Short-let & Airbnb management in London
Your property, managed properly
We manage London short lets end to end: the listing, the pricing, the guests, the cleaning, the maintenance and the reporting. You keep the property and the income, and none of the work.
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The problem
Short lets pay well. Running one is a different job.
A short let is a small hospitality business attached to a flat. It is not difficult work, but it is constant, and almost none of it can wait until the weekend.
- Guest messages, at whatever hour they arrive
- Pricing the calendar, night by night
- Check-ins, keys and late arrivals
- Cleaning and linen between every stay
- Maintenance, and the trades to do it
- Reviews, asked for and answered
- Keeping the calendar full and the gaps priced
- Whatever goes wrong at two in the morning
Who we work with
Owners who would rather not run it themselves
Too busy to run it yourself
You have a job. Guest messages at eleven at night and a cleaner who has not turned up are not part of it.
Living overseas
The property is in London and you are not. Somebody has to hold keys, meet trades and answer the phone in the right time zone.
A property sitting empty
Between tenancies, waiting on a sale, or simply unlet. An empty flat costs you every month it stands still.
Already hosting, and tired of it
You have done it yourself and it works, but it has become a second job. The listing stays; the work moves.
A let that is not performing
The tenancy no longer covers what it should, or the agent has gone quiet. Worth knowing what else the property could do.
Building a portfolio
More than one property, and no appetite for running any of them. One team, one report, one point of contact.
What we handle
A short let managed end to end, by one team
Property
Getting it right before a guest ever sees it, and keeping it that way.
Guests
Who books, how they are handled, and what they write afterwards.
Operations
The running of it, and the record of what happened.
Every one of these explained in full, including what it changes about what a property earns.
How it works
You hand over the keys. We take it from there.
We assess the property
A free consultation: the lease, the mortgage position, what it could realistically earn, and whether a short let suits it at all.
We prepare and list it
Photography, the listing, pricing and compliance. Most properties are taking bookings inside two weeks of signing.
We manage the guests and the property
Bookings, messages at any hour, changeovers, cleaning, linen and repairs. You can be as involved as you like.
You get a report and a payout
Occupancy, revenue, costs, our fee and your payout, on one statement, every month.
Property potential
What could your property earn?
30–40%
Potentially 30–40% more than a traditional long-term let
Every property is different. What yours could do depends on its location, type, local demand, how much of the year it is available and what it costs to run. We assess the property and give you a realistic estimate rather than a number off a website.
The comparison
Which model suits your property
Listed on Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, Expedia and Blueground.
Where we manage
Across London and the Home Counties
FAQ
What landlords ask us first
What does Slate & Cove actually manage?
All of it. The listing, the photography, the pricing, every guest message, check-in, cleaning, linen, maintenance, reviews and a monthly report. The only decisions that come to you are the ones that are genuinely yours to make.
Do I have to deal with guests?
No. Guest communication is ours, day and night, from the first enquiry to the review afterwards. Most owners never speak to a guest.
Can I still use the property myself?
Yes. Block out whatever dates you want. On the flexible plan there is no minimum availability at all, which is why that plan carries the higher fee.
Do I need to furnish it first?
It needs to be furnished to let short-term, but you do not need to have done it before we speak. We will tell you what the property needs and what is worth spending, and we would rather say that before you spend than after.
What happens if something breaks?
We deal with it. Faults are triaged the same day, we use trades we have used before, and you set a limit below which we simply get it done rather than telephoning you about a toilet seat. Every job appears on your monthly statement.
How do I find out what my property could earn?
Send us the property. A manager comes back within 24 hours with a realistic figure based on what comparable properties nearby are actually achieving. A well-run short let can potentially earn 30 to 40% more than a traditional long-term let, though that depends entirely on the property, its location, its availability and what it costs to run, which is why we look before quoting. It is free, there is no obligation, and if a short let is wrong for your property we will say so.
More questions answered, including guest screening, damage and what the fee covers.
Free estimate
What would your property earn?
Send us the property and one of our managers will come back within 24 hours with a realistic figure. No obligation, and no lock-in if you go ahead.