Holiday Let Management in Bath For Experienced Landlords

Hand us the keys. Keep control.

We switch one of your rentals into a fully managed five-star holiday let in 30 days. Guests book, stay and leave: no tenancy, no courts, two written guarantees, no lock-in.
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"We were anxious about the new laws on no fault evictions. The property is booking till July August already."

Azim Malik · 5-bed property
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The free Holiday Let Report, on your property

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If you’ve got three or more properties and you’re weighing up the switch, ordering the free report is the right next step.

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3,000+

guests hosted

35+

booking channels

20% fee

No Lock-in

30 days

keys to first booking

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Saqib Malik
GB · 4 reviews
31 May 2026
Long term to Short term letting

We have a 4 bed property and Emerson helped us switch it from a long-term let to a Holiday Let. We'd been anxious about the new no-fault eviction laws and weren't sure what to do, but the whole transition was smooth. The property is already booking up 4 months straight. Really happy we made the move.

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ADI Ltd
GB · 1 review
18 February 2026
Where do I start, literally the best out there!

Where do I start, 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 get go making your experience feel unique and really takes on the management role from an owners perspective rather than a third party. Making you feel like the asset is in the safest of hands.

You feel like he never sleeps as he is always on hand with any queries/ support needed along with making analytical recommendations which sets him apart from all competition.

I cannot recommend ETRE enough to anyone else considering, from my experience you will not regret it.

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Saima Iqbal
GB · 5 reviews
11 February 2026
Excellent Maintenance and Dealings

Emerson has been managing 9 properties including an HMO property with complete compliance of the Reading Borough Council rules and regulations and liasing with them perfectly. He does all the maintenance work in the most economical ways and is fully transparent with all costs.

Emerson is thorough in his dealings with all properties and the best bit is manages to get the best rental prices.

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Azim Malik
GB · 14 reviews
10 February 2026
We have 5 bed property

We have 5 bed property. 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.

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Jessica Way
GB · 1 review
10 February 2026
1000% recommended!

1000% recommended!

We have a 1 bedroom flat Reading city Centre at high standard and we wanted to maintain it running it as a service accommodation, and it's running as a Airbnb for 7 months now, Emerson has been really helpful, knowledgeable for our property making a higher return than our alternative option (buy to let), maintaining the high standard condition of our property.

Super happy with service 🎉

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THE REALITY IN 2026

Section 24 took the tax relief. The Renters' Rights Act took the Section 21 notice.

Mortgages fixed at 1.8% are rolling onto 5.9%, and the tax lands on money you never made; investors call it “phantom income”. None of it stops your properties from earning more. They only stop a buy-to-let landlord from earning more.

You don't have a tenant problem. You have a tenancy problem.

And it has a price: a typical three-bed on a long let in the South East undercharges its own market by around £4,000 a year. Across three properties, about £12,000.
ERTE · Case Study 03 · ADI Ltd
Case Study 03 · 10 Bed House

A 10 Bedroom House Run Like a Boutique Hotel

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.

Inside the Property
10 bedrooms. Professionally staged. Listed everywhere.
Photographed for booking platforms and direct guests
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ADI Ltd
10 Bedroom House Owner
★★★★★

"Literally the Best Out There"

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.

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What we did for ADI Ltd

Owner-grade management, on a property that punishes shortcuts

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.

His live booking calendar

10 bedrooms. Filling up months ahead.

Live Airbnb calendar from the listing. Every filled night is a confirmed paying guest. Big properties book differently. This one books consistently.

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Owner Support
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Hands-Off Management

The answer

That's why we created the Portfolio Holiday Let Switch

Guests book, stay and leave. No tenancy, no courts, and you keep the keys.

Control comes back first

Your calendar, your call. Block your own dates and stay between bookings. If you change course, there's no need to unwind. Every stay is set up as a guest booking, not a tenancy.

Condition is protected with evidence

Guest vetting. Security deposit for each stay. Signed digital inventory at turnover. Before-and-after video. Seasonal inspections with a written report.

Compliance is handled

EICR, gas certificate, EPC, fire risk assessment, and PAT testing were arranged during the switch. Council letters were answered in writing for you. Nine properties, one an HMO, already run this way under Reading Borough Council rules.

Income rises, in writing

With control and condition locked, the income follows: 30% above your net buy-to-let income in year one, or your furniture and decoration refunded in full. In your signed contract.

