Flat 15% + VAT · One month's notice · Offices in Hale and Manchester
Airbnb management in Cheshire, from our Hale office.
We're Matt and Steph, and Hale, Bowdon, Altrincham and Hale Barns have been home ground since our earliest years of hosting, which began in May 2017. Our office is on the high street at 180-182 Ashley Road, so our cleaners, check-in team and trades are minutes from your door, and we now manage in Wilmslow and Alderley Edge too.
One flat 15% + VAT, a rolling agreement with one month's notice. What you pay (same fee in Cheshire) →
74% occupancy, year to Sept 2026 · Rated 9.2/10 from 8,700+ guest reviews
Our Hale office: 180-182 Ashley Road, Hale, Altrincham WA15 9SF. You're welcome to visit either office, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm. Book an in-person meeting or give us a ring first so Matt or Steph is there to meet you.
Coach House, Bowdon
One of the Cheshire homes we manage
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Hale, Bowdon & Altrincham · 1 bedroom
£24,000–£45,000
indicative gross revenue per year · ≈£2,900/month · nightly £120–£165
Hale, Bowdon & Altrincham, 1 bedroom: estimated £24,000 to £45,000 a year, about £2,900 a month.
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Indicative gross annual revenue before fees and running costs, from 2026 Greater Manchester and Cheshire market data and our portfolio of 80+ listings. Not a quote: your exact valuation is benchmarked against comparable properties we actually manage.
Our home ground
The market we can see from the office
The Cheshire villages are home in the most literal sense. Our Hale office is on Ashley Road, and most of the Cheshire homes we look after are minutes from it. This is a premium leisure market, not a city-tourism one, and it behaves completely differently to the centre.
Demand here is personal and well paid: families gathering for weddings and milestone events, executives relocating with school catchments to sort, Altrincham Market weekenders, and airport travellers who would rather a beautiful home than a terminal hotel. Larger homes do something special in this market. Guests book for occasions and pay properly for space, gardens and finish.
Because our team, our cleaners and our trades are all local, a problem gets looked at by someone nearby, not someone an hour down the motorway.
We also handle the regulatory side: planning questions, safety certificates and the national short-let register due in March 2027, checked for your specific property before you commit. We run Airbnb management in Manchester too, from our second office in the Northern Quarter, so a portfolio that spans both is no problem at all.
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Premium occasion demand
Weddings, reunions and relocations book larger homes at rates the long-let market never sees.
Airport ten minutes away
Premium pre-flight and visiting-executive stays across Hale Barns, Wilmslow and Alderley Edge.
Scarce professional supply
Quality short-let stock is thin in the villages, so well-run homes face little real competition.
Second homes made easy
Block your own dates, keep an owner’s cupboard, and let the house earn whenever you are away.
From keys to bookings
How we onboard your property
Four steps, with your listing usually live within a fortnight of your first call.
1 · Free valuation
We benchmark your village and property against comparable homes in our own Cheshire portfolio and give you honest projected earnings, with no obligation.
2 · Setup & photography
We photograph the property, write and build the listing across every platform, set dynamic pricing and run the compliance checks. The one-off £400 + VAT onboarding fee covers the photography and listing build.
3 · Go live
Your listing launches from our established host profile, so it starts with years of guest reviews behind it instead of from zero, or we co-host it on your own Airbnb account if you would rather keep it in your name. If it’s already listed, we can normally take over management within days.
4 · We manage, you get paid
Pricing, guests, cleaning, maintenance and compliance are all ours. You get a monthly statement and payment within 14 working days of each month end, plus an owner app to watch it all.
Want your number before you decide?
Tell us the village and bedrooms. Matt will benchmark it against comparable Cheshire homes we manage and give you an honest figure, free and with no obligation.
9+
Years hosting
60,043+
Nights hosted
£10.6M+
Booking value
£6.88M+
Paid to owners
8,700+
Guest reviews
74%
Occupancy
80+
Active listings
Where these figures come from
Portfolio figures as of October 2026 · Rated 9.2/10 from 8,700+ guest reviews on Airbnb and Booking.com · 4.7 on Google · 4.9 on Trustpilot
Occupancy: the 54 homes we managed for the whole 12 months to September 2026 were booked 74% of the nights they were open to guests (owner and maintenance nights excluded). See our Manchester short-let data
Local, national, or yourself?
Why Cheshire owners choose us
Three ways to run a premium short-let, and the honest trade-off between them.
City Superhost
A local, family-owned team hosting since 2017, with our Hale office on the high street minutes from your door. Flat 15% + VAT on a rolling agreement with one month's notice, and your home starts from our established host profile.
A national chain
A big brand, but often a regional account manager and cleaners who don't know the villages. Check what the headline rate actually includes, and expect your premium home to be one property among many.
Self-managing
No management fee, but the pricing, 24/7 guest messages, changeovers, compliance and the wedding-weekend logistics are all yours. It can win for one nearby home, and we will say so honestly on the call.
Village knowledge
Where we manage in Cheshire
Typical nightly rates, the same bands as our Cheshire area guides. Every property gets its own valuation.
Hale
£120–£200/nightOur home village. Boutique high-street demand, premium apartments and larger family homes minutes from our Ashley Road office.
Bowdon
£120–£200/nightLeafy, high-value streets of substantial family houses. Occasion and relocation guests pay properly for space and finish.
Altrincham
£120–£200/nightAltrincham Market turned the town into a genuine year-round weekend destination, with tram links straight into the city.
Hale Barns
£120–£200/nightExecutive homes ten minutes from the airport. Visiting-executive and pre-flight stays without airport-hotel anonymity.
Wilmslow
£130–£200/nightAffluent commuter-belt demand, corporate visitors to the tech and pharma corridor, and airport travellers who want comfort.
Alderley Edge
£130–£200/nightOne of the North West’s most prestigious postcodes. Scarce professional short-let supply against premium occasion demand.
Guest reviews
What guests say about the homes we run
9.2/10
from 8,700+ guest reviews, Airbnb and Booking.com combined
4.7
on Google, from 324 reviews
4.9
on Trustpilot, from 176 reviews, mostly from guests
“Brilliantly located and spotless. Hosts were fantastic. Really helpful information and on hand if we had any queries. Best Airbnb experience I have had yet!”
“Comfortable and spacious central apartment. The hosts were very easy to contact, I certainly would happily book through them again.”
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Book a call, arrange a visit to the Hale office, or send us the details. We'll give you an honest view of what your home could earn and how we'd run it.
Do your homework
Cheshire landlord guides
Written to be useful whoever you choose to manage your property.
Cheshire FAQ
Straight answers for Cheshire owners
Which Cheshire areas do you manage Airbnbs in?
Hale, Bowdon, Hale Barns and Altrincham have been the heart of our portfolio since our earliest years, and we now manage in Wilmslow and Alderley Edge too. Our Hale office is at 180-182 Ashley Road, so most of our Cheshire properties are minutes away, and our cleaners, check-in team and trades already work these postcodes daily.
What could a Cheshire home earn on Airbnb?
Typical nightly rates run £120–£200 in Hale, Bowdon and Altrincham and £130–£200 in Wilmslow and Alderley Edge, and larger occasion-ready homes can exceed that for wedding and event weekends. Because quality short-let supply is thin here, well-presented properties hold their rates well. Use the estimator on this page for an instant range, then get an exact figure benchmarked against comparable homes we already manage.
Is Cheshire really a strong short-let market?
It is a premium leisure market rather than a city-tourism one. Demand comes from weddings and milestone family gatherings, executive relocations sorting school catchments, Altrincham Market weekenders, and airport travellers who would rather a beautiful home than a terminal hotel. That demand is well paid and faces little professional competition.
I use the house myself sometimes. Does that still work?
Perfectly, and it is one of the most common Cheshire arrangements we run. You block your own dates in the owner calendar, keep a locked owner’s cupboard for personal things, and the home earns whenever you are not in it. Owner stays carry no commission, just the cleaning fee. Many of our second-home owners started exactly this way.
What does Cheshire Airbnb management cost?
The same as in Manchester: a flat 15% of each booking + VAT, plus a one-off £400 + VAT onboarding fee for professional photography, your listing build and setup, on a rolling agreement with one month's notice. The full breakdown, including what the platforms deduct and the costs that stay with you, is in our guide to what Airbnb management costs in Manchester.
Do I need a licence or planning permission in Cheshire?
There is no short-let licence anywhere in England, and the 90-night cap applies only in Greater London, so there is no night cap in Cheshire. A national register is expected to open in March 2027. Planning depends on how the home is used, and the council you deal with is Trafford for Hale, Bowdon and Altrincham, or Cheshire East for Wilmslow and Alderley Edge. Our guide to Airbnb and short-let rules in Manchester covers both.
How local are you, really?
Our Hale office is on the high street at 180-182 Ashley Road, Hale, Altrincham WA15 9SF, and our Cheshire properties are minutes away. Our Manchester office is at 36 Back Turner Street in the Northern Quarter. You're welcome to visit either office, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm. Book an in-person meeting or give us a ring first so Matt or Steph is there to meet you.
Prefer to talk it through? You're welcome to visit either office, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm: 180-182 Ashley Road, Hale, Altrincham WA15 9SF or 36 Back Turner Street, Manchester M4 1FR. Book an in-person meeting or give us a ring on 07523 840 013 first so Matt or Steph is there to meet you.
Free property valuation
What could your Cheshire property earn?
Tell us the village and bedrooms. We'll benchmark it against comparable homes in our own Cheshire portfolio and send you a free, honest valuation.
Matt or Steph reply to every enquiry personally, usually the same working day. Prefer to talk now? Call 07523 840 013 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm) or WhatsApp us.