Óscar Raynaud

About the author

Óscar Raynaud is Head of Living at UrbanPay, where he works with coliving, flex living and student housing operators across Spain, France and the UK on how they collect rent, verify residents and sign contracts at scale. Based in Madrid since 2020, he has spent his career at the intersection of real estate and operations. He writes about what makes shared-living businesses work, for the people running them.

Articles (8)

• 7 Sept 2026Short-Term Assignments and ColivingShort term corporate housing in coliving: why three-to-twelve-month project assignments fit the model and how fast operator onboarding must be to win them.Read
• 7 Sept 2026Where Remote-Worker Demand Moves NextColiving in Malaga, Valencia and other secondary cities: why remote-worker demand is leaving the capitals and what opening there means for the back office.Read
• 7 Sept 2026How to Start a Coliving Business in 2026How to start a coliving business that lasts: lessons from the sector's shakeout, real estate discipline, differentiation and a back office built in early.Read
• 7 Sept 2026The 5 C's of Coliving for OperatorsWhat makes coliving work for members and for the operator running it: comfort, convenience, cost, care and community, seen from the operator's side.Read
• 7 Sept 2026Digital Nomad Visas for Coliving OperatorsDigital nomad visa coliving demand is growing. Who the new member is, how they pay from abroad, and how operators onboard someone with no local paperwork.Read
• 7 Sept 2026Coworking in Coliving: Build or Partner?Coworking coliving decisions for operators: when to build an on-site workspace, when to partner with a local operator, and how to bill day passes cleanly.Read
• 7 Sept 2026Sustainability in Coliving: 3 SDGs to StartA sustainable coliving operation starts with three UN SDGs: decent work, sustainable cities and responsible consumption, mapped to operator decisions.Read
• 7 Sept 2026Coliving for Corporate RelocationColiving corporate relocation is following the path coworking took. What relocating employees need, why lump-sum packages help and how to onboard them.Read