Free property assessment
We model your property's short-let potential against your current rent, using live local booking data. You get a clear projection before you commit to anything.
For buy-to-let landlords & Airbnb hosts
Same property. Same bills. Considerably better returns.
Serviced accommodation management for UK buy-to-let landlords and existing Airbnb hosts. Renting long-term today, or already hosting on Airbnb — we take the property over end-to-end. You keep ownership and pay the bills as normal, we handle the setup (or take on your existing listing), the guests and every night of operations, and pay you from the uplift.
No tenants, no arrears, no evictions Professionally cleaned after every stay Take your property back whenever you need
Fully insuredSpecialist SA cover on every stay
Paid up frontGuests pay before check-in — zero arrears
Monthly statementEvery figure, in plain English
Take it back anytimeShort notice — no tenants to remove
How it works
From tenanted to fully managed in four steps
We take over the entire serviced accommodation process. Your only job is to keep paying the bills you already pay — and read your monthly statement.
We set it up as a short-term rental
Furnishing and dressing, professional photography, safety compliance, listing copy and pricing — live on Airbnb, Booking.com and our direct-booking channels within weeks.
We manage every booking
Guest vetting, check-ins, 24/7 support, hotel-standard cleaning and linen, dynamic nightly pricing and maintenance coordination. You never speak to a guest.
You get paid, every month
Bills stay in your name as they are today. Each month we pay you your share of the property's earnings — with a transparent statement showing exactly how it was earned.
Typical onboarding takes 3–4 weeks from assessment to first guest.
Already on Airbnb?
Airbnb management — hand your listing over, we'll take it from here
You've done the hard bit: furnished it, listed it, taken your first bookings. Give it to us and we run every day-to-day detail from tomorrow. Same property, same photos, better numbers — see how one of our current listings performs →
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Zero downtime. Your listing, calendar and reviews stay live — we migrate everything overnight.
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Occupancy uplift. Dynamic pricing across 7 booking channels and a full listing refresh — typically adds 10–25 percentage points of occupancy.
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Your time back. No more 2am guest messages, cleaning rotas or review chasing. One monthly statement, one payout.
Get a takeover projection
Send us your Airbnb URL — we'll model the uplift within 2 working days.
Why serviced accommodation
Serviced accommodation vs a traditional buy-to-let
A single AST rent cheque feels safe — until you price in voids, arrears and wear. Here's how the same property performs under each model.
Traditional letting
Single tenant, fixed rent, slow recourse
- Rent capped at the local AST market rate
- Arrears risk — months of missed rent with slow, costly eviction routes
- Condition unknown between inspections; wear compounds for years
- Property locked up for the tenancy term — hard to sell or reclaim
- Void periods between tenancies earn nothing
Serviced accommodation with Gales
Many short stays, professionally operated
- Nightly rates typically earn 20–50% more net than AST rent
- Guests pay up front — arrears simply don't exist
- Hotel-standard clean and inspection after every single stay
- Flexibility — block out dates, stay yourself, or exit with short notice
- Dynamic pricing fills quiet periods instead of writing them off
| What matters to you | Traditional let (AST) | Serviced accommodation with us |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly income | Fixed market rent | Typically 20–50% higher net of costs |
| Payment risk | Arrears possible; eviction can take 6–12 months | Guests pay before arrival |
| Property condition | Inspected 1–2 times a year | Cleaned & checked after every stay |
| Your involvement | Repairs, disputes, renewals, compliance | One monthly statement — we do the rest |
| Getting the property back | Notice periods, possession proceedings | Short notice — no tenants to remove |
| Bills & ownership | In your name | Unchanged — in your name, as today |
Our services
Everything an Airbnb and short-let manager should handle
From property sourcing to the last cleaning turnaround — we handle everything an experienced serviced accommodation and Airbnb management company should. You get a monthly statement and a payout; we do the rest.
See how it works →- Property sourcing
- Furnishing & staging
- Professional photography
- Listing creation & optimisation
- Multi-channel distribution
- Dynamic nightly pricing
- Guest vetting & ID checks
- Guest communication
- 24/7 guest support
- Check-in & check-out
- Hotel-standard cleaning
- Linen & laundry
- Consumables & replenishment
- Waste management
- Maintenance coordination
- Compliance & safety
- Owner portal & live bookings
- Monthly reporting & payouts
Live case study
A real 5-bedroom serviced accommodation, live in Warrington
A property we sourced ourselves, staged from empty, and now operate end-to-end for the owner — averaging 75% occupancy across seven booking channels and paying out £1,800–£2,200 every month.
Modern 5-bedroom serviced accommodation
Westbrook, Warrington · sleeps 10
Bedrooms5
Bathrooms4
Sleeps10
Average occupancy75%
Monthly owner payout£1,800–£2,200
Guest rating4.67★
See the live listing on Airbnb →What we did: sourced the property ourselves, managed the full setup (furnishing, styling, photography and listings), and now run every day-to-day detail — guest vetting, check-ins, hotel-standard cleans, linen, waste and maintenance. The owner sees a monthly statement and a payout, and nothing else.
How it's performing: fully booked through the first three months from launch and averaging 75% occupancy since — with a 4.67★ verified guest rating on Airbnb.
Real property, verified via Airbnb. Owner name withheld on request.
Numbers are real and drawn from live bookings; the owner's identity is withheld on request. Every projection we prepare is calculated specifically for your property and postcode — request yours here.
Common questions
The questions every landlord asks us first
What happens with my mortgage and insurance?
Most buy-to-let lenders allow short-term letting with consent, and some products are designed for it. We walk you through the consent process with your lender and connect you with specialist serviced accommodation insurance — typically costing a similar amount to landlord insurance. Nothing goes live until both are in place.
Who pays the utility bills and council tax?
You do — exactly as you would if the property were empty or tenanted, with everything staying in your name. Our income projections are always presented alongside your expected bills, so the uplift you see is a genuine like-for-like comparison against your current rent.
What if a guest damages my property?
Every guest is identity-verified and vetted before booking is confirmed. Stays are covered by security deposits or damage waivers, backed by specialist insurance, and the property is inspected by our housekeeping team after every departure — so any issue is found and resolved within hours, not at the end of a twelve-month tenancy.
How and when do I get paid?
On the same date every month, by bank transfer, with a statement showing gross booking revenue, operating costs, our management fee and your payout. You can also log in to the owner dashboard at any time to see live bookings and earnings.
Am I locked in? Can I take my property back?
No long lock-ins. Our standard management agreement runs for twelve months with a break clause, and because there are no tenants there is nothing to unwind — we simply stop taking bookings beyond your chosen date and hand the property back, professionally cleaned.
What does it cost me to get started?
The assessment and projection are free with no obligation. If you go ahead, setup costs depend on how much furnishing and dressing the property needs — we quote this up front, and many owners choose to offset it against their first months' income rather than paying anything up front.
Free, no obligation
Find out what your property could really earn
Tell us about your property and we'll send you a tailored income projection — your current rent versus fully managed serviced accommodation, net of all costs.
- Projection within 2 working days, built from live local booking data
- A straight answer — if SA won't beat your rent, we'll tell you
- No sales calls unless you ask for one
Prefer to talk? Call 0330 127 5196 or email info@galesproperties.com
Thank you — we're on it.
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