Tips, insights, and best practices for rental inventory management.
Three properties have outdoor spaces. Two had security lighting complaints in year one. Here's what I changed — PIR sensors, smart plugs, and the one bulb swap that got mentioned in four reviews.
25 July 2026
I used to write every guest message from scratch. Cost me 25 minutes per booking. Now I have six templates and one rule: personalise the first line, automate the rest.
24 July 2026
I nearly lost my Superhost badge because a gas safety certificate lapsed and I didn't notice until a guest asked me about it. Here's the annual schedule I now run across five properties.
24 July 2026
Instant Book may lift your search ranking — Airbnb says so. But it also removed my screening window. I've run five properties both ways. Here's the honest tradeoff.
23 July 2026
Self check-in is the single best thing I've done for my hosting operation. It also generated more pre-arrival messages than anything else until I fixed the instructions. Here's the actual setup.
23 July 2026
I've bought nine mattresses across five Airbnbs. Three brands, two regrets, one I keep reordering. Here's the breakdown and when I replace them.
22 July 2026
I binned 24 duvet covers in three years before working out that thread count means almost nothing in an STR. Weave type and GSM tell you far more. Here's what I actually buy.
22 July 2026
After a stag do left a pizza behind my sofa and a neighbour complaint in my inbox, I rebuilt my rules from scratch. Here's the 11-line list I landed on.
21 July 2026
I hit £87k in STR turnover last year and suddenly started paying very close attention. The VAT threshold is £90,000 and most hosts cross it without noticing until it's too late.
21 July 2026