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Airbnb automated messages: the six-message sequence I run from booking confirmation to checkout

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

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Annual compliance schedule for UK Airbnb hosts: gas safety, EICR, Legionella, and the inspection I kept forgetting until I stopped forgetting it

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.

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Airbnb automated messages: the six-message sequence I run from booking confirmation to checkout

Annual compliance schedule for UK Airbnb hosts: gas safety, EICR, Legionella, and the inspection I kept forgetting until I stopped forgetting it

Blog

Airbnb automated messages: the six-message sequence I run from booking confirmation to checkout

Annual compliance schedule for UK Airbnb hosts: gas safety, EICR, Legionella, and the inspection I kept forgetting until I stopped forgetting it

Instant Book on Airbnb: I switched it on, then off, then on again across five properties — here's what changed each time

Self check-in for Airbnb: the full setup across five properties, from key safe to smart lock to the voice note I stopped recording

Airbnb mattresses: three brands tested across five flats, one I keep reordering, and when I actually replace them

Duvet covers for Airbnb: thread count myths, what survives commercial washing, and what I buy in batches of 12

Airbnb house rules: I rebuilt mine after year two — what stayed, what I cut, and what I wish I'd set on day one

VAT registration for UK Airbnb hosts: the £90,000 threshold and what I track monthly to stay the right side of it

Kettles and toasters for Airbnb: three brands I kept and one I replaced twice in a season