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Notes for UK short-let hosts.

Guest messaging, pricing, cleaning and turnovers, and the rules that apply to short lets, written for hosts who run their own listings.

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Rules and tax

Four rules every English short-let host should know, in plain English

Business rates or council tax, the second homes premium, the national short-let register and visitor levies: what each rule means for hosts in England.

28 October 20262 min read

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Rules and tax
1. 01The rule
2. 02Three things people get wrong
3. 03Going over
27 October 20262 min read
London's 90-night rule, in plain English
An entire home in London can be let for short stays for 90 nights a year without planning permission. What counts, what doesn't, and how to keep count.
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Working with a VA
1. 01Write the house rules down
2. 02Agree how you sound
3. 03Decide what needs you
26 October 20262 min read
Handing your guest messages to a VA: what to agree first
House rules, reply templates, pricing limits and what needs your decision: the few things to settle before a virtual assistant answers your guests.
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Notes for UK short-let hosts.

Four rules every English short-let host should know, in plain English

More notes

London's 90-night rule, in plain English

Handing your guest messages to a VA: what to agree first

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