Doncaster has more short stay demand than most people expect. Racegoers arrive for fixtures at Doncaster Racecourse, including the St Leger, the oldest classic in the country. Contractors and engineers come for weeks at a time on infrastructure and logistics projects. Families visit for weddings, universities bring visitors, and business travellers often prefer a house to a hotel. Run well, a well located house or apartment here can earn more over a year than the same property on a standard tenancy.

The honest caveat first

Short term letting is a hospitality business, not passive income. Income varies month to month, and every guest expects hotel standards: spotless cleaning, fresh linen, fast answers. Some properties and locations suit it brilliantly; others will always do better on an assured shorthold tenancy. When we assess your property we will tell you which it is, even if that means recommending our ordinary residential lettings service instead.

What our short term let management covers

Setup and listings. Furnishing advice, photography and listings on the platforms guests actually book through, written to stand out.
Pricing. Rates adjusted for demand, seasons and local events rather than a flat nightly figure that undersells busy weekends.
Guest management. Enquiries, bookings, vetting, check ins and the questions guests ask at all hours, handled for you.
Changeovers. Cleaning, linen and restocking between every stay, coordinated with reliable local teams.
Safety and compliance. Short stays still carry legal duties, including gas and electrical safety and fire precautions. We keep it all in order, as you would expect from a compliance focused agent.

Check the permissions first

Before any property switches to short stays, three documents need checking: your mortgage terms, your lease if the property is leasehold, and your insurance policy. Many standard products do not allow short term letting, and running guests without the right cover is a risk not worth taking. Tax treatment also differs from a standard tenancy. We are not tax advisers and will not pretend to be, but through our local network we can point you to an accountant who deals with this daily. Getting these foundations right first is part of the service, not an afterthought.

Short term let or standard tenancy?

The right answer is arithmetic, not fashion. A short term let can gross more, but out of that come platform commissions, cleaning, linen, utilities, consumables and empty nights. A standard tenancy grosses less but runs for months at a time with the tenant paying the bills. We will price both accurately for your specific property, and if the twelve month numbers favour a normal tenancy we will tell you and set that up instead.

Who this suits

Owners of well presented houses and apartments near the town centre, the racecourse or good road links; landlords between longer tenancies who want the property earning rather than idle; and owners of second homes who want them paying their way. If you are not sure your property qualifies, ask. The assessment is free and the answer will be direct.

One local team, fully accredited

Your property and your guests are looked after from Doncaster, not a national call centre, by an agency with Propertymark Client Money Protection (C0142235) and membership of The Property Ombudsman (T14050). Call 01302 244104 and tell us about the property.

Holiday lets and short term lets in Doncaster.