Let to the people building Stafford.
Some Stafford 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.
The guests
Who needs a home near the job in Stafford
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.
A working guest is usually on the road with colleagues and on a schedule set by the job. The house needs to fit the crew, the vans and the early starts.
What suits
The Stafford property checklist for crews
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.
Good broadband is not optional. Site managers and engineers report in every evening. A crew will notice a weak connection before anything else.
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.
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 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
If you want the income but not the work, Maine Property Solutions can manage the property for a percentage of booking revenue.
ManagementSell quietly
If selling is the answer, it can be done without a listing: a quiet sale to investors on Maine Property Solutions' list, with the buyer paying the fee.
Off-market salePaperwork
Papers to have ready in Stafford
Before anything is signed, the paperwork is checked: title, lender consent, insurance, certificates and, for a flat, the lease.
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.
Getting started
How to start in Stafford
Across the West Midlands, the motorway network and the big regeneration schemes keep crews moving between towns, so homes with good road links suit them.
Begin with what you have and what you want. Hosting, a company let, management and a sale can all be compared in one conversation. Tell us about the property and the route you are leaning towards. Terms are always written down before anything is agreed.
Your questions
Letting to crews in Stafford: FAQs
Why let to working guests rather than a long let?
Some owners want flexibility and control over their calendar. Others prefer a fixed monthly sum. Both routes are open.
Who looks after the property between stays?
As a host you arrange it. On management or a company let, it is handled for you.
Does my flat need freeholder consent?
Read the lease first. Many leases need consent for short and mid-length stays.
Is there any cost to ask?
No. There is no fee to find out which route suits your property.
Talk to us about your Stafford property.
A few lines about the property is enough to start. The terms are always written down first.