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Short-let management, London

What a London property keeps, once somebody runs it properly.

We take over the whole operation: listing, pricing, guests, cleaning, linen and turnarounds, and sell the property across every major booking channel plus our own direct site. We're paid a share of what the property earns, in the same month you're paid.

See a real London property's twelve months

Tree-lined street of white stucco houses in west London, where we operate

Our track record

Includes properties run under owners’ and other operators’ own booking accounts.

Where your property gets listed

  • Airbnb
  • Booking.com
  • Vrbo
  • Hotels.com
  • Expedia
  • Google Vacation Rentals
  • Infinity Stays

One calendar, one pricing system, updated everywhere at once. And booking direct with us carries no platform commission at all.

Three ways we can work with a London property

Different owners want different things from the same flat. Pick the one that sounds like you.

The same London flat can earn two very different numbers

London is a competitive market with a lot of demand in it. That combination is good news and it's also why the gap between a flat that's actively run and one that's simply listed is so wide here. Three things decide which side yours lands on.

  1. It has to be priced, continuously.

    London rates move week to week: events, term dates, conferences, the weather. A rate set once and left alone isn't neutral; it's slowly leaving money on the table in the busy weeks and sitting empty in the quiet ones.

  2. The busy weeks have to be caught early.

    A concert, a conference, a marathon, a bank holiday: the properties that earn well on those dates were priced for them weeks in advance, not on the day. That's the difference between a good month and an ordinary one, and it's almost entirely a question of paying attention.

  3. And the property has to be sold to the right people.

    A flat near a tourist attraction, a flat in a business district and a flat near a large project or hospital are three different products, even if they look similar inside. Different guests, different lengths of stay, different booking behaviour, different platforms. The listing, the photos, the minimum stay and the channel mix should all follow from which one yours actually is, and most listings are written as though every property is the same one.

None of this is difficult in isolation. All of it, every week, alongside a job, is why most self-managed London flats run well below what they're capable of.

Everything between an empty flat and money in your account

Airbnb is one shop window. Your property sits in several.

Different platforms bring different guests. Booking.com and Airbnb guests book close to the date, which fills next week's gap. Vrbo guests book further ahead and stay longer, often families, which locks in a season months early. A property on one channel waits for one type of guest. A property on all of them has several ways to fill the same night, and a dip on Airbnb costs it a quiet week, not a quiet quarter.

The one that changes what you keep. A booking through our own direct site carries no platform commission at all. Same guest, same nightly rate, more of it reaching the property. It's the smallest channel and the most profitable one, and most letting agencies simply don't have it.

Not every property goes on every channel. We pick the mix per property and change it when the booking data says to.

Two weeks, several ways to fill them

AirbnbBooking.comVrboDirect

Illustration only. Direct bookings carry no platform commission.

Three of our London properties

Figures are gross booking revenue before platform commission and our fee. Past performance for specific properties; yours will differ. All three hold Airbnb’s Guest Favourite badge.

Bedroom with a period fireplace in the King's Cross apartment we operateFull management

1-bed, King’s Cross

£63,587

gross booking revenue, first twelve months

Before:

Empty since the last tenant moved out. Unfurnished, unlisted, no reviews, no history. Starting from zero on platforms that reward track record above almost everything else.

Since:

Furnished, photographed, listed and run by us from day one. Five stars on every review it has had, and the listing holds Airbnb’s Guest Favourite badge. Live and earning within weeks of the keys.

How full management works
Bedroom in the Canary Wharf apartment we operateFixed rent

2-bed, Canary Wharf

Zero

callouts, voids or owner visits

Before:

Vacant, with an owner who travels constantly and had already lost months to voids. They wanted a figure they could plan around, and nothing to chase.

Since:

We lease the flat directly and pay on the same date every month, and the figure has only ever moved up. Turnarounds, quiet seasons and every maintenance call so far have been ours. The owner has never sent a plumber and has never visited the property.

How fixed rent works
Living room with a period fireplace in the Maida Vale apartment we operateManaged takeover

2-bed, Maida Vale

+35%

average nightly rate since we took over

Before:

Decent reviews, decent occupancy, and nightly rates that hadn’t moved since the listing went up. Nothing was broken. It just wasn’t being priced.

Since:

Repriced, relisted and repositioned. Average nightly rate up 35%, review volume up with it, and the account reached Superhost. The property didn’t change. What it earns did.

How takeovers work

What guests say about our London flats

  • The highlight has to be the balcony with its breathtaking view of Canary Wharf, absolutely spectacular at sunset.

    ChichiMay 2025 · Near Canary Wharf

  • Great apartment in a great location with nice views from the balcony… The hosts can answer any questions you have and are helpful.

