Short-let management · Yorkshire & UK-wide
Earn more from your property.Do none of the work.
Whinbeck Stays looks after your home as a premium short-let — photography, pricing, guests, cleaning and repairs, all handled. You get a clear statement and your income, every month.
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A long-term let is safe. A short-let, run properly, is better.
We take the parts of short-letting that eat your evenings — and hand you back the parts that make it worth doing.
More revenue
Your home priced like a business. Rates move with demand, school holidays, events and the local calendar — so quiet weeks are worked and busy weeks are never undersold.
More time
No midnight messages, no changeover chaos, no chasing a plumber. We answer the guests, brief the cleaners and coordinate the repairs, so your phone stays quiet.
More control
You keep the decisions. Block the dates you want the house, set the house rules, and see exactly what happened each month in plain English.
Everything a short-let needs, under one roof.
You hand over the keys and the admin. We take it from there — and tell you exactly what happened.
Listing & professional photography
Proper photography and proper words. A listing that makes your home look its best and gets found by the right guests.
Dynamic pricing
Nightly rates reviewed continuously against local demand, events and season — not set once and forgotten.
24/7 guest messaging
Enquiries, arrivals and the 2am "how does the heating work" messages are answered by us, not you.
Guest vetting & ID checks
Every guest is checked before they arrive, so your home is let to people who treat it properly.
Cleaning & linen
Hotel-standard changeovers between every stay, fresh linen throughout, and an inspection before each arrival.
Maintenance coordination
Something breaks, we get it fixed. Trusted local trades, arranged, briefed and checked on your behalf.
Damage claims
If a guest causes damage, we gather the evidence, handle the claim and get the repair done from start to finish.
Monthly owner statements
One clear statement a month: every booking, every cost and every payout, with nothing to decode.
Four steps. Then it's off your hands.
You don't need to learn the short-let business. You just need one conversation.
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A free chat about your property
Tell us where it is and what it's like. We'll give you an honest view of what it could do as a short-let, and whether it's the right move for you.
- 02
We set everything up
Photography, listing copy, pricing, linen, cleaning, access and compliance. We arrange the whole thing while you get on with your week.
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Go live
Your home goes live across the booking platforms, priced properly and presented well, with guests arriving to a property that's ready.
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Get paid monthly
We run the stays. You receive a clear statement each month showing every booking, every cost and your income.
About Whinbeck
I spot problems before your guests ever do.
I'm Harley. I spent years as an electrical contractor before moving into property, so I know what a house needs long before a guest ever notices.
Messages get answered fast, problems get fixed quickly, and you deal with me directly — no call centres.
Where we work
Home is Yorkshire. The work is UK-wide.
Our base is God's own county — Leeds, York, Harrogate and the Dales are home ground, and most of our homes sit within an hour of the office. From there we manage properties across the rest of the UK, with the same cleaners, trades and standards.
Tell us where your property isYorkshire base
Leeds · York · Harrogate · Ilkley · Ripon · Sheffield · The Dales
Elsewhere in the UK
If your property is within reach of good local trades and a reliable cleaning team, we'd like to hear about it.
For guests
Come for a few nights. Stay for the month.
Our homes are someone's actual house, looked after properly. That means real beds, proper kitchens, fast wifi and a welcome that doesn't feel like a call centre. Suited to contractors working away, business travellers, families visiting and anyone exploring Yorkshire and beyond.
- Professionally cleaned before every arrival
- Self check-in, with someone on the end of the phone
- Direct booking — no platform runaround
The things landlords ask us first.
If your question isn't here, ring or message us — you'll speak to a person, not a form.
It depends on your mortgage, lease and local area. I'll help you check before we start, but the final permission sits with you as the owner.
Very little. We have a quick chat, I visit or review the property, and then I handle the setup — photos, listings, pricing, cleaners and guest messaging.
Yes, it needs to be fully furnished to a guest-ready standard. I'll give you a simple checklist so you know exactly what's needed.
Every guest is vetted before they arrive, house rules are enforced (no parties), and the property is checked at every clean. Any damage claims are handled for you.
Guests pay a cleaning fee with each booking, which covers cleaning and linen.
Yes. You can block out dates whenever you need them.
You receive a clear monthly statement showing every booking and expense, with your earnings paid out monthly.
No. Short stays are holiday or serviced accommodation, not tenancies, so guests don't gain the rights a long-term tenant would.
Landlord enquiry
What could your property earn?
Tell us a little about the property and we'll come back with an honest, no-obligation view of what it could achieve as a short-let — and what we'd do to get it there.