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We come together with our owners, guests, and friends to bring you inspiring blog posts that ensure you can enjoy a ‘curated property experience’ all year round. Discover luxury lets, explore location highlights, and immerse yourself before, during, and after your stay.
Alfama, Mouraria and Intendente: Lisbon's New Short-Let Frontier
Alfama, Mouraria and Intendente occupy the northern and eastern edges of Lisbon's historic centre. Each neighbourhood is distinct: Alfama is the city's oldest surviving quarter, steep and atmospheric; Mouraria is genuinely multicultural and layered with history; Intendente has undergone one of Lisbon's most striking regenerations and is now attracting digital nomads, remote workers and culturally curious travellers alongside a growing creative community. This guide covers what each neighbourhood offers guests and property owners, including the current alojamento local licensing position in each area.
Your Guide to Holiday Home Management for High-Value Properties
Explore holiday home management for high-value properties, from guest services and property care to management costs and choosing the right partner.
Curated Property at the Host Planet Bath Roadshow: Exploring AI in Property Management
On 7 October, Curated Property founder James Cornwell joined fellow industry professionals at the Host Planet Roadshow in Bath, an event bringing together property management and short-term rental professionals to share ideas, insights and experiences.
Airbnb Management for Exceptional Homes: A Guide for Property Owners
Learn more about how Airbnb management works, from bookings and guest services to pricing and property care, and the benefits of professional management.
What Sets a Premium Lisbon Apartment Apart: The Amenities International Guests Actually Pay For
The Lisbon short-let market has professionalised. International guests booking at the premium tier in 2026 arrive with specific expectations, formed by years of staying in high-quality properties across Europe and North America. The apartments that command the strongest nightly rates are not simply the largest or the best-located. They are the ones where every predictable friction point has been removed and every practical detail has been thought through. This guide identifies the specific amenities and property features that separate the premium tier from the standard.
Let Management: A Guide for Property Owners
Discover how professional let management works, its benefits and costs, and how the right approach can help maximise rental income and protect your property.
The Best Day Trips from Bath in Autumn: A Guest Guide to Somerset and Beyond
Bath sits at the centre of one of England's finest autumn landscapes. Within an hour of the city you have the Somerset Levels in their October mist, the gorge at Cheddar, the ruins at Glastonbury, the Cotswold hills and the market towns of Wiltshire. This guide gives Curated Property guests a practical starting point for planning a day out from Bath, with journey times, seasonal notes, and what to look for when you arrive.
Short-Let vs Traditional Let in London: The Honest 2026 Comparison
Short-letting a London property and running a traditional buy-to-let produce very different results once you account for operating costs, Section 24 tax treatment, the abolition of the Furnished Holiday Let regime, the 90-day planning rule, and the Renters' Rights Act. This guide works through the honest numbers and the real trade-offs, so you can decide which approach fits your property and your situation in 2026.
New to Curated Property: The Battlies House, Suffolk
Discover The Battlies House, a Grade II listed Suffolk country house sleeping 18, with eight private acres, a heated pool, tennis court and woodland.
The 90-Day Rule in London: What Short-Let Owners Actually Need to Know in 2026
The 90-day rule limits entire-home short lets in Greater London to 90 nights per calendar year without planning permission. Most owners know this. What fewer understand is exactly how the limit is counted, why platform enforcement is not the same as legal compliance, what happens when the limit is exceeded, and how the rules are evolving in 2026. This guide covers all of it, clearly and without unnecessary hedging.
What Corporate Guests Expect From a London Short-Let Property
Corporate guests are among the most valuable guests a London short-let property can attract: longer stays, lower wear and tear, company-paid bookings, and high repeat potential. But they have specific expectations that differ from leisure travellers in almost every respect. This guide covers what business guests need, what separates adequate from excellent, and how to position and market a London property to the corporate market.
Five Mistakes London Property Owners Make When Entering the Short-Let Market
Most London property owners who struggle in the short-let market make the same five mistakes. They set the wrong price, underestimate the compliance burden, launch with inadequate photography, discover too late how much the operation actually demands, and collect early negative reviews that take months to recover from. This guide explains each mistake, what it costs, and what to do instead.
New to Curated Property: Kinclune House, Scotland
Discover Kinclune House, a historic Scottish country house sleeping 14, set within 800 acres of private estate in the Angus Glens.
Bath in Autumn: A Guest Guide to the City's Most Beautiful Season
Autumn is the season when Bath looks its very best. The honey limestone glows in low October light, the Literary Festival fills the city with ideas, and the summer crowds have thinned to a pace that lets you actually feel the place. This guide covers what to do, where to eat, which day trips to take and when to go for a Bath weekend break in autumn.
Bath's Short-Let Market in 2026: What Property Owners in the City Need to Know
Bath's short-let market in 2026 offers strong yields, consistent year-round demand and a regulatory environment that remains more favourable than London's. For property owners in the city considering a short let, or those already letting who want to understand the current market, this guide covers the numbers, the regulations, the best-performing areas and what it takes to run a genuinely competitive property.
Mid-Term Lets: Why London Property Owners Should Plan the Winter Transition Now
October to March is when London's corporate and professional tenant market is most active. Owners who plan a mid-term let strategy before the season begins secure better tenants, stronger rents and fewer void gaps than those who respond to enquiries reactively. This guide explains how the transition works and why timing matters.
Notting Hill and Holland Park: London's Emerging Short-Let Premium Corridor
Notting Hill and Holland Park have always attracted a discerning resident. What is changing is the short-let market: international guests and owners are discovering that W11 offers something Mayfair and Chelsea rarely can, which is genuine neighbