Your Cotswolds holiday let, looked after properly
We handle the bookings, guests, cleaning, repairs and paperwork, so your property earns well and stays in good order. You keep control of your own dates and your minimum price.
Run from Broadway by Christine Janaway FRICS, Chartered Surveyor.
- Management fee
- 15% of monthly income
- Minimum monthly fee
- £175
- Maintenance call-outs
- No call-out charge
- Your income
- Paid within 5 working days of each month end
Everything a holiday let needs, handled locally
One local team takes care of the whole job, from the first enquiry to the end-of-month statement.
Listings and pricing
Professional photography and staging, well-written listings, and nightly rates adjusted for the season. We never go below the minimum you set.
Guests
Every enquiry, booking, check-in question and late-night call comes to us, not you. Guests get a full handbook with house rules, local pubs and how everything works.
Housekeeping
Local housekeepers turn the property round between stays and we inspect regularly. The cleaning cost is usually charged to guests.
Maintenance
Our in-house team handles routine and urgent repairs, gas safety checks, electrical inspections, PAT testing and gutter clearing.
Safety and compliance
Fire risk assessment, safety certificates, business rates and, from 2027, the national short-term let register. We tell you when the rules change.
Statements and payments
A clear monthly statement for you and your accountant, kept ready for Making Tax Digital. Your income, after costs, is paid within 5 working days.
Bills
If you like, we pay utilities, broadband, the TV licence and other regular bills from the rental income.
Furnishing
We source furniture and hotel-quality linen at cost plus 10%, take deliveries, and can introduce you to an interior designer.
How we take on your property
We visit
A free, no-obligation look at your property: its condition, what guests will expect and what it could earn.
We set it up
Inventory and condition report, photography, guest handbook, safety checks and the move to business rates where it qualifies.
Your listing goes live
We publish your listing on Airbnb with prices set for the season and your own dates blocked out.
We run it every month
Guests, cleans and repairs are handled, and you get a statement and payment each month.
Fees
One simple management fee. You only pay more if your property earns more.
15%of the gross rental income each month
Minimum fee £175 a month.
One-off set-up fee £950
- Visit and earnings assessment
- Full inventory and condition report
- Professional photography and staging
- Advice on furnishing and amenities
- Guest handbook
- Safety and compliance checklist
- Housekeeping arranged
- Move from council tax to business rates
- Listing set up on the booking sites
- Planned maintenance programme
| Housekeeping | Set by property size, from £100 a changeover. Usually charged to guests as a cleaning fee. |
|---|---|
| Maintenance and repairs | £50 an hour plus materials. No call-out charge. |
| Larger works over £1,000 | 10% to specify the work, get competing quotes, manage the contractor and check the finished job. |
| Furniture and equipment | Cost plus 10%, including collection or taking delivery. |
All fees are plus VAT.
Arrange a free visitWhat’s changed for Cotswold holiday let owners
The rules have moved a lot since 2024. Here’s where things stand now, and what we do about each.
Since April 2025
Business rates or double council tax
Cotswold District Council now charges double council tax on second homes. A holiday let that is available for at least 140 days a year and actually let for at least 70 pays business rates instead, and many qualify for small business rate relief.
We make the switch for you and keep the booking records that prove the property qualifies.
Since April 2025
Holiday lets taxed like other rentals
The old furnished holiday lettings tax rules have ended. Individual owners now get a 20% tax credit on mortgage interest rather than full relief, and can still claim for replacement furniture and appliances, but no longer for furnishing a property for the first time.
Running costs can still be offset. Our monthly statements give your accountant what they need.
April 2026 and March 2027
Digital tax records and a national register
Making Tax Digital now applies to owners with property income over £50,000, and from April 2027 over £30,000. A national register of short-term lets in England is expected to open in March 2027.
We keep digital records and will register the properties we manage.
Where we work
We manage holiday lets across the North Cotswolds from our base in Broadway. Because we’re close by, we can be at your property quickly when guests or housekeepers need us.
As well as Broadway, we look after holiday lets in Chipping Campden, Moreton-in-Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water, Winchcombe and the villages around them.
Who you’ll deal with
Christine Janaway FRICS, founder and director
Hello, I’m Christine. I’ve lived and worked in the Cotswolds for 20 years, so I know these towns and villages well, along with the people who come to stay and what makes them want to book again.
Property has been my whole career. I qualified as a Chartered Surveyor back in 1989 and became a Fellow of the RICS in 2000. Before CJ Residential, I spent many years working with corporate clients and national charities on acquisitions, funding and development, which turned out to be a very good grounding for looking after other people’s investments.
Now I put all of that into holiday lets. I keep an eye on the building as well as the bookings, so small problems get sorted before they become big ones. If you’re thinking of buying, I’m very happy to help you find somewhere that will do well. And when you ring, you’ll get me, and I’ll know your property inside out.
Questions owners ask
How much does holiday let management cost?
15% of the gross monthly rental income, with a minimum fee of £175 a month, plus a one-off set-up fee of £950. All fees are plus VAT.
Who pays for cleaning between guests?
In most cases the guests do. The housekeeping cost is added to each booking as a cleaning fee, so it doesn’t come out of your income.
Can I still use the property myself?
Yes. You block out the dates you want and we let the rest. We’ll help you plan your own stays so the property keeps meeting the 140-day and 70-day test for business rates.
Do I need to register my holiday let?
England’s national register for short-term lets is expected to open in March 2027. We’ll register the properties we manage and keep the safety records it asks for.
How and when do I get paid?
Each month we send a statement and pay your income, after costs and fees, within 5 working days. If you prefer, rents can go straight to you and we invoice our fees monthly instead.
Arrange a free visit
Tell us a little about your property and we’ll come and see it. There’s no charge and no obligation.