Let to contractors

Working guests for Banbury property owners.

Project teams working across the South East need homes with parking and separate beds. An owner in Banbury with the right property can host them.

Who needs the beds

Who a Banbury owner hosts

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.

Most working guests travel as a team. Four or five people who work together all day would rather share a house with a kitchen and a lounge than spend months in separate hotel rooms.

What suits

The practical things crews need in Banbury

Beds come first: singles or twins for crews who would rather not share, with enough of them for the whole team. A sofa bed does not count as a bed on a working booking.

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.

Homes near hospitals, depots, ports and business parks suit the engineers and project staff who work there. So do homes near the big construction sites.

Your routes

The routes, side by side

Host it yourself

List the property with Trade Nest Stays and stay in control. Commission is only taken on completed bookings and you choose which bookings to take.

Apply to host

A fixed monthly sum

Take a fixed monthly sum. Our group's property company, Maine Property Solutions, takes the property on a company let agreement and pays the same figure each month.

Company lets

Hand over the running

Hand over the running. Maine Property Solutions manages the property as serviced accommodation and sends you a monthly statement.

Management

Sell quietly

Sell quietly. The property is registered for an off-market sale and introduced to investors, with no board, no portal and no fee to you.

Off-market sale

Paperwork

Getting the Banbury property compliant

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.

Consents come first. If there is a mortgage, the lender needs to agree to the use in writing. The insurance has to cover short and mid-length stays.

Getting started

Starting with a Banbury property

Across the South East, construction and infrastructure projects bring engineers and trades who need whole homes with parking near the job.

A postcode area, the number of bedrooms and the parking situation are enough to start. The rest follows once a route is chosen. Tell us about the property and the route you are leaning towards. Terms are always written down before anything is agreed.

Your questions

Before you let to contractors in Banbury

How do I know if my Banbury area suits crews?

Homes near motorway junctions, industrial estates, hospitals, depots and big sites tend to suit them best.

Do I need a licence?

It depends on the property and the number of guests. Check with the council before the first booking.

What about council tax?

Who pays it depends on the route you choose. It is set out in the terms before anything starts.

Can I host and use the house myself?

Yes. As a host you control which dates are open.

Talk to us about your Banbury property.

Host working guests with Trade Nest Stays, or hand it over to Maine Property Solutions. No fee to talk.

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