Maine Stays Journal
Letting Your Coventry House to Working Guests
A Coventry house can host working guests in three ways: managed as serviced accommodation, leased to a company on a company let or sold quietly. This guide compares them and lists what to check before any of them start.
Who working guests are
Working guests are people whose job brings them to the city for a while: engineers and contractors on long projects, NHS staff on placements, consultants and corporate teams, plus families who need a home while their own is repaired or while they relocate.
They book a whole house rather than a hotel room because they want a kitchen, a proper bed, somewhere to park and space to switch off. Stays run from a few nights to several months.
Route one: management
Under management, Maine Property Solutions, the company behind Maine Stays, runs your house as serviced accommodation. It prices and lists the home, takes the bookings, looks after the guests, arranges cleaning between stays and reports any repairs to you for approval.
You keep ownership and the booking income, less a fee. The fee is a percentage of room revenue, calculated before platform commission and never charged on the cleaning fees guests pay. Every monthly statement shows the percentage, the amount it was calculated on and the fee itself.
Management suits owners who want the upside of a well-booked house and are comfortable with income that varies from month to month.
Route two: a company let
Under a company let agreement, Maine Property Solutions takes the house as lessee and pays you one fixed monthly sum for the agreed term, whether or not a guest is staying. The occupancy risk moves to the company.
A company let suits owners who value certainty more than upside. The term, the monthly sum and the split of repairs are set out in writing before anyone signs.
Route three: an ordinary let or a quiet sale
Since 1 May 2026 the Renters' Rights Act has changed residential lettings in England. Some landlords are deciding whether to carry on. If an ordinary let still suits your house, it may well be the right answer.
If you would rather sell, Maine Property Solutions can introduce the house to investors on its list without a board or a listing. It does not buy property itself. Investors buy below open market value in exchange for speed and certainty. The buyer pays the fee.
Check these before any route starts
- Your mortgage lender's consent for the way the house will be used
- Insurance that covers paying guests or a company let
- The freeholder's consent if the property is leasehold
- Current gas safety, electrical and energy certificates
- The planning position and how council tax or business rates will apply
Planning, council tax and business rates
Outside London there is no single national limit on short stays. Whether using a house for short stays is a change of use that needs permission depends on the facts, so it is worth raising with Coventry City Council early.
Rates can change as well. In England, a home available to let for short stays for 140 days or more a year and actually let for 70 can be assessed for business rates instead of council tax, under rules applied by the Valuation Office Agency. Only short lettings count towards the 70.
How to choose
Start with what matters most to you: income, certainty or a sale. A well-kept home near employers and good roads can suit management; a home you want to hand over completely may suit a company let; a home you are ready to part with may suit a quiet sale.
You do not have to decide alone. Maine Property Solutions sets out each route for your house in writing, including the ones that suit you less.
Talking to us
Tell us about the house on our property owners page or find the page for your area under homes wanted. Maine Property Solutions sets out every route on its off-market property page.
Frequently asked questions
Can I let my Coventry house to working guests without selling it?
Yes. Management and a company let both keep the house yours.
Who pays me under management?
You receive the booking income less our fee, with a statement every month.
Is a company let the same as guaranteed rent?
It is the agreement behind it: Maine Property Solutions leases the house and pays a fixed monthly sum for the term.
Do I need my lender's permission?
Yes, for management or a company let. Check your mortgage conditions and ask the lender in writing.
Tell us about your house.
Maine Property Solutions handles owner enquiries for Maine Stays. There is no fee to talk.