Run your holiday let without the spreadsheet
Cottages, lodges, barns and second homes each need their own mix of certificates, checks and records, plus cleaners, repairs, guests and tax. HostSorted keeps all of it in one place, tells you before anything runs out, and helps you win more bookings direct.
Your first property is free forever. The Host plan covers up to 5 properties for £5.99 a month.
Why it’s harder than it looks
Every check is on a different cycle
Gas safety every year, the EICR every five, the fire risk assessment reviewed regularly, hot tub samples monthly. It is easy for one to slip.
The rules keep changing
The short-term let register is expected by March 2027, the furnished holiday lettings tax rules ended in 2025, and many councils now charge double council tax on second homes.
Insurers want proof
After an incident, a claim can be refused if the paperwork isn’t there. Certificates in an email inbox are hard to find when you need them.
Platform fees keep rising
Airbnb’s host-only fee means about 18.6% of every booking, VAT included, goes to the platform. Repeat guests cost you the same fee every time.
Damage is hard to prove
Airbnb wants photos from right after check-out and a claim within 14 days or before the next guest. Without evidence, you pay.
Tax is going digital
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax starts with the higher earners in April 2026, and holiday let income counts towards the threshold.
Everything in one place
Guides for holiday let owners
Fire risk assessment
Every holiday let needs a written fire risk assessment, kept under review.
LegalGas safety check (CP12)
Every gas appliance and flue checked by a Gas Safe engineer every 12 months.
Good practiceBusiness rates and council tax
Available 140 nights and let 70 nights a year to pay business rates. Otherwise it's council tax, possibly with a premium.
Coming soonThe short-term let register
A national register for short-term lets in England, expected to be up and running by March 2027.
Get your holiday let sorted this week
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