A Cardiff home for crews and project staff.
Contractor crews, engineers and project staff working in and around Cardiff need whole homes near the job. If you own one, you can host them yourself or hand the whole thing over.
Working guests
Crews working in and around Cardiff
Working guests are people away from home for the job: crews on a construction programme, engineers on a maintenance contract, fit-out teams and project staff on secondment. They stay for the length of the work and they need somewhere practical to come back to each evening.
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.
What suits
What makes a Cardiff property suit crews
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.
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.
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.
Your routes
How Cardiff owners work with us
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
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
Getting the Cardiff property compliant
Before anything is signed, the paperwork is checked: title, lender consent, insurance, certificates and, for a flat, the lease.
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.
Getting started
Where Cardiff owners begin
Across Wales, energy, infrastructure and industrial projects bring engineers and trades who need practical homes near the work.
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
Cardiff owners ask
How do I know if my Cardiff 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.
Start with one message about Cardiff.
Send the details and compare every route before deciding. Nothing is signed on a phone call.