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A typical 3-bed in the South West with a long-term tenant is undercharged by roughly £4,000 a year. Across a three-property portfolio, around £12,000 a year. It never shows up in any report, and when the tenant finally leaves, you still get the void.
Measured against your buy-to-let baseline. Miss it and we refund the furniture and decoration in full.
Daily inspections, signed inventory, a video after every check-out filed to your dashboard.
Block out any dates on the dashboard. Your property, your call.
Planning use, Article 4 directions, EPC, gas safety and EICR, all managed for you.
Three years and 3,000-plus guests later, we run properties from studio flats to ten-bedroom houses to a five-star standard for the guest, and a professional standard for the owner. The guarantee below is the proof we put it in writing.
Founder, ERTE Properties
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Staging, furniture, decoration and full compliance paperwork. Live in 30 days.
Photography and listings across Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo and 30+ more.
Dynamic pricing, weekly listing refinement, and a direct booking site.
Arrival, recommendations and issue resolution around the clock. You never get the midnight call.
Hotel-standard changeover cleaning, signed inventory, deposits, guest vetting, post-stay video.
ID checks, noise monitoring, CCTV, and complaint responses drafted on your behalf.
On compliance we will be straight with you. Guildford falls within Guildford Borough Council’s area. The council does not currently apply a blanket Article 4 direction on short lets, but letting an entire home on a short-term basis can still amount to a material change of use that needs planning permission depending on frequency and scale. England’s proposed C5 use class and national registration scheme for short lets are not yet in force as of 2026. We check your address against the current Guildford Borough position before we furnish a single room, and we keep the gas, electrical and fire-safety paperwork in order so the let stands up to scrutiny.
5 bedroom property. Long term let to serviced accommodation in under 30 days. Calendar filling 4 months ahead on real, paying nights.
Emerson helped us transition from a long term to a short term rental. We were anxious about the new laws on no fault evictions. The property is booking till July August already.
Azim had a five bed sitting under a long term let. With the Renters' Rights Bill and the end of no-fault evictions rewriting the rules underneath him, the whole portfolio felt fragile. We switched the property to serviced accommodation in under 30 days. Furnished and photographed it to a 5-star standard, listed it across 35+ booking platforms, and built a live calendar he can see for himself. He's now booked through July and August on real, paying nights.
9 property portfolio in Reading, including a fully compliant HMO. One point of contact. Council compliance handled. Transparent costs on every job.
Emerson has been managing 9 properties including an HMO property with complete compliance of the Reading Borough Council rules and regulations and liaising with them perfectly. He does all the maintenance work in the most economical ways and is fully transparent with all costs.
Saima runs a 9 property portfolio in Reading, including an HMO. The Borough Council compliance load alone, the inspections, the licensing, the regulation, was eating into her time and her margin. We took the whole portfolio onto our books. Every property now runs through one point of contact, with full Borough Council compliance, maintenance handled the most economical way, and a transparent cost breakdown on every job. She gets the income. We handle everything else.
ADI Ltd handed over a 10 bedroom property. We took it on the way an owner would, not a third party. The booking calendar tells the rest.
Emerson is the best at what he does, and not only does he provide honest feedback, he delivers on his promises. He provides a bespoke and tailored experience from the very start, and takes on the management role from an owner's perspective rather than a third party. You feel like he never sleeps, always on hand with any queries, along with making analytical recommendations which sets him apart from all competition.
A 10 bedroom house is a different animal. Get it wrong and it sits empty, gets damaged, or eats your margin in cleaning bills. We took it on the way we'd take on our own. That means honest feedback when something isn't working, analytical recommendations backed by booking data, and a hands-on approach the average letting agent simply can't match. The owner doesn't lift a phone. The property runs like a boutique hotel.
Our management fee is a flat 20% of booking revenue, with no lock-in and one month’s notice. No setup fee, no markup on maintenance, no surprises. Furniture and decoration are quoted upfront and shown in your report before you commit.
Most competitors charge a similar fee for a clean, a listing and a monthly invoice. The 20% here covers the full scope above, plus three written guarantees.
You have a team running the property daily. The income is higher, conservatively 30% above your buy-to-let baseline, arriving every month with a statement your accountant reads in 30 seconds.
You have not been to the property, answered a guest message, or bought a curtain. You are no longer waiting on the next Renters’ Rights amendment or chasing arrears. The asset is back under your control, in better condition than it has been in years. That is a contract, not a promise.
Possibly. Guildford Borough Council does not currently apply a blanket Article 4 direction on short lets, but letting an entire home on a short-term basis can still amount to a material change of use that needs planning permission depending on frequency and scale. We check your specific address against the current council position before we furnish anything, so you are not exposed.
Our management fee is 20% of booking income, with no lock-in and one month's notice. There is no separate set-up tier hiding the real price. We also guarantee 30% more income in 12 months or we refund the furniture and decoration, so the fee is measured against a written revenue commitment, not a promise.
Guildford holds year-round demand rather than one short peak. Fast rail to London Waterloo in under forty minutes keeps corporate bookings solid through the week. The University of Surrey drives visiting families and academics year-round, and the Surrey Hills pull leisure guests across every season. With pricing managed across 35+ channels and five-star turnarounds, a well-run short let in the right Guildford postcode typically outperforms a standard buy-to-let. We will show you the figures for your address first.
Costs fall into three buckets: property overheads (mortgage, insurance, utilities), booking costs (channel commission, payment fees, our 20% management fee) and guest-ready costs (cleaning, linen, consumables). In practice the booking and guest-ready costs are built into the nightly rate and cleaning fee, so they are not unexpected. Your free report breaks down the numbers for your specific property.
A standard buy-to-let policy will not cover short-term lettings. You need specialist holiday let insurance covering public liability, contents and loss of income. We point you to the right cover and hold a deposit on every booking as a further layer of protection.
Holiday lets need a fire risk assessment, interlinked smoke and heat alarms, fire-safe furnishings and clear escape routes. We arrange the assessment and the certificates as part of the 30-day switch, so the property is compliant before the first guest arrives.
ERTE Property Management covers short lets across Guildford and the surrounding area, including the town centre, Onslow, Merrow, Burpham and Shalford, as well as nearby towns such as Woking, Farnham and Godalming.
Yes. Guildford does not currently operate a statutory nightly cap on short lets. You should still check your mortgage terms, lease agreement and any local planning conditions. Our compliance team keeps up to date with Guildford Borough Council's current position on your behalf.
Most properties go live within 5–7 business days, covering professional photography, optimised listing copy, dynamic pricing calibrated to Guildford's corporate and leisure calendar, and publication across Airbnb, Booking.com and VRBO.
Yes, always. You remain the owner and can block dates for personal use at any time. Our owner dashboard gives you real-time visibility of all bookings and monthly earnings.
Yes. Our team handles all guest communication 24/7, including late-night queries, damage claims and platform disputes. We enforce house rules and carry out check-in identity verification to keep your property safe and well-maintained.
