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is in a development of flats
What does your lease say about this? I know someone who wasn't allowed to do short term lets and someone in the same block persisted with it until the management company informed his mortgage provider.
Corporate lets could be another option. Demand for 1-6 month lets there.
Other option is just to suck it up and stay somewhere else when you are in London and let your flat normally. Going to be easiest for everyone.
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What about a mate, and then stay somewhere else when you're over if they've got plans?
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AirBnB management company
Would very much recommend against this. I'm aware of a case which went to tribunal a short time back which effectively ruled that running an airbnb - even if your lease didn't explicitly forbid it - would amount to running a business from a residential property and therefore usually a breach of another part of that lease. https://www.bradysolicitors.com/brady-blog/airbnb-court-decision/
Chances are you'd get away with it if your neighbours aren't inconvenienced. But if this is a long term plan you would have some legal exposure there.
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If you only need it for 2-4 weeks a year you should just let it long term and find yourself an AirBnb when you come back to London.
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Rent it out long term managed via a local estate agent and just rent something on Airbnb yourself when needed.
Ha as above
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I’m living abroad for a while but need my flat in London for when I visit home 2-4 weeks a year. Does anyone know of a good AirBnB management company in London that can fully look after it whilst I am on the other side of the world? Aware it’s not the best for society, but I need access to it fairly regularly which rules out a normal long term rental.
It’s also got nowhere for a lockbox and is in a development of flats, has anyone got experience with key management services like KeyNest?
Any other ideas for this welcome, it’s probably available 10.5 months of the year.