The procedures, written down
Operating practice rather than theory: the sequence we actually use for pricing, turnover, diligence, viewings and conflict. Each one includes the step where it usually goes wrong, and an honest note on when the procedure does not apply.
How to Price a Coliving Room
Open →Price from three directions and take the tightest constraint: what the room must earn to clear break-even with margin, what a comparable private room in the catchment costs, and what the bundle you include actually costs you to deliver. Publish one rate, discount by shortening the term rather than cutting the rate.
6 stepsHalf a day for a first building; an hour per quarter after thatFor operators setting or resetting a rent card
How to Cut the Gap Between One Resident Leaving and the Next Arriving
Open →Start the marketing clock at notice rather than at move-out. Viewings, referencing and deposit can all complete while the outgoing resident is still there, which leaves only the turnaround clean as genuinely unavoidable — taking a typical nine-day gap to four without spending anything on marketing.
7 stepsOne afternoon to set up; then it runs itselfFor operators and property managers running turnover
How to Underwrite a Coliving Deal
Open →Run the legal filter before the financial one. Establish the lawful bed count — licensing threshold, planning position, minimum room sizes, amenity ratios — then model against that number rather than against the floor plan. Most coliving models that fail after exchange failed at step one, not at step six.
8 stepsTwo to three days per building, done properlyFor operators and investors assessing a specific building
How to Run a Coliving Viewing That Converts
Open →Show the shared spaces before the private room, be specific and honest about who already lives there, and treat the viewing as a two-way filter rather than a sales call. The residents you turn away at viewing stage are cheaper than the ones you remove later — particularly now that possession requires stated grounds.
7 steps25–35 minutes per viewingFor operators, community managers and anyone doing viewings
How to Handle a Conflict Between Residents
Open →Act early, in person, and in writing. Since section 21 and assured shorthold tenancies were abolished on 1 May 2026, possession in England requires stated grounds — which means the complaint record you build during a conflict is the mechanism you will rely on if it does not resolve.
5 stepsSame-week response; the process runs over two to six weeksFor community managers and operators
We publish a procedure when we have one worth writing down, not to fill a section. Licensing and planning procedures live in the compliance guides instead, because they change by city.