Airbnb Management in London

Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent and Bromley are our strongest London areas, across the W1, WC1, WC2, EC1 and EC2 postcodes. Two to five-bedroom homes with off-street parking and reliable broadband book fastest, particularly with contractor teams and relocating families.

Entire-home short lets in Greater London are capped at 90 nights a year under the Deregulation Act 2015 unless planning permission is in place, and parts of London also sit inside Article 4 or selective licensing areas. We track nights used on every managed property and switch to compliant mid-term corporate lets or Guaranteed Rent before the cap is reached.

Nightly rates in London vary by property size, parking and walking distance to the centre, but your real return depends on bedrooms, parking, location and how tightly the calendar is priced. AV Property gives London owners a free income assessment within 48 hours, based on comparable Greater London properties rather than a national average.

Our management fee is 12% + VAT of booking revenue, plus a one-off onboarding fee based on the size of the property. That covers listing creation and photography, dynamic nightly pricing, multi-platform distribution, guest vetting and messaging, housekeeping and linen, maintenance coordination and compliance tracking. There are no separate fees per booking.

We manage properties across Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley and Camden and the wider Greater London area, covering the W1, WC1, WC2, EC1 and EC2 postcodes. Because cleaners and maintenance cover are local to the property, we can turn a home around same-day between guests.

London short-let demand is a year-round mix of corporate relocations, project contractors near Canary Wharf and the City, insurance and interim housing placements, and leisure guests booking two to four nights. Mid-week occupancy is driven by business travel; weekends by tourism, which is why a well-priced London home rarely sits empty for long. The strongest demand drivers here are Tourism, Corporate relocations, Events & conferences and Film & TV crews, with The West End, British Museum and Tower of London pulling in leisure bookings.

Entire-home short lets in Greater London are capped at 90 nights a year under the Deregulation Act 2015 unless planning permission is in place. We track nights used on every managed London property and switch to compliant mid-term lets or Guaranteed Rent before the cap is reached. We check your property's position before it goes live and will tell you honestly if short-letting is not the right route for it.

Peak nightly rates run May to September and around December events; January and February soften, which is where longer 28-night-plus corporate bookings protect your income. We shift the pricing strategy by season rather than holding one flat rate.

Most homes are earning within two to three weeks. That covers the walkthrough, professional photography, safety certificates where they are missing, furnishing advice if needed, and listing across Airbnb, Booking.com, VRBO and our direct channels on one synced calendar.

We also offer guaranteed rent in London: we become your sole corporate tenant for 1–5 years, paying a fixed monthly rent that's at least 5% above the local long-let market. There are no void periods, no management fees and no tenant or deposit headaches for you — you simply receive your agreed rent on the same day each month.

Everything. Listing creation and professional photography, dynamic pricing, multi-platform marketing on Airbnb / Booking.com / Vrbo and 13+ other channels, 24/7 guest communication, strict guest vetting, hotel-standard cleaning and linen, restocking, maintenance coordination, inspections, compliance, insurance, accounting and a single transparent monthly statement.

Most of our owners earn 30–60% more than they would on a standard long-let, after our management fee. Actual earnings depend on the city, postcode, property size, finish and seasonality. We provide a free, no-obligation valuation with realistic monthly income projections within 48 hours.

Our pricing is fully transparent and detailed on our Fees page (/fees), including the management fee, the separate one-off onboarding fee, what's included and what isn't.

Typically within 7–14 days of signing. We handle photography, listing copy, smart-lock setup, compliance checks, pricing strategy and onboarding to every platform.

Yes — properties need to be furnished to a guest-ready standard. If yours isn't, we can either advise you on what's needed or arrange a turnkey furnishing package via our trusted partners.

We do, completely. You will not need to speak to a guest, manage a cleaner, or coordinate a tradesperson. Our local team handles every operational detail and reports back to you monthly.

We collect all booking revenue from every platform, reconcile it, and pay you the net amount via bank transfer with a clean PDF statement showing every booking, every cost and every payout.

In most well-located UK markets, yes — significantly. Short-lets typically generate 20–60% more gross income, you avoid problem-tenant risk, you can use the property yourself when you want, and the property is professionally cleaned weekly.

Absolutely. You can block out personal dates in the calendar at any time. We just ask for reasonable notice so we can manage existing bookings.

We make sure your property meets every short-let-specific requirement: short-let insurance, annual gas safety, EICR (electrical), EPC, fire risk assessment, smoke and CO alarms. Local council short-let registration is included where applicable.