Working guests for Durham property owners.
Trade Nest Stays brings working guests. Our group's property company takes property on company lets, manages it or sells it quietly. Durham owners can use any of the four.
Who books
Working away in Durham
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.
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.
What suits
What sells a Durham home to a crew
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.
Whole houses with two to five bedrooms suit crews best, especially with a driveway or off-street parking. Separate beds for everyone on the booking matter more than a feature wall.
Good broadband is not optional. Site managers and engineers report in every evening. A crew will notice a weak connection before anything else.
Your routes
Pick the route that suits you
Host it yourself
Host working guests yourself with Trade Nest Stays: you set the price, you accept or reject every booking and there is no upfront fee.
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
Before the first crew arrives in Durham
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.
Insurance is the paper owners most often forget. A standard landlord policy may not cover working guests, so the cover needs checking before the first booking.
Getting started
Starting with a Durham property
Across the North East, energy, manufacturing and infrastructure projects bring engineers and trades who need practical homes close to the work.
Start by sending the basics: where the property is, how many bedrooms it has, whether there is parking and which route interests you. 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.
Your questions
Before you let to contractors in Durham
Who stays in a contractor let in Durham?
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.
Ready to put your Durham home to work?
Choose hands-on hosting or a hands-off company let. Both start with a short message.