A Edinburgh house that earns from working guests.
Some Edinburgh 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 needs the beds
Who a Edinburgh owner hosts
The people who stay are the ones delivering projects: new buildings, road and rail upgrades, factory refits and maintenance contracts. The work moves around the country and so do they.
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
What working guests value in Lothian
Good broadband is not optional. Site managers and engineers report in every evening. A crew will notice a weak connection before anything else.
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.
Parking is the first thing a crew asks about. A house with room for two vans outside will be booked ahead of a nicer one with parking two streets away.
Your routes
Four routes for Edinburgh 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
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 letsHand over the running
If you want the income but not the work, Maine Property Solutions can manage the property for a percentage of booking revenue.
ManagementSell quietly
A quiet sale keeps the property off the portals. Investors make any offer and you pay nothing on this route.
Off-market salePaperwork
The checks that come first in Edinburgh
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.
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
Beginning with your Edinburgh home
Across Scotland, energy, infrastructure and construction work bring crews who need whole homes near the job.
Nothing is signed on a phone call. The first conversation is about the property and what you want it to do. One message covers every route. Say what the property is and what you want from it.
Your questions
Before you let to contractors in Edinburgh
What if my Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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.