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HMO Management Software2026-03-11T20:30:43+00:00

HMO management software
built for the way HMOs actually work

COHO, HMO MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FOR PROPERTY MANAGERS

Built for HMOs. Not bolted on.

Most property software was built for buy-to-let landlords and stretched (reluctantly) to cover HMOs. And it shows.

You’re not managing one tenant. You’re managing five people under one roof, each with their own contract, their own rent day, their own maintenance requests, and a stack of certificates that can’t lapse.

Generic property software wasn’t built for this. COHO was.

COHO is HMO software designed from the ground up for shared living. That means rent tracked at room level, not property level. Compliance built around HMO licence conditions, not just basic certificates. Tenant onboarding that handles individual contracts, compatibility matching, and room-specific terms without you building workarounds in a spreadsheet.

Generic software treats an HMO like a house with extra tenants. COHO treats it like what it actually is: multiple tenancies running in parallel, each with their own timeline, obligations, and needs. The difference shows up every day, in the time you spend on admin and the things that don’t slip through the cracks.

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Rent in, automatically.

COHO creates individual rent schedules per room, not per property. That matters in an HMO where five tenants might pay on five different dates, at five different amounts, under five different agreements.

Incoming payments are matched automatically using Open Banking and AI, so you can see at a glance who’s paid and who hasn’t, without manually reconciling a spreadsheet. Anything the system isn’t certain about gets flagged for you to confirm.

Prefer Direct Debit? GoCardless integrates directly with COHO, so you can collect rent automatically without chasing bank transfers or relying on standing orders that tenants forget to update when they move rooms.

Compliance you can prove

HMOs carry more compliance obligations than standard buy-to-let: more certificates, more renewal dates, more things that can lapse quietly while you’re dealing with something else.

COHO tracks Gas Safety, EICR, HMO licences and more, warns you ahead of expiry, and drops fresh certificates straight into the tenant’s dashboard for acknowledgement, so there’s a clear record that they’ve seen it.

Need a renewal? A maintenance ticket is created and assigned to your chosen contractor automatically. When an inspection comes, you’re not scrambling for paperwork. Everything’s timestamped, documented, and ready.

Maintenance minus the mayhem

In an HMO, maintenance requests don’t come through one channel in one format. They come at all hours, via text, WhatsApp, verbal mention, and occasionally a Post-it on the fridge.

COHO gives tenants a proper way to report issues: tap the app or scan a QR code, and you get a structured report with photos, location, and priority level, not a voice note at 11pm. From there, you can chat with contractors in one thread, track estimates, and let COHO nudge tenants with progress updates so they stop asking you. Less back-and-forth. Fewer things falling through the cracks.

List once, show up everywhere

When a room becomes available, mark it in COHO and it publishes automatically to Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket, Placebuzz and Facebook Marketplace, without you logging into five different portals.

Every enquiry comes back into COHO, so you can manage viewings, handle applications, and move a new tenant through onboarding without switching between platforms.

For HMO landlords turning over rooms regularly, that adds up. Less time re-entering the same listing details. Less chance of a room sitting empty because you forgot to update one of the portals.

Pricing at a glance

£2.50 per unit per month, with a simple minimum of £30.
All plus VAT.

“Having all the asset & tenant information at my fingertips 24/7 has revolutionised the way I manage my portfolio. In this ever-increasing regulatory environment, up to date and accurate information is key.”

Wayne Smethurst

All Property Matters

Common questions about HMO management software

Can HMO management software be used for mixed portfolios?2026-03-09T16:24:50+00:00

Yes. COHO manages HMOs, single lets, student lets, and mixed portfolios from one account. You don’t need separate software for different property types.

Does HMO management software help with compliance?2026-03-09T16:23:53+00:00

Yes. COHO tracks Gas Safety certificates, EICRs, HMO licences, and other compliance documents, and sends early renewal reminders.

How much does HMO management software cost?2026-03-09T16:22:43+00:00

Pricing varies by platform. COHO charges £30 per month for up to 12 units on the Compact plan, and £2.50 per unit per month for portfolios of 12 to 100 units on the Growth plan. See full pricing plans.

What should HMO management software include?2026-03-09T16:21:14+00:00

Good HMO management software should include room-level rent tracking and automated collection, HMO licence and compliance certificate tracking, tenant onboarding for individual room tenancies, maintenance management with tenant reporting, and a communication tool that keeps conversations organised across multiple tenants. COHO includes all of these as standard.

What is HMO management software?2026-03-09T16:20:22+00:00

HMO management software is a platform designed specifically for managing Houses in Multiple Occupation. Unlike standard property management tools, it handles the complexity of multiple tenants under one roof — room-level rent tracking, individual tenancy agreements, HMO-specific compliance, and multi-tenant communications, all from one place.

See it for yourself before you commit to anything

Set up a demo and you’ll have a fully working COHO account with example data already loaded, so you can see exactly how it handles your HMO property management before committing to anything. No sales call, no card details.

COHO also works for landlords managing single lets and mixed portfolios. Find out more about COHO’s landlord property management software.

Not just another property management system.

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