Tips, insights, and best practices for rental inventory management.
I've filed three AirCover Host Damage Protection claims. One paid quickly. One took 11 weeks. One I partly lost. Here's the evidence I wish I'd had for each.
1 July 2026
I gave early check-in away free for two years. Then I ran the maths. Across four properties, that was around £1,600 a year in cleaning friction I wasn't pricing in.
30 June 2026
I wasted six months reordering by gut feel. Now I have 12 specific triggers across five flats and one cottage. Here's the exact list, with numbers.
29 June 2026
Most Airbnb TV complaints aren't about picture quality — they're about friction. Here's the Roku setup I now run across five properties and the 60-word instruction card that replaced a two-page guide.
22 June 2026
My first winter electricity bill was 90% over budget. I started tracking per-booking. A winter four-night stay costs me £12-17 in utilities. Here's how I calculated it and what I do with the number.
21 June 2026
A monthly guest saves me 6 turnovers and roughly £180 in cleaning costs. Here's how I price the discount across five properties without tanking yield.
21 June 2026
Going pet-friendly added £11 per turnover to my cleaning costs. It also added roughly 14% to my annual booking revenue. Here's the actual maths across four properties.
20 June 2026
I've bought three sofa beds across five properties. One survived. Here's why sofa bed comfort complaints are one of the most preventable sources of sub-five-star ratings, and what to buy instead.
20 June 2026
Guests and thermostats don't mix. Four winters of energy bills taught me that. Here's what I installed, what it saved, and what I got completely wrong.
19 June 2026