan Bhattacharya.
But its organiser, property management platform COHO, is asking LandlordZONE readers to help out by promoting this initiative either by old-fashioned word of mouth or via social media.
About time
“It’s about time that the HMO specialist sector, which is often forgotten or labelled too niche, pulls together and that those working hard to make great examples are recognised for their dedication to help shape the future landscape for shared living,” says COHO co-founder Helen Turner (pictured)
Hundreds of organisations and individuals have been nominated across 18 different categories from across the country.
Nominees
Those nominated included of HMO investors who have done something amazing with a commercial to HMO conversion or investors who specialise in social housing HMOs, as well as shared living operators, HMO management specialists and service suppliers.
Once the winners have been chosen, an awards ceremony is being held on September 30th at Stowe House in Buckinghamshire, preceded by a networking event.
You can check out all the nominations here. Apply to buy discounted tickets to the event here.
Vann Vogstad, Founder & CEO of COHO says: “The HMO Awards aim to bring people across the HMO property supply chain who are helping to shape the current and future shared living landscape across the UK together to network, learn, celebrate, and grow”.
