Let to contractors

Contractor lets in St Austell, done properly.

Host crews yourself with Trade Nest Stays, or take a fixed monthly sum through our group's property company. Both start with one conversation about your St Austell property.

Crews and project staff

Crews working in and around St Austell

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.

These are guests with a job to get to in the morning. They want a good night's sleep, a quick breakfast and parking for the van outside, not a city-centre view.

What suits

The St Austell homes working guests ask for

Good broadband is not optional. Site managers and engineers report in every evening. A crew will notice a weak connection before anything else.

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.

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.

Your routes

What you can do with it

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 host

A fixed monthly sum

A company let agreement with Maine Property Solutions Ltd as the lessee gives you one payment on the same date every month, whether or not anyone is staying.

Company lets

Hand over the running

Management keeps the asset and the income with you, less a fee, while the day-to-day is handled for you.

Management

Sell 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 sale

Paperwork

What needs to be in place in St Austell

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.

Before the first guest arrives, the basics need to be in place: a current gas safety record, an electrical report, an energy performance certificate and working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

Getting started

Taking the first step in St Austell

Across the South West, energy, defence and construction projects bring working guests who need practical homes close to site.

Nothing is signed on a phone call. The first conversation is about the property and what you want it to do. Tell us about the property and the route you are leaning towards. Terms are always written down before anything is agreed.

Your questions

St Austell owners ask

Do contractors need a whole house in St Austell?

Usually. A crew that works together all day would rather share a home with a kitchen and a lounge than spend weeks in separate rooms.

Is parking a deal-breaker?

Often. Vans and trailers need somewhere to go, so off-street parking puts a house ahead of one without it.

Who pays for the stay?

Normally the employer, as the booking is made for work.

Can a flat above a shop work?

It can, where the lease and the insurance allow it and there is somewhere to park.

Own a St Austell property that suits a crew?

A few lines about the property is enough to start. The terms are always written down first.

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