Serviced Accommodation UK

You book a whole furnished property rather than a hotel room. The nightly or weekly rate includes housekeeping, fresh linen and towels, Wi-Fi, utilities and guest support, and the kitchen, laundry and workspace are yours to use. Stays run from a couple of nights to several months, and longer bookings are invoiced to a company where needed.

In practice they describe the same product. 'Serviced apartments' usually means a flat, often in a purpose-built block; 'serviced accommodation' is the wider term and also covers whole houses, townhouses and cottages. We manage both, and for families, relocating households and contractor crews a whole house usually works better than an apartment block.

It depends where the property is. Scotland requires a short-term let licence, and planning permission too inside a control area. London homes are limited to 90 nights of entire-home short letting a year without planning consent. Elsewhere in England, registration under the national short-term-let scheme applies and some councils add their own planning or HMO requirements. We handle whichever applies to your property.

It can be, but it depends on the address, not the model. Gross income is typically 30–60% above a long let, while utilities, Wi-Fi, cleaning, consumables and council tax or business rates sit with the owner. We model occupancy, average nightly rate and those costs for your specific property in the free valuation and tell you the net figure — including when the honest answer is that a long let suits you better.

A flat 12% of booking revenue for full management — listing, dynamic pricing, guest communication, channel management, review management, compliance and monthly reporting. Cleaning and linen are billed at cost per changeover, and a separate one-off onboarding fee applies according to property size.

Gross income is typically 30–60% higher because you are paid nightly rather than monthly, and you keep flexibility over the property. Running costs are higher — utilities, Wi-Fi, cleaning and consumables sit with the owner — so we always model the net figure, not the headline, before you commit.

Roughly a mix of relocating professionals, project contractors, NHS and consultancy staff, insurance-displaced families and leisure guests. Every guest is ID-verified, screened and covered by damage protection, and we set clear house rules with no parties and no events.

Yes. Gas Safety, EICR, PAT, fire risk assessment and Legionella records are held on file for every managed property, and we handle registration or licensing wherever a local, regional or national scheme applies. We are ICO-registered, PRS members and carry public liability plus professional indemnity insurance.

Management is rolling with 30 days' notice once confirmed bookings are honoured. If you would rather have a fixed monthly figure with no exposure to occupancy, our guaranteed rent scheme takes the property on a 3–5 year contract instead.