Crews need homes in Canterbury. Yours could be one.
Project teams working across the South East need homes with parking and separate beds. An owner in Canterbury with the right property can host them.
Who the guests are
The working guests who come to Canterbury
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.
Contractor stays are booked around a job. A crew arrives when the work starts and leaves when it finishes, so the booking follows the programme rather than the school holidays.
What suits
Property that works for contractors in Canterbury
Good broadband is not optional. Site managers and engineers report in every evening. A crew will notice a weak connection before anything else.
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.
The homes that work are practical ones: enough bedrooms for the crew, a kitchen with space for everyone, a washing machine and parking for vans and trailers.
Your routes
What you can do with it
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 hostA fixed monthly sum
Prefer certainty? Maine Property Solutions can take the property on a company let agreement for a fixed monthly sum, with the voids carried on its side.
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
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 salePaperwork
What needs to be in place in Canterbury
For a leasehold flat the lease decides what is allowed. It is worth reading the restrictions before anything else, because they can rule a flat in or out.
Get the certificates together early: gas, electrical, energy performance and alarms. They are the first things checked and the usual reason a start date slips.
Getting started
Starting out in Canterbury
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. It starts with the property itself: its size, its parking and how far it is from the work. The route follows from that.
Your questions
Letting to crews in Canterbury: FAQs
Who stays in a contractor let in Canterbury?
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.
Let your Canterbury property to working guests.
Whether you want control or certainty, there is a route for your property. There is nothing to pay to ask.