A Sevenoaks house that earns from working guests.
A three-bed near the ring road or a flat near the station can suit the engineers and trades who travel to Sevenoaks for work. Here is how it works.
Crews and project staff
Who a Sevenoaks owner hosts
The guests are trades and professionals working away. A crew fitting out a building, a team of engineers on a shutdown or a site manager on a long project all need the same thing: a proper home close to the work.
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
What makes a Sevenoaks property suit crews
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.
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.
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
From hands-on to hands-off
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
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
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
What needs to be in place in Sevenoaks
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.
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
Where Sevenoaks owners begin
Across the South East, construction and infrastructure projects bring engineers and trades who need whole homes with parking near the job.
Begin with what you have and what you want. Hosting, a company let, management and a sale can all be compared in one conversation. One message covers every route. Say what the property is and what you want from it.
Your questions
Before you let to contractors in Sevenoaks
How long do working guests stay?
As long as the job lasts, which varies from booking to booking.
Can I switch routes later?
Often, yes. The terms of each arrangement say how and when.
Is furniture needed?
Yes. Working guests need a furnished home with separate beds, a kitchen and laundry.
Who do I speak to first?
Send the property details and the route you are interested in. Everything is written down before anything is agreed.
Talk to us about your Sevenoaks property.
Whether you want control or certainty, there is a route for your property. There is nothing to pay to ask.