Let to contractors

Your Bury St Edmunds property, full of working guests.

Whether your Bury St Edmunds property is empty between tenancies or waiting for a buyer, working guests can keep it occupied while you decide what comes next.

Who stays

The people Bury St Edmunds projects bring in

Companies book homes for their crews because it keeps the team together and the travel short. The booking is made by the employer, so the guest is there for work from the first night.

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

Getting a Bury St Edmunds home crew-ready

Flats work too, where the building allows short and mid-length stays and there is somewhere to park. A self-contained flat near the station suits engineers who travel light.

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.

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

Four routes for Bury St Edmunds 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 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

Keep the property and the income while Maine Property Solutions runs it for you, from guests to cleaning to the monthly statement.

Management

Sell 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 sale

Paperwork

Safety and consents for Bury St Edmunds owners

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.

The lender, the insurer and, for a flat, the freeholder all have a say. Getting all three in writing first saves a lot of trouble later.

Getting started

Getting going in Bury St Edmunds

Across the East of England, ports, energy and construction projects bring crews who need homes with parking near the work.

Tell us about the property and the route you are leaning towards. Terms are always written down before anything is agreed. 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.

Your questions

What Bury St Edmunds owners want to know

Who stays in a contractor let in Bury St Edmunds?

Working guests: crews, engineers and project staff away from home for a job. The booking is usually made by their employer.

Do I have to host the guests myself?

No. You can host them yourself with Trade Nest Stays, or take a fixed monthly sum on a company let agreement with Maine Property Solutions.

Is there a fee to list?

There is no upfront fee to host with Trade Nest Stays. Commission is only taken on completed bookings.

What paperwork do I need?

Gas safety, electrical and energy certificates, working alarms, lender consent where there is a mortgage and insurance that covers the use.

Own a Bury St Edmunds property that suits a crew?

A few lines about the property is enough to start. The terms are always written down first.

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