Maine Stays / Homes wanted / Wyken
Homes wanted · WykenA home in Wyken, working harder for you.
Whether you want an income, a fixed monthly sum or a quiet sale, the conversation starts the same way: tell us about the home.
Who stays
Guests who are here to work.
Our guests are working away from home: engineers on long contracts, nurses and doctors on placements, project managers and site teams. Some are families between homes. They book whole houses in the West Midlands and want them to feel like home for the length of their stay.
Guests range from a single engineer on a long package to a team of six on a short one. What they share is a need for a home that works as a base during the working week.
What works
What suits working guests.
The practical things count for more than the finish. This is the checklist we start with.
- Good repair, with no major works outstanding
- A lender and insurer who allow the use
- A whole house or a self-contained flat
- Furnished, or ready to furnish
- Vacant now or coming vacant soon
The choices
Choose the route that suits you.
We manage it
For owners who want the income from working guests without the work of hosting them.
Read more →Lease it to us
The occupancy risk moves to Maine Property Solutions on a company let; you receive a fixed monthly sum.
Read more →Sell it quietly
A private sale route for homes in any condition, with offers below open market value in exchange for certainty.
Read more →Council placements
Self-contained homes can house families a council needs to place. Maine Property Solutions explains what that takes.
Read more →The local picture
Owning a home in Wyken.
Homes in Wyken come under Coventry City Council. That is the authority for planning and council tax on the property, so it is worth knowing its position before a home changes use.
Our Coventry homes, Sullivan Heights and Humber Hub, are in the same city.
Guests looking for a stay in Wyken can see how Maine Stays presents it on our Wyken accommodation page.
Housing officers at Coventry City Council can read our accommodation page for the council.
Maine Property Solutions sets out its own company let terms for Coventry and its management service.
How it starts
How we work with owners.
Outline
What you own and where.
Options
The routes that suit it.
Terms
In writing, before any commitment.
Handover
Management or a company let begins, or next steps for a sale.
Paperwork
The papers that help.
- The title or lease for the property
- Any planning permission for changes you have made
- The gas safety record
- A note of any works planned or needed
- The energy performance certificate
Tell Us About It
Got a home in Wyken? Tell us about it.
Questions
Questions from owners in Wyken.
How is the management fee shown?
As a percentage of room revenue, printed on every statement with the figure it was calculated on.
Can I choose later?
Yes. You can hear every route before deciding on any of them.
What consents are needed?
Your lender, your insurer and, for a flat, the freeholder need to allow the use.
Who are the guests?
Working guests: contractors, NHS staff, corporate teams and families between homes.
Have a home in Wyken?
Every route is set out plainly and nothing is shared without your say-so.
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