Tips, insights, and best practices for rental inventory management.
My letting agent said long-term was 'safer'. She wasn't wrong. But she also wasn't doing the maths. Here's what short-term actually earns me on the same Brighton flat versus what a 12-month AST would pay.
24 August 2026
Without a timestamped photo, AirCover denied my first claim. With one, my third claim paid in 11 days. Here's the exact check-in and check-out photo system I run across five properties.
23 August 2026
I've tracked every broken glass across five properties for two years. Stems snap first, always. Here's whether polycarbonate is actually worth it — and the two brands I've settled on for different properties.
22 August 2026
My first January across three properties, I had no idea what a 4-night winter booking actually cost in heating. Now I track it per booking. The numbers changed how I price December through February.
21 August 2026
A turnover clean keeps the flat presentable. A deep clean finds what turnovers miss for months. Here's the once-a-year schedule across five properties — and why March is when I do it.
20 August 2026
I used to include a review nudge in my checkout message. It did nothing. Changing when I asked — and how — moved my 5-star rate from 71% to 84% across four properties in eight months.
19 August 2026
Nine pans across five flats. Three warped. Two shed coating by month four. Here's what actually survives guest use — and why the cheap Tefal set isn't as bad as I thought.
18 August 2026
I wasted a year guessing on mid-stay towel changes for longer bookings. Here's the 3-tier policy I now run for stays of 5, 10, and 28+ nights — and why I stopped offering daily swaps.
17 August 2026
A collapsing supermarket charcoal grill tipped onto a guest's dinner in year one. Since then I've settled on gas at the Brighton patio and a Weber kettle at the barn. Here's what broke, what lasted, and what I'd buy today.
16 August 2026