Tips, insights, and best practices for rental inventory management.
I installed smart locks on four of my five flats in early 2024. One brand I've kept. One I've quietly been replacing. Here's the actual difference 18 months in, including what nobody tells you about battery life.
4 June 2026
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