Before entering the co-living HMO sector in 2019 we conducted extensive research and it was clearly evident that the sector lacked a market leader and a nationally recognised brand. It was dominated by small regional operators who owned less than ten, typically smaller, properties. The majority of these were of low quality, with non-en-suited rooms and poor ongoing property management.

We set out to create the St David brand and be the ‘biggest and best co-living HMO operator in the UK’. Whilst we now have over thirty properties within our operation, we have a long way to go yet.

To distinguish the properties, we decided to call them acols (a co-living property).

We decided that all our acol properties/rooms had to be of a uniform standard. This meant creating an expectation with our clients/landlords and tenants, in much the same way that hotels operate.

Importantly, if we were going to put the St David name on our properties, we had to be proud of them and confident they would produce the results we promised. We have spent many years building a reputation and want our acol properties to further enhance this.

With this in mind, we are proud to offer:

• Totally refurbished, high-quality co-living HMOs.
• Larger properties comprising up to thirty rooms: All en-suited, fully furnished rooms (with everything a tenant needs, including flat-screen TVs, bedding, cutlery, etc).