Your Birkenhead property, full of working guests.
Some Birkenhead owners host working guests themselves. Others prefer a fixed figure and nothing to manage. Either way the property works for the people doing the job.
Who the guests are
The people Birkenhead projects bring in
The guests are trades and professionals working away. A crew fitting out a building, a team of engineers on a shutdown or a site manager on a long project all need the same thing: a proper home close to the work.
Engineers, electricians, surveyors, rail crews and fit-out teams all travel for work. When a job lasts weeks rather than days, a whole home suits them far better than a hotel.
What suits
What working guests value in Merseyside
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.
Location matters more than decor. A house close to a motorway junction, an industrial estate or a major site cuts the daily drive. That is what an employer is paying for.
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.
Your routes
Four routes for Birkenhead owners
Host it yourself
Keep hold of the keys and host crews yourself. Trade Nest Stays brings the working guests; you set the price and the dates.
Apply to hostA fixed monthly sum
For a fixed figure and nothing to manage, the property can go on a company let agreement with Maine Property Solutions Ltd.
Company letsHand over the running
Hand over the running. Maine Property Solutions manages the property as serviced accommodation and sends you a monthly statement.
ManagementSell quietly
Selling is an option too, without a board or a round of viewings. The buyer pays the fee on the quiet-sale route.
Off-market salePaperwork
What needs to be in place in Birkenhead
Before anything is signed, the paperwork is checked: title, lender consent, insurance, certificates and, for a flat, the lease.
Compliance is the owner's foundation for working guests: safe gas and electrics, working alarms and an insurer who knows how the property is being used.
Getting started
From first message to guests in Birkenhead
Across the North West, industrial sites, ports and infrastructure work bring crews in from elsewhere. Homes with parking near the main routes suit them.
Send the details and choose how involved you want to be. You can host, hand over or sell. You can change your mind before signing. Send a few lines about the property. You can compare every route before deciding. There is no fee to ask.
Your questions
Before you let to contractors in Birkenhead
What if my Birkenhead house needs work first?
For letting it needs to be safe and ready. For a quiet sale it can go as it is.
Do working guests cook?
Most do. A usable kitchen with enough space for the whole crew matters a great deal.
Are cleans needed between stays?
Yes. As a host you arrange them; on management or a company let they are handled for you.
Can I let one floor and live on another?
Only where the home is properly self-contained and your insurer and lender agree.
Ready to put your Birkenhead home to work?
Apply to host it yourself, or send it to Maine Property Solutions for a fixed monthly sum, management or a quiet sale.