A Walton-on-Thames house that earns from working guests.
Working guests book differently from holidaymakers. They need beds for a whole crew, parking for vans and a kitchen that gets used. A Walton-on-Thames house with those can earn from them.
Guests on a job
The working guests who come to Walton-on-Thames
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
Making a Walton-on-Thames property work for trades
Parking is the first thing a crew asks about. A house with room for two vans outside will be booked ahead of a nicer one with parking two streets away.
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.
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.
Your routes
Host it, let it, hand it over or sell 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
Keep the property and the income while Maine Property Solutions runs it for you, from guests to cleaning to the 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
Papers to have ready in Walton-on-Thames
Before anything is signed, the paperwork is checked: title, lender consent, insurance, certificates and, for a flat, the lease.
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 Walton-on-Thames owners begin
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. Tell us about the property and the route you are leaning towards. Terms are always written down before anything is agreed.
Your questions
Questions from Walton-on-Thames owners
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.
Let your Walton-on-Thames property to working guests.
Send the details and compare every route before deciding. Nothing is signed on a phone call.