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Thinking of switching
Plenty of owners are quietly unhappy with the manager they have, but unsure what is fair to expect or how hard it is to move. No pressure here. Read your current agreement with a clear head first, then see how a calm switch to us would work.
The honest comparison
Your current manager, or us?
The question is not the headline rate. It is what is left after every deduction, and how freely you can leave. Switch to see what changes with us.
Read it with a clear head
Six things worth reading in your current agreement.
Most owners signed up without reading the parts that matter when you want to leave. None of this is hard to check. Open each line, find it in your agreement, and you will know exactly where you stand before you talk to anyone.
+How long is the notice period, in days?
A long or awkwardly worded notice period is the most common reason owners feel stuck. Count the days, and check whether the clock only starts at a month end: the gap between '30 days' and '30 days from the next month end' can be weeks. Ours is a 90-day pilot, then a rolling 30-day notice.
+Is there trailing commission on existing bookings?
Some managers keep taking a cut on bookings made before you leave, sometimes for months after you have gone. We charge no trailing commission: once you leave, the bookings we made are yours.
+Are there exit fees on the way out?
Look for a leaving charge, an administration fee or a minimum-term penalty: these often sit in a schedule at the back, not the headline pages. We charge no exit fee and no penalty for leaving, ever.
+Who owns the listing and its reviews?
If the listing sits on the manager's account, the reviews and ranking you have earned may stay with them when you go. Check whose name the listing is under. With us, the listing, the reviews and the ranking are yours to keep.
+What does the fee actually include?
A lower headline rate often adds back monthly software fees, pricing-tool charges and paid add-ons. Our 20% has no monthly fees, no pricing-tool charges and no paid add-ons: dynamic pricing, reporting and the owner portal are all included.
+Are cleaning and maintenance marked up?
A mark-up in the middle on cleaning, linen and trades can cost more than the headline fee. We pass cleaning and maintenance through at cost, with receipts, and take no commission on them.
How a clean switch works
Moving to us is calmer than most owners expect.
You do not manage the handover yourself, and you do not commit before you are sure. We start with a 90-day pilot, we handle the move, and there is no lock-in.
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Tell us roughly what you receive now. We set out what would land in your account with us, line by line, and give you an honest read on whether moving is worth it.
No obligation and nothing to sign on the day. If a short let is not the best use of your home, or moving would not pay, we will say so.
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You stay in control of the timing. We help you read your current notice period so you know the date you are free, and we plan the move around your booked stays.
We will read your agreement with you and tell you the exact date your notice ends, so leaving is a date, not a worry.
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We take on the listing, the calendar, the access and the supplies, and keep your existing bookings running through the change. You do not lose nights in the gap.
Your guests barely notice. The listing, the reviews and the ranking move with you, and the calendar stays in sync throughout.
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We run your home against clear success criteria, with weekly leading indicators so you can see how it is going. After that it is a rolling 30-day notice, no lock-in.
You can leave us just as cleanly if it is not right. We earn your business by doing the job well, not by tying you in.
You are not stuck
Feeling tied in is usually a worded notice period, not a locked door.
Almost every agreement can be ended by giving the notice it sets out. A free comparison costs you nothing and commits you to nothing: you can read it and stay exactly where you are.
Ready when you are
Compare what lands in your account.
Tell us roughly what you receive from your current manager. A real person on the Yorkshire team will set out what would land in your account with us, line by line. No pressure, and no obligation to move.