ERTE · Case Study 01 · Azim Malik
Case Study 01 · Live Results

How Azim Switched a 5 Bed From Long Let to Booked Solid Through August

5 bedroom property. Long term let to serviced accommodation in under 30 days. Calendar filling 4 months ahead on real, paying nights.

Before · After
From tired long term let to guest-ready home
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Azim Malik
5 Bed Property Owner
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"We Have a 5 Bed Property"

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.

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What we did for Azim

A fragile portfolio, made bookable in 30 days

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.

His live booking calendar

Don't trust us. Look at the calendar.

Live Airbnb booking calendar pulled straight from Azim's listing. Every filled day is a confirmed, paying guest. No staged screenshots, no cherry picking.

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90%+
Average Occupancy
4+
Months Booked Ahead
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Average Guest Rating
Two Written Guarantees, No Lock-In | ERTE Properties
Two written guarantees, no lock-in

The numbers, the risks, and who this is not for.

The ERTE Triple Lock. Your income, your property, and your exit, all locked in writing.

If you are comparing agents this week, ask each one for these clauses in writing.

Lock 1 · The income

The Revenue Guarantee

30% above your net buy-to-let income in year one, or your furniture and decoration refunded in full. Worst case, you own a professionally furnished property, paid for by us.

Our average client, not our best one, sits 50% above their net buy-to-let baseline after five months with us.

Lock 2 · The condition

The Rating Guarantee

Below 4 stars, you stop paying us until we're back above 4.5. Every guest rates the property after their stay. So, our fee depends on your property's condition, as stated in the contract. No small print. Tracked live from platform data. Across our properties, reviews sit above 4.8.

Lock 3, the exit. No lock-in, ever. One month's notice, sell whenever you choose. It is written into the contract as the Plan B Clause. And the fee is a share of the income we generate: no income, no fee.

We run holiday lets ourselves

If the guarantees read fair to you, booking a call is the right next step.

Who you're dealing with

We run holiday lets ourselves

You didn’t build a bad portfolio; the model around it changed. We began in 2022, after seeing careful property investors lose control of assets they had spent years paying off. Since then, we’ve hosted over 3,000 guests. Our properties range from studios to a ten-bedroom house across Reading and the Thames Valley.

Enough about us. The report is about your property.

Emerson Tenas · Founder, ERTE Properties
Case study · 2-bed flat (1)

One 2-bed. Same address. A different property to a guest.

Before & after Living Room
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Before After

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What we did
  • Staged and furnished to a five-star guest standard
  • Professionally photographed, listed across 35+ channels
  • Cleaned and inspected after every single stay
  • Run day to day by us: guests, cleaning, maintenance

Three steps. One signature.

How it works

1

Run the numbers

Send your postcode, property type, bedrooms and email. The free Holiday Let Report lands in your inbox within 24 hours, and we call within 48 hours to walk it through. You decide on your own arithmetic before spending a pound.
2

We make the switch

Thirty days: furniture, decoration, photography, compliance, live across 35+ channels. You make no trips and buy nothing; you sign one spec and watch it happen on your project dashboard.
3

You collect the income

Guests come and go. You get one clear number by the 1st of each month. It’s in a format your accountant can read, and every booking shows up on your dashboard. Nobody asks you for the wifi password at 11 on a Sunday night.

Your total workload: one signature, one set of keys, and one report a month.

We onboard a small number of properties each month, because the switch takes 30 days and we do it properly.

Every service, side by side

What you get with us vs a typical agent

We checked our full service against what typical holiday let agents advertise. Tap any category to see the breakdown.

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Only with us

Services a typical agent does not offer

Everything a typical agent does, plus the work that protects your property and lifts your income.

Self-managing “starts to feel like buying yourself another job”. Those are an investor's words.
The services above are that job, done by us. The fee is a share of the income we generate; no income, no fee. Cleaning and maintenance pass through at cost, with no markup.

Case study · 2-bed flat (2)

Staged for the guest who books it, not for the brochure

Before & after Open-plan kitchen
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Before After

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What we did
  • Staged and furnished to a five-star guest standard
  • Professionally photographed, listed across 35+ channels
  • Cleaned and inspected after every single stay
  • Run day to day by us: guests, cleaning, maintenance

The honest filter

Will this work for my property?

The honest answer: not always. Here is how we find out before either side commits.

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Due diligence before we accept

The report is free because it is how both sides find out whether a property suits before committing. If the maths does not work, we tell you in writing, and that is the end of it.

