Crews need homes in Ashford. Yours could be one.
Working guests book differently from holidaymakers. They need beds for a whole crew, parking for vans and a kitchen that gets used. A Ashford house with those can earn from them.
Crews and project staff
Guests on a job in Kent
A working guest is usually on the road with colleagues and on a schedule set by the job. The house needs to fit the crew, the vans and the early starts.
These are guests with a job to get to in the morning. They want a good night's sleep, a quick breakfast and parking for the van outside, not a city-centre view.
What suits
What crews look for in Ashford
A house that is safe, warm, well lit and easy to check into will suit working guests. Self check-in helps crews who arrive late after a long day on the road.
Durable, easy-clean furnishing suits working guests. Workwear, boots and early starts are part of the stay, so the house needs to take it in its stride.
Good broadband is not optional. Site managers and engineers report in every evening. A crew will notice a weak connection before anything else.
Your routes
The routes, side by side
Host it yourself
Host working guests yourself with Trade Nest Stays: you set the price, you accept or reject every booking and there is no upfront fee.
Apply to hostA fixed monthly sum
A company let agreement with Maine Property Solutions Ltd as the lessee gives you one payment on the same date every month, whether or not anyone is staying.
Company letsHand over the running
If you want the income but not the work, Maine Property Solutions can manage the property for a percentage of booking revenue.
ManagementSell quietly
A quiet sale keeps the property off the portals. Investors make any offer and you pay nothing on this route.
Off-market salePaperwork
Before any guest stays in Ashford
Insurance is the paper owners most often forget. A standard landlord policy may not cover working guests, so the cover needs checking before the first booking.
A house that sleeps more people needs more thought about fire safety. Detection, escape routes and fire doors should suit the number of guests the house takes.
Getting started
The first conversation about Ashford
Across the South East, construction and infrastructure projects bring engineers and trades who need whole homes with parking near the job.
One message covers every route. Say what the property is and what you want from it. The first step is a short message. The town, the property and whether you want to host, take a fixed sum, hand over the running or sell.
Tell us about it
Got a property in Ashford? Tell us about it.
Your questions
Ashford owners ask
Why let to working guests rather than a long let?
Some owners want flexibility and control over their calendar. Others prefer a fixed monthly sum. Both routes are open.
Who looks after the property between stays?
As a host you arrange it. On management or a company let, it is handled for you.
Does my flat need freeholder consent?
Read the lease first. Many leases need consent for short and mid-length stays.
Is there any cost to ask?
No. There is no fee to find out which route suits your property.
Let your Ashford property to working guests.
Whether you want control or certainty, there is a route for your property. There is nothing to pay to ask.