From empty to occupied by crews in Portsmouth.
Whether your Portsmouth property is empty between tenancies or waiting for a buyer, working guests can keep it occupied while you decide what comes next.
Who stays
Working away in Portsmouth
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.
Most working guests travel as a team. Four or five people who work together all day would rather share a house with a kitchen and a lounge than spend months in separate hotel rooms.
What suits
Getting a Portsmouth home crew-ready
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.
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.
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.
Your routes
The routes, side by side
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
Before any guest stays in Portsmouth
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.
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.
Getting started
Starting with a Portsmouth property
Across the South East, construction and infrastructure projects bring engineers and trades who need whole homes with parking near the job.
Nothing is signed on a phone call. The first conversation is about the property and what you want it to do. Send a few lines about the property. You can compare every route before deciding. There is no fee to ask.
Your questions
What Portsmouth owners want to know
How do I know if my Portsmouth 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.
Which route suits your Portsmouth property?
Send the details and compare every route before deciding. Nothing is signed on a phone call.