A Southampton home for crews and project staff.
Some Southampton 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
Guests on a job in Hampshire
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
Making a Southampton property work for trades
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.
Homes near hospitals, depots, ports and business parks suit the engineers and project staff who work there. So do homes near the big construction sites.
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
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
Hand over the running. Maine Property Solutions manages the property as serviced accommodation and sends you a monthly statement.
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
Before the first crew arrives in Southampton
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.
Planning can matter too. Outside London there is no fixed night limit for short stays in England; whether a change of use needs permission is a question of fact and degree for the council.
Getting started
Your first step in Southampton
Across the South East, construction and infrastructure projects bring engineers and trades who need whole homes with parking near the job.
One message covers every route. Say what the property is and what you want from it. 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
Questions from Southampton owners
What kind of Southampton property suits crews?
Whole houses with enough beds for a crew, parking for vans, a kitchen and a washing machine, close to the work.
Can I get a fixed monthly figure instead?
Yes. Maine Property Solutions can take the property on a company let agreement and pay the same sum each month.
Is a company let the same as a tenancy?
No. It is a commercial agreement with a company. Your solicitor should read it before you sign.
Can I sell instead?
Yes. A quiet sale to investors needs no listing and costs you nothing; the buyer pays the fee.
Start with one message about Southampton.
Apply to host it yourself, or send it to Maine Property Solutions for a fixed monthly sum, management or a quiet sale.