London short-let management
We take London flats and houses and turn them into short lets that book out: staging, listings, pricing, guests, cleaning and compliance. You keep the income and your weekends.
Styled, photographed
and ready to book.
The trade-off
A well-run short let in London can comfortably out-earn an AST. The catch is everything sitting behind that number: the 11pm messages, the Sunday turnover, the pricing you never quite get right.
That's the part we take on.
You own the property. We run the operation.
Run the numbers
Move the sliders. This is the same back-of-envelope we'd do with you on a call, once our fee and platform commission are taken out, so you're looking at what actually lands in your account.
A one-bed in Zone 2 sits lower; a family house in Kensington sits far higher.
A well-priced London listing typically lands in the 65–80% range.
Leave it where it is if the property isn't let at the moment.
Worth knowing: entire-home short lets in Greater London are limited to 90 nights a year without planning permission. There are routes around it, whether that's planning consent or letting to corporate and relocation guests on longer stays. We'll tell you on the first call which applies to you.
Estimated monthly
£3,100
in your account, after our fee and platform commission
That's roughly £10,900 a year more, before your own costs.
Indicative only. Guests pay cleaning separately. Excludes your mortgage, utilities, insurance, service charge and tax, and assumes the property can be let year-round. We'll build a proper forecast for your address before you commit.
Get a real forecast for your addressWhat we handle
Furniture, linen, layout and the small touches that lift a nightly rate. We'll tell you honestly what's worth spending and what isn't.
Professional shoot, then a listing written to rank and convert on Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo.
Rates move with demand: Wimbledon, a Wembley weekend, a quiet Tuesday in February. Reviewed daily, not set and forgotten.
Vetting, check-in, questions at 11pm, the lost key. Guests talk to us. You don't hear about it unless you need to.
Hotel-standard turnover between every stay, with consumables restocked and a photo record of the property.
Trusted trades on call, plus help with gas and electrical safety, fire regs, the 90-night rule and your lease terms.
How it works
We see the property, read your lease, check what the borough allows, and give you a real revenue forecast. No cost, no obligation.
We fill the gaps in the furnishing, dress the place properly, and photograph it. This is where the nightly rate is won.
Listings go live across three platforms, priced to build early reviews fast. Smart lock and guest guide installed.
Guests, cleans, pricing, repairs. You get a monthly statement, your payout, and the calendar whenever you want it.
Monthly. You get a statement showing every booking, every deduction and the payout, and funds land in your account by the 15th of the following month, based on check-out dates.
A percentage of booking revenue, so we only do well when your property does. No monthly retainer and no charge for guest support, listing management or pricing. Staging and setup are quoted separately, up front.
In Greater London, letting an entire home on short stays is limited to 90 nights per calendar year unless you have planning permission for change of use. We check your position before you commit, and we're upfront about the options: apply for consent, run longer corporate and relocation stays, or don't do it at all.
No. We work on a rolling agreement with 30 days' notice either way. If we're not earning our fee, you should be able to walk.
Yes. Block out any dates you want in the calendar. We'll flag when you're blocking a high-demand weekend so you can decide with the numbers in front of you.
Guests are ID-verified, house rules are explicit, and we photograph the property after every clean. Platform host protection applies, and we'd recommend a short-let-specific insurance policy on top, since a standard buy-to-let policy usually won't cover you. We handle the claim, not you.
Many leases restrict short lets, and some buildings ban them outright. We read the lease and speak to the managing agent before anything goes live, and we'll tell you if the answer is no.
Next step
A 20-minute call. We'll look at your address, your lease, and comparable listings nearby, and give you a number. If short letting isn't the right move for you, we'll say so.
Email hello@saltireliving.co.uk
Phone +44 20 0000 0000
Where we work Greater London: central, east, south-west and the City fringe