Residential living · CONSULTANCY & ADVISORY for STUDENT HOUSING, BTR, SFH & COLIVING
Many advisers have never run a building.
RESI Consultancy advises investors, developers, operators and suppliers across the residential living sectors. Every recommendation comes from people who have operated the assets they are advising on.
Clients
Trusted by the people who own, build and run residential real estate.
Institutional investors, national operators, universities, local authorities and technology businesses selling into the residential real estate industry in the UK, Europe, the US, Australia and India.
Services
What we do.
Sixteen services across investment, operations, procurement, technology and people. Every one exists because a client asked for it and we could answer from experience rather than theory.
01
Operator oversight
Independent oversight of third-party property managers or JV partners to ensure best practice and performance.
02
Operator tender & selection
A full or lite process helping investors and developers to select their property management operator.
03
Market & performance reports
Independent research on a location or a report on the current or forecasted performance of a specific property asset.
04
Go-to-market for proptech
For vendors breaking into residential real estate we offer GTM strategy and advisory to help your proptech land.
05
AI advisory
Innovation workshops, practical AI team training, gap analysis, opportunity reports designed around your business.
06
Feasibility & due diligence
Pre-planning and operational reports showing the operating reality for potential developments or acquisitions.
07
Mobilisation management
Through planning and development to handover and first move-in — programme, people, systems, compliance
08
Operational review
An in-depth review of your costs, suppliers and NOI. Where the money is going, and where it should be.
09
Sales & marketing review
A full review of the marketing and leasing structure and process to fill properties and maximise revenue.
10
Procurement review & tender support
Cost reviews, contract benchmarking and a supplier tender run on your behalf to drive savings and service improvements.
11
Proptech & systems review
An audit of your Proptech stack, sector innovation review and report covering architecture, use cases & implementation
12
Accommodation strategy
Strategic workstreams for universities and councils setting or resetting a residential accommodation strategy.
13
Needs analysis & evidence
PBSA, HMO, BTR and Coliving needs analysis assessment and strategic report for local authorities and developers.
14
Strategic advisory
Retained access to our bench of RESI Real Estate experts for the questions too big for an email.
15
Recruitment & executive search
Senior appointments, candidate selection, mobilisation hiring and recruitment process across Real Estate.
16
Fractional support
Interim cover, full and part-time support fully out-sourced to RESI Experts without the permanent headcount.
Who we help
Advisory & Consultancy services for the entire residential lifecycle
An investor wants the business plan defended. An operator wants the cost base defensible. A university wants the estate to serve the recruitment strategy. The work looks similar from outside and is not — so start with who you are, and we will show you what is relevant.
New episode every Friday
HOUSED: The Shared Living Podcast
RESI Consultancy founder Dan Smith hosts Housed – The Shared Living Podcast with Sarah Canning and Deenie Lee of The Property Marketing Strategists. Published every Friday, they cover news, views and insight from the week in student housing, BTR, SFH and coliving. See the latest episodes below.
Find us on LinkedIn.
Where the DISCUSSION happens
Most of what we think ends up on LinkedIn before it ends up anywhere else — market commentary, what came out of this week’s episode, and the occasional conversation worth having in public.
Common questions
Asked often enough to answer here.
What does RESI Consultancy do?
RESI Consultancy is an independent advisory practice for the residential living sectors — student housing, build to rent, coliving, later living and single family housing. It advises investors, developers, operators and universities on operator selection and oversight, feasibility, operational and procurement review, market research and AI adoption.
Who owns RESI Consultancy?
RESI Consultancy was founded by Dan Smith, who spent nearly ten years operating student accommodation before establishing the practice. It works through a bench of named associate consultants, each a specialist in the area they advise on.
What sectors does RESI Consultancy cover?
Student housing and PBSA, build to rent, coliving, later living and single family housing. Each sector has its own dedicated practice and website within the RESI Consultancy group.
Does RESI Consultancy work outside the UK?
Yes. Operator selection and tender processes have been run across the UK, Europe, the United States and Australia, and the practice works with student recruitment and accommodation businesses in India.
How much does it cost?
Fees depend on scope and are set out in a written proposal after a free first conversation. Most services are available as a fixed-scope entry engagement or a fuller managed version, and several are retained monthly.
Free first conversation
Tell us what is not working.
Most people arrive with a scheme that is not performing, an operator they cannot read, or a board paper due Friday. Any of those is a fine place to start. Thirty minutes, no proposal attached.