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Roadblocks surfaced

We check all of it before you commit, not after.
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The risk, in writing

If we take the property on and miss 30% above your net buy-to-let income in year one, your furniture and decoration are refunded in full. That clause sits in your signed contract.
Not every property suits nightly stays. Some earn more from longer bookings, like contractors staying a week or guests staying one to three months. The report recommends the right mix for your address.

Fees

One management fee, on income we generate.

Charged only on income we generate. No markup on maintenance: invoices pass through at cost. No lock-in: one month’s notice, whenever you choose. Setup, furniture and decoration are quoted upfront in your report, so the full cost of switching is on paper before you sign.

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ERTEA typical agent
Written Revenue Guarantee✓ 30% in year one, or furniture refunded✗ None in writing
Rating Guarantee with a fee stop✓ Below 4 stars, you stop paying✗ Fee due regardless
Lock-in✓ None. One month's notice✗ Fixed terms are standard
Markup on maintenance✓ None. Invoices at cost✗ Common. Ask for the invoice
Scope for the fee✓ Switch, launch, bookings, guests, protection, council✗ A clean, a listing, a monthly invoice
Built for✓ Portfolios of 3+ under one contract✗ One flat at a time
Case study · 1-bed flat

Jessica, beating buy-to-let month after month

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Jessica Way1-bed flat owner
★★★★★

"Our one-bed in Reading city centre has run as an Airbnb for seven months, making a higher return than the buy-to-let option, and kept to the same high standard. Super happy."

Trustpilot Verified review · extract

Seven months in, a higher return than the buy-to-let she compared us against.

Bath

Holiday let management across Bath

Bath demand runs all year. Tourists come for the Roman Baths, the Abbey and the Georgian streets. The University of Bath and Bath Spa University host graduations and open days. The Royal United Hospital brings family visitors through the week. Plus, direct trains run from Bath Spa straight into London Paddington. We price a flat in the city centre differently than a family home in Combe Down, because different guests value different things. We still check planning use, council tax versus business rates, fire safety, and Article 4 for each address.

Covering Caversham, Earley, Woodley, Wokingham, Henley-on-Thames and Bracknell.

Same service, nearby

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The end result

Twelve months from today

Same properties. This is what changes:

That is a contract, not a promise.

Case study · 9-property portfolio

Saima, nine properties without lifting a phone

One of Saima's nine managed properties in Reading
One of Saima's nine managed properties, Reading.
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Saima Iqbal9 properties + HMO owner
★★★★★

"Emerson manages nine of our properties, including an HMO, in full compliance with Reading Borough Council. He does the maintenance the most economical way, and is transparent on every cost."

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Nine properties and a licensed HMO, fully compliant, one point of contact.

ERTE Property Management's frequently asked questions

The questions we are asked on every first call

Our fee is a percentage of the income we generate: no income, no fee. Setup and furniture are quoted upfront. Cleaning and maintenance are at cost, with no markup. The Holiday Let Report lists the expected costs for your property before you decide on anything.

A standard buy-to-let policy won't cover holiday lets. So, the property needs special reclassified cover. We mention this on the first call, before you commit. Each stay includes guest ID verification and a security deposit. Every turnover is recorded with a signed inventory and video.

We include a fire risk assessment in the compliance pack we finish during the 30-day switch. This also covers the EICR, gas certificate, EPC, and PAT testing. Nothing goes live until the pack is done, and the file is yours to keep.

Many buy-to-let mortgages need consent to holiday-let use or a product switch. The Holiday Let Report checks mortgage terms. If you need consent, we inform you before you commit, not after. Getting this wrong is exactly the kind of slip we exist to prevent.

Bath has no holiday-let licensing scheme today, but planning use, Article 4 status, council tax and business rates all matter, and fire safety rules still apply. We check your address in the report before you commit.

Two answers, both in writing. The Revenue Guarantee covers the first 12 months fully. If the income lands below 30% over your net buy-to-let baseline, you get a refund for your furniture and decoration. The Plan B Clause means no lock-in. You just give one month's notice. Then, return the property guest-ready or sold with vacant possession when it suits you.

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YOUR FREE HOLIDAY LET REPORT

The free Holiday Let Report, on your property

The free Holiday Let Report reveals how much your property could earn as a managed holiday let. It clearly states if it should become one.
★★★★★ “Managing 9 properties including an HMO… fully transparent with all costs.” Saima Iqbal, 9-property portfolio