A Plymouth house that earns from working guests.
Whether your Plymouth property is empty between tenancies or waiting for a buyer, working guests can keep it occupied while you decide what comes next.
Who needs the beds
Crews working in and around Plymouth
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.
Engineers, electricians, surveyors, rail crews and fit-out teams all travel for work. When a job lasts weeks rather than days, a whole home suits them far better than a hotel.
What suits
The Plymouth property checklist for crews
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.
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.
Your routes
Pick the route that suits you
Host it yourself
Hosting suits owners who want control. You decide the price and which bookings to accept. There is nothing to pay upfront.
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
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
The Plymouth owner's checklist
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.
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
Beginning with your Plymouth home
Across the South West, energy, defence and construction projects bring working guests who need practical homes close to site.
Start by sending the basics: where the property is, how many bedrooms it has, whether there is parking and which route interests you. One message covers every route. Say what the property is and what you want from it.
Your questions
Questions from Plymouth owners
Who stays in a contractor let in Plymouth?
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 Plymouth property to working guests.
Host working guests with Trade Nest Stays, or hand it over to Maine Property Solutions. No fee to talk.