Now onboarding owners in Edinburgh, Glasgow, East Lothian & Ayrshire

Just 12% —
and we only earn more if you do.

A flat 12% to manage your short-let. We only charge more once we've beaten an income target we agree with you up front — so our fee grows only when your income already has. No setup fee, no tie-in.

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93%
Average occupancy
4.9★
Guest rating
38 min
Average call-out response*

*Average call-out response during working hours · Mon–Fri 9am–6pm, Sat 9am–3pm

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Overview · May

2 Royal Mile Apt · Edinburgh
● Live
Net income
£3,840
▲ 18% vs target
Occupancy
96%
▲ 4 pts
Avg. nightly
£148
▲ £9
100-Point
100/100
All passed
Earnings Last 7 months
target
NovDecJanFebMarAprMay
Next payout
£3,840
Scheduled 1 June · to ••4471
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What sets us apart

Six reasons owners choose us.

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Aligned 12% pricing

A flat 12% to manage your let — and we only charge more once we've beaten a target we agree with you. Our fee grows only when your income already has.

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100

The 100-Point Promise

A guaranteed checklist on every property — 70 checks each turnover, 18 weekly, 12 monthly. Always safe, always immaculate.

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Your client dashboard

A live owner portal showing bookings, income and occupancy as they happen. Nothing hidden, nothing to chase.

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Rapid local response

A dedicated local team who know your property, on-site in 38 minutes on average during working hours — sometimes as quick as 10, and barely 2% of call-outs take over an hour.

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Dynamic pricing

Our data analytics moves your rates daily with demand, seasonality and local events — so every bookable night sells at the right price.

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✓

Licensing included

Sister company of STL Solutions, the UK's leading short-let professional services company. Licence applications and renewals built into your fee.

How compliance works →
Licensing & compliance specialists

Licensed, compliant, completely sorted.

Short-term let licensing in Scotland is now mandatory — and genuinely complex. As the sister company of STL Solutions — the UK's leading short-let professional services company — we handle your short-term let licence applications and renewals, all built into your fee — plus access to expert planning guidance through STL Solutions.

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Safety certificates (gas, electrical, EPC and similar) and the local authority licence application fee are charged in addition, at cost.

Income estimate

What could your property bring in?

An instant, no-obligation estimate — with our performance-based fee shown in full.

Estimated annual figures
£0
Estimated net income to you, after our fee
Gross booking revenue£0
Your agreed annual target£0
Base management (12%)£0
Performance fee (20% above target)£0
Total Short Let Co. fee£0
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Illustrative only — your personalised forecast uses live data for your exact address. The 20% performance fee applies only to income above your agreed target (shown above), which we set with you from local data — never to the income below it.
Edinburgh
Where we work

Edinburgh, Glasgow, East Lothian & Ayrshire, postcode by postcode.

We're local specialists, not a national franchise. We know how nightly rates and demand shift street to street — and we price your property against real data for its exact postcode.

Enter your postcode for an instant area estimate, then a precise, fully-reported forecast.

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Built from operator feedback

You told us what's broken. We built the fix.

Before we launched, we surveyed short-let owners and operators across Edinburgh & Glasgow. These ten frustrations came up again and again — so we designed our entire service, and our owner dashboard, to solve every one.

1
"Standards slip the moment you stop watching."
The 100-Point Promise — 100 logged checks every turnover, week and month.
2
"You can't reach anyone when something goes wrong."
A local team on-site in 38 minutes on average, reachable 24/7.
3
"Fees are confusing, and the manager wins even when you don't."
A flat 12% base — we only charge more once we've beaten your target.
4
"You're left in the dark until a monthly report lands."
A live owner dashboard — income, bookings and checks in real time.
5
"My property is consistently under-priced."
Data-led dynamic pricing that moves with demand every day.
6
"Short-let licensing is a minefield."
Licensing & compliance handled in-house by STL Solutions.
7
"You're tied into a contract you can't escape."
No tie-in, no notice period — keys back within 24 hours.
8
"A national call centre that's never seen your place."
A dedicated local team who genuinely know your home.
9
"Surprise maintenance bills you never approved."
Trusted local trades, with every cost agreed up front.
10
"Cleaning and turnovers are hit and miss."
Professional changeovers to a fixed checklist, every single stay.
Proof, not promises

The 100-Point Promise, enforced in software.

Our promise isn't a poster on the wall — it's built into every job. This is the checklist our team completes on-site the moment they finish your clean.

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Turnover checklist · 2 Royal Mile Apt
17/19
Kitchen
Bathrooms
Final & photos
  • Checklist-enforced. A clean can't be signed off until every turnover, weekly and monthly check is ticked.
  • Photo-verified. Completion photos are uploaded on every turnover, time-stamped to the job.
  • Straight to your dashboard. The completed log and photos appear in your owner portal in real time.
  • Requests never missed. Owner and guest requests surface on the exact job, so nothing slips.
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Collaborative, aligned pricing

Just 12% — and we only earn more if you do.

One low management fee covers everything. The only time it grows is a 20% performance fee on income above a target we set with you — so our fee increases only once your property has already beaten its number.

12%

Your management fee

Full end-to-end management — listings, pricing, guests, maintenance and reporting. No setup fee, no tie-in, no hidden extras.

+20%
Only on income above target

A flat 20% on the income above an agreed, data-led target — and nothing on the income below it. Hit target and you pay only the 12%; beat it and the 20% applies solely to the extra you've earned over the line.

Worked example

A 2-bed with an agreed annual target of £40,000:

Your property earns£48,000
12% management fee−£5,760
20% of the £8,000 above target−£1,600
You keep£40,640

A total fee of just 15.3%. Had your property only hit target, you'd pay a flat 12% — the 20% applies only to the £8,000 earned above your target, never to the income below it.

Your target is agreed with you from real local data before you start — never set unilaterally. New to letting? We base it on comparable nearby properties and review it together as the market moves.

The 12% covers full management. Professional cleaning is charged separately at competitive local rates — and is typically recovered through the guest cleaning fee, not from your income.

Licence applications and renewals are included. Safety certificates and local authority application fees are charged separately, at cost.

What owners say

Owners who made the move.

★★★★★
"What won me over is that they only earn more when I do — and they have. The data-led pricing keeps my flat ahead of the market every month."
Aileen C. · 1-bed flat, Edinburgh New Town
★★★★★
"Every changeover is immaculate and the 100-point checks land in my dashboard in real time. My flat's better cared for than when I lived in it."
Daniel F. · 2-bed apartment, Glasgow West End
★★★★★
"A guest locked themselves out and someone was there in 20 minutes. They also handled my short-let licence start to finish — completely stress-free."
Priya S. · portfolio owner across Edinburgh & Glasgow
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