Tips, insights, and best practices for rental inventory management.
Three boards in under a year — no system, one board, a guest review mentioning 'worn kitchen.' Here's the two-board setup and quarterly rotation that fixed it across five properties.
2 October 2026
"Slight mould smell" in a November review. Extractor fan had failed in September. Here's the four-point autumn check I now run every year to catch it before guests do.
1 October 2026
A dog I didn't know about, a Levoit Core 300, and 48 hours of running before the next check-in. Here's what four purifiers across three properties have actually taught me.
30 September 2026
A 3-star review over metallic-tasting coffee. That's what an 18-month-old Nespresso in hard SE England water costs you. Here's the quarterly descaling routine for five properties.
29 September 2026
Surrey schools get two weeks off from 19 October. Most England half-terms run that last week. Here's the nightly rate formula I use across four properties.
28 September 2026
Two three-star reviews mentioned mould. Here is the quarterly silicone inspection schedule, resealing costs, and mould-resistant products that fixed it.
27 September 2026
Lost 40 wine glasses in two years to the wrong dishwasher programme. The instruction card, Duralex glasses, and tablet setup that cut losses to near zero.
26 September 2026
2am in August: guests messaging about the heat. The fan setup, thermostat change, and one listing sentence that stopped the temperature complaints.
25 September 2026
My merino throw shrank to tea-cosy size in a 60°C wash. Here is which fabrics survive 40-plus wash cycles per year in a short-term rental property.
24 September 2026