What could a short let earn?
Start with an indicative range for a typical let of your size. For a figure for your property, a person prepares a free report from the postcode and what you tell us.
How the range is worked out
A typical nightly rate
About £100 a night for a two-bedroom short let in Gloucester, scaled up or down by bedrooms. It is a typical figure for our home market, not a rate for your area or your property.
A cautious occupancy band
55% to 75% of nights. Deliberately below the headline figures some managers quote.
A range, rounded
To the nearest £50, because more precision would overstate what two inputs can tell anyone.
What it cannot see
Actual returns depend on much more than bedrooms. These are the factors a proper report looks at, and why two similar-looking properties can earn very different amounts.
Exact location and local demand
For example, a flat near a hospital or major employer fills weekdays; a remote cottage relies on holidays.
Seasonality and events
For example, coastal and rural lets swing far more across the year than city ones; festival weeks can double a rate.
Local rules
For example, whole homes in London can only be let short-term for 90 nights a year without planning permission.
The property itself
For example, condition, photos, layout and reviews move both the rate and how often it books.
Amenities
For example, parking, outdoor space, a workspace or being pet-friendly all attract particular guests.
How it is run
For example, minimum stays, pricing strategy and the number of channels it is listed on.
Costs
For example, cleaning, linen, utilities, platform fees, insurance and, on Managed, our fee.