Need advice on short-let options for a travelling consultant

dmitry1

Hi all,

I am new to this forum and I am amazed by the amount of interesting threads and diversity of the community.

I would really appreciate with your piece of adivce on the following: I work as a consultant and so I travel every two weeks every month. My 1 bedroom apartment (which I own) is close Waterloo. I was thinking of short-letting the apartment for the 2 weeks that I am away, but I don't know where to place the advertsiment (airbnb?) and secondly I can't physically be present to let someone in/out.

Could anyone share his or her insights if you had been in the same situation?

Many many thanks in advance!

dmitry1

Posting this if anyone has any perspective/experience with such companies..:
I have talked to a friend who short-lets his flat via a short-let “agency” that provides complete services (cleaning, laundry, check-in/out guest, etc.) and charges a commission (he uses passthekeys.co.uk). He said he was happy with their services and they managed to increase his rent by ~70%. I was thinking that this might be a viable alternative in my case. I don’t really store anything valuable in my place and its fairly empty – consultant’s life is tough -___-

Francis63

Dimitri, hi, sorry I can't answer your questions, but I'm in a similar position and wondered if you have got any further with your dilemma? I'm also considering airbnb.

minxy-x

For the key issue could you put a key lock outside (you can change the lock), and employee a cleaner in between?
Not been in your situation though and don't know about figures etc.