    YousefSeptember 2026 · Near Canary Wharf

  • I had a fantastic stay at this Airbnb! The place was clean, comfortable, and exactly as described. The host was responsive and accommodating, making the check-in process smooth and hassle-free.

    TemitayoFebruary 2025 · Near Canary Wharf

Where the money goes, plainly

Guests pay. Platform commission comes off. We're paid a share of the revenue the property generates, the same pot you're paid from, in the same month. Our fee moves with what the property earns: a quiet month costs us as much as it costs you. There's no flat monthly charge landing whether the property performed or not.

Running costs come out of the property's revenue, not out of your pocket. Cleaning, linen and consumables are handled and paid from what the property earns, so you're never invoiced for a turnaround and never asked to top anything up.

Setting the property up is separate. Photography, staging, decoration, anything the property needs to be ready: that's discussed and agreed before anything starts, and you'll know the number in advance.

You get a statement every month showing what came in, what came out and what's landing in your account. Nothing on it is a surprise, because nothing gets spent that you haven't already agreed to.

The full breakdown of how the money works

One booking, followed through

  1. Guests pay
  2. Platform commission
  3. Our share of the revenue
  4. Cleaning, linen and consumables
  5. What reaches you
Illustration only. Your split and costs come with the assessment.

From first call to first guest

  1. The call

    Fifteen minutes. We ask about the property, the building, what you want out of it and what's happened so far. You'll get a straight answer on whether we think it's a fit, including if it isn't.

  2. The assessment

    We look at the actual property against actual comparable London listings and come back with a realistic range and the route we'd recommend: full management, fixed rent or takeover. No cost, no obligation, and you keep it whichever way you go.

  3. Agreement and setup

    Terms agreed in writing. Then photography, listing build, pricing model, channel mix, cleaning and linen set up.

  4. Live

    The property goes on every channel at once and starts taking bookings. You get your first statement at the end of that month.

Georgian terrace with arched windows and painted front doors in central London

We're landlords on the same streets

We hold leases on London property ourselves. When a boiler fails on a Sunday or a booking cancels in January, that's our money as well as yours, which is a different relationship to an agency collecting a flat fee regardless.

We take on a small number of properties at a time on purpose. It's the only way the cleaning stays consistent and guests get answered quickly, and those two things are what the ratings are made of.

Questions London owners ask

Do you only list on Airbnb?

No. Every property we run is listed across Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, Hotels.com and the wider Expedia Group, Google Vacation Rentals, and our own direct booking site. Different platforms attract different guests booking on different timelines: some book weeks ahead for a family stay, others book two days out. Listing across all of them fills nights that a single channel would leave empty, and it means the property isn't exposed to one platform's ranking or one platform's quiet season. All channels run off a single synced calendar and pricing system, so there's no risk of a double booking, and bookings through our own site carry no platform commission at all.

How well do your properties actually perform with guests?

Our host profile holds Airbnb's Superhost status, which is re-earned every three months on guest ratings, response times and cancellation record, and the London properties on this page all hold Guest Favourite status, a badge Airbnb awards to a small share of listings judged against everything else in their area. Ratings drive search placement, which drives occupancy, so a slipping score costs an owner money before it ever shows up as a complaint. Cleaning consistency and guest response times are the two things that move it, and both are handled in-house.

How much do you charge?

On full management we take a share of the revenue the property generates, paid from the same pot you're paid from in the same month, so a quiet month costs us as much as it costs you. There's no flat monthly fee. Cleaning, linen and consumables come out of the property's revenue rather than being invoiced to you. Setup costs like photography or furnishing are separate and agreed in writing before anything is spent. You'll have the exact figure for your property before you sign anything.

What if I want to use the property myself?

On full management, you block the dates and we work around them. Give us as much notice as you can and it costs you very little; block a peak weekend at short notice and you're giving up a booking, which we'll tell you at the time. On fixed rent it works differently: the property is leased to us, so owner use is agreed up front and written into the terms.

Who deals with the guests?

We do. Enquiries, screening, check-in, the 11pm message about the door code, the complaint about the neighbour's building work, the review afterwards. You don't get given a guest's number and you're not on an escalation chain.

What happens if a guest damages something?

We screen before accepting a booking, which prevents most of it. When something does happen, we deal with it: assess, document, claim where a platform's protection applies, and get it repaired before the next guest arrives. You're told what happened and what it cost, after it's sorted.

Is my property suitable?

The properties that work best in London are well-located, in decent condition, and in a building where short-letting is permitted by the lease or freeholder. If yours isn't a fit, we'll tell you on the first call. We turn down more properties than we take on.

Canary Wharf from the balcony of an apartment we operate

Send us the address. We'll tell you what it's worth.

One short call, a proper assessment of the actual property, and a realistic number. Then you decide, including deciding not to.

No cost, no obligation, and we'll tell you if it isn't a fit.

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