Tips, insights, and best practices for rental inventory management.
I charged £45 flat for two years and watched my conversion rate silently die. Then I did the actual maths. The fee isn't the problem — it's where it sits relative to the nightly rate.
3 June 2026
I've bought mattress protectors at every price point across five flats. Three of them lasted. Four didn't. The difference wasn't what I expected — it was mostly about noise.
2 June 2026
I spent last February on the phone to my accountant for two hours. The FHL regime went on 6 April 2025 and most of the tax advantages I'd built my whole STR model around just disappeared.
1 June 2026
I killed the master Airbnb spreadsheet in January. A year later, here is the minimal stack I actually use to track inventory, turnovers, and guests across five properties.
3 May 2026
I spent a year testing small amenity upgrades across five flats. These seven cost me under £5 a unit and lifted my average review score by 0.2.
2 May 2026
Across four pod brands and three bulk channels, I bought 3,200 pods for five Airbnbs last year. Here is the actual per-pod cost after all the nonsense.
1 May 2026
I used to get two or three 'there is no X' messages a week after check-in. Last year, across 180 turnovers, I got one. Here is the check that fixed it.
30 April 2026
I split a year of supply buying across three channels and tracked every line item. The winner surprised me. So did the loser. Here is the actual per-item data.
29 April 2026
Three years of bought-in Waitrose hampers, then a year of bulk-assembled boxes. The per-guest cost gap was smaller than I thought. The review gap was bigger.
28 April 2026