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For landlords in Cardiff and Newport
Guaranteed rent for landlords in Cardiff and Newport
Lease your home to Hosteliers Homes, Guesture's sister company, and receive a fixed monthly rent: no tenants to find, and no share of the bookings to wait for. Guesture runs it for short-stay guests, to a hotel standard.
For suitable homes. Terms are set out in your proposal, once we've seen your home.
Landlord
You
Signs the lease
Hosteliers Homes Ltd
Runs the home
Guesture
Monthly rent
Fixed, in your proposal
Where
Cardiff and Newport
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2017
looking after homes since
Best Property Management in Newport
QBA 2025 and 2026
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Two ways to work with us
A fixed rent, or a share of what your home earns
Some landlords want a figure they can plan around. Others would rather keep the booking income. We offer both, and after we've seen your home we'll tell you honestly which suits it.
Guaranteed rent: the same each month
Management: follows the bookings
An illustration of the difference, not a forecast: no figures are implied.
A lease with Hosteliers Homes
Guaranteed rent
A fixed monthly rent, set in the lease
The lease is with Hosteliers Homes Ltd, our sister company
Guesture runs the home day to day
The rent doesn't move with the bookings: you don't carry a quiet month, and you don't share in a busy one
For suitable homes in Cardiff and Newport
You keep the booking income
Management
You keep the booking income; we take a share
Distribution Only 12%, Full Management 15%, Hyper Exposure 20%, each plus VAT
Onboarding is free: we hold back £1,000 from your first income and pay it back monthly over the 12-month minimum term
12-month minimum term from signature, then 90 days' notice; bookings already taken are honoured
Income and occupancy go up and down with the bookings and aren't guaranteed
How guaranteed rent works
Three parties, one clear arrangement
You sign a lease with Hosteliers Homes Ltd, Guesture's sister company. Hosteliers Homes pays you the rent set in the lease, and Guesture runs the home for guests.
01
You, the landlord
You own the home. You receive the monthly rent set in the lease.
Lease and rent
02
Hosteliers Homes Ltd
Guesture's sister company. Signs the lease and pays the rent.
Runs the home
03
Guesture
Runs the home for guests: pricing, listings, check-in, guest messages and cleaning.
What your proposal sets out
We agree all of this with you in writing, after we've seen your home and before anything is signed.
i
The monthly rent, and when it's paid
ii
How long the lease runs
iii
Who looks after which repairs
iv
Who pays the bills while the home is leased
v
How the home is furnished
vi
How the lease ends and the home is handed back
Is your home a fit?
The homes we lease
We lease only a few homes, so we choose carefully. We look for homes that are central, finished to a high standard and free to be let for short stays.
01
Cardiff or Newport
Guaranteed rent is for homes in the two cities we run every day.
02
Central
Close to the city centre, the station or the places guests come for.
03
Finished to a high standard
Ready for guests, or close to it.
04
Free to let for short stays
We check with you that your mortgage lender and insurer allow it and, for a flat, your lease and freeholder.
How we start
From first call to signed lease
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2
3
4
Get in touch
Call or send us your home's details.
We visit
We look at the home the way a guest would.
Your proposal, in writing
With every term from the list above.
Sign, and we get it ready
Guesture prepares the home for guests: photography, listings and check-in.
Who runs your home
Run by a hotelier, not a call centre
Pedro Reis founded Guesture in 2017, as AirFreedom; it was renamed Guesture in 2024. He studied hospitality management in Portugal and opened his first hostel while he was still a student. He then spent eight years in hotel management, including as General Manager of the Manor Hotel in Crickhowell. You deal with him directly.
Service Industries Entrepreneur of the Year, Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2024 · Plum Guide partner · Marriott Homes & Villas accredited · Property Redress Scheme PRS041497
“What stands out the most with Pedro is his unwavering passion for his hospitality work.”
Owen, Crescent Apartments, Newport
“The Guesture team was there for us even when I needed urgent assistance, Pedro called me back from the top of a mountain while on a ski trip to Italy… Their commitment and professionalism are unmatched.”
Owen, Crescent Apartments, Newport
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Straight answers
Guaranteed rent: your questions
Do you offer guaranteed rent?
Yes, for suitable homes in Cardiff and Newport. You lease your home to Hosteliers Homes Ltd, Guesture's sister company, and receive a fixed monthly rent instead of a share of the bookings. We set out the terms in your proposal once we've seen your home.
Who signs the lease?
Hosteliers Homes Ltd, Guesture's sister company, signs the lease and pays the rent. Guesture runs the home for guests day to day.
How is guaranteed rent different from management?
With guaranteed rent, the rent is fixed in the lease, whatever the bookings. With management you keep the booking income and we take 12%, 15% or 20% plus VAT, so your income goes up and down with the bookings, and occupancy isn't guaranteed.
How much rent will I get?
We set it out in your proposal after we've seen your home. There are no rent figures on this page, because every home is different.
Is this the same as Leasing Scheme Wales?
No. Leasing Scheme Wales is the Welsh Government scheme, run through councils, that leases homes for five to 20 years to house local people. Guaranteed rent with Hosteliers Homes is a private lease: your home is let to short-stay guests, and Guesture runs it.
Is guaranteed rent the same as rent-to-rent?
It works the same way: Hosteliers Homes leases your home and lets it to short-stay guests, with Guesture running it. The difference is who you're dealing with: a hospitality company that runs its own homes, and that you can meet.
Where do you offer it?
Guaranteed rent is for homes in Cardiff and Newport. Our management service covers more of South Wales: see Host with Guesture.
Will my home be on Airbnb?
Guesture lists the homes it runs on the major booking sites and on our own website, so guests can book direct.
Your proposal
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