Tips, insights, and best practices for rental inventory management.
I've used both, sometimes at the same time on different properties. Here's the honest breakdown — costs, trade-offs, and the one bad agency experience that confirmed I'd made the right call switching.
26 August 2026
I got my first damp complaint in October 2022. Three stars, 'slight musty smell by the window'. Here's what I tried, what didn't work, and the Meaco unit I now run through every Edinburgh winter.
25 August 2026
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