Owners
Your Home, Our expertise.
We manage holiday lets and Airbnb properties across the Cotswolds, Cheltenham, Bath, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Gloucester and the Forest of Dean, Stroud and South Gloucestershire. Every property we manage gets a dedicated housekeeper who knows it personally, a named account manager as the single point of contact for everything and a dynamic pricing strategy that adjusts daily to capture premium rates without sacrificing the consistent occupancy that makes the numbers work. Our owners average 80% occupancy and a 4.8 guest rating across more than 20,000 guests welcomed. Those numbers are not marketing targets. They are what actually happens when a property is managed properly.
Why owners choose us
The Same Housekeeper. Every Time.
Most management companies send whoever is available. We do not.
Every Red Kite property has one dedicated housekeeper who is recruited and trained by our senior housekeepers. Your dedicated housekeeper attends every single changeover, learns the property personally and carries out a quality check after every clean. They know where the spare keys live, which window latch sticks, how you like the beds dressed and what your personal standards actually look like in practice.
This is not a small operational detail. It is the difference between a property that is cleaned and a property that is cared for. Guests notice it in their reviews. Owners notice it when they visit. And it is why our properties consistently outperform the market on both occupancy and rating, because guests who feel they are staying somewhere genuinely loved come back and tell others.
When Something Goes Wrong, We Handle It.
Not every stay goes perfectly. Boilers develop issues at inconvenient moments… Guests lock themselves out on Saturday evenings. Maintenance issues arise between changeovers. These things happen in any holiday let property and the question is not whether they will occur but who manages them when they do.
Our 24/7 guest support line means guests always have someone to call and you are never the emergency contact. Our local team can be on site within the hour. Problems are caught early through proactive maintenance checks rather than discovered by the next arriving guest. And when something does need your attention, you hear about it in a calm, factual update, not in a panic message at midnight from a number you do not recognise.
This is what genuinely hands-off management actually means. Not fewer problems. Problems handled before they reach you.
Maximum Visibility. Every Major Platform.
A well-managed property on one platform is a missed opportunity. A well-managed property on every major platform is a full calendar.
Red Kite lists every property we manage across Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, Expedia, Marriott Homes & Villas and direct through our Red Kite Stays platform. Each listing is carefully crafted by our team to maximise exposure and deliver great bookings. Professional photography, optimised headlines, search-friendly descriptions and regularly updated availability all combine to give your property the best possible visibility in a competitive market.
The result is a broader, more diverse guest mix than single-platform listings ever achieve. UK weekend break visitors. European city-break travellers. American heritage tourists. Families booking school holidays months in advance. Corporate travellers booking midweek stays. Each of these guest types searches differently, books differently and finds your property through a different channel. Being present across all of them is not optional if you want consistent year-round occupancy. It is necessary.
Thoughtfully managed homes
“Trustworthy, honest and completely down to earth – I can’t recommend them enough.”
Sam, Owner
within 3 months
“Within three months Red Kite had my home at 95% occupancy – I barely lifted a finger.”
Kelly, Owner
“I can leave it completely to you guys to do it all. You’re extremely professional and do your job very well…I can’t sing your praises enough””
Ben, Owner
Smarter Pricing. Every Single Day.
Most self-managing owners and agencies set a nightly rate and leave it. That single decision costs them thousands every year.
Demand for holiday lets changes daily. School holiday weeks command significantly higher rates than the weeks either side. A local festival or event can triple demand in a single postcode overnight. A competitor property coming off the market creates an opportunity to capture guests at premium rates. A slow booking period needs a tactical pricing adjustment to fill the calendar rather than leave it empty.
Our dynamic pricing team monitors your property’s market every day, adjusting rates in response to real-time demand signals, competitor pricing, local events, seasonal patterns and platform-specific data. Rates go up when demand is high to capture the premium your property deserves. Rates adjust intelligently in quieter periods to maintain occupancy rather than sacrifice it. The balance between maximum nightly rate and consistent bookings is managed actively, not set once and forgotten.
Owners who switch to Red Kite from self-management consistently tell us that the improvement in occupancy and nightly rate alone more than covers the management fee. Not because we are doing anything magical. Because we are doing something most self-managing owners simply do not have the time or data to do properly.
Combined with our multi-platform distribution, dynamic pricing is what drives the 80% average occupancy our owners achieve across the year. Not just during the obvious peaks. Throughout the whole calendar.
How we compare
Feature Comparison
| Feature/Service | DIY (Self Managed) | Traditional agencies | Red Kite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated housekeeper | |||
| Guest screening & 24/7 support | |||
| Dynamic pricing & event optimisation | |||
| Compliance & safety monitoring | |||
| Photography & listing optimisation | |||
| Owner transparency & reporting | |||
| Personal use flexibility | |||
| Proactive maintenance | |||
| Service mindset |
Here to help, wherever in the world life takes you.
The owners who come to us are not all the same. Some live 100m down the road or further afield in Australia or the US and need someone they can trust completely from the other side of the world. Some are time-poor professionals who want the income without the 15 to 20 hours a month that self-management actually costs. Some are first-time holiday let owners who need an expert to guide them through the process without making expensive beginner mistakes. Some simply need the property to cover its mortgage so they can afford to keep something they love. Whatever brings you here, the answer is the same: a management partner who treats your property as if it were their own, handles everything without pulling you back in and gives you the financial transparency to know exactly how it is performing at any moment.
How much could
your home earn with us?
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Please get in touch with us below – simply send an enquiry form and we’ll get back to you within 1 business day or simply book a call in our calendar beneath for a convenient time that suits you.
Owner enquiries
Whether you’re curious about holiday let management or ready to get started, we’d love to hear from you.
We love hearing about new properties. Tell us about yours and we’ll be in touch.
You can call our friendly office team on 01608 310 225 to discuss how we can help you Monday to Friday (9am – 5pm).
Email: homes@redkitehosts.com
Alternatively, please send an enquiry using this form or book a call with Leanne using the calendar below.
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- How we look after your property and what makes our approach different
- How our service works day to day and what you can expect from us
- A realistic picture of what your property could earn
- Any questions or concerns you have, however big or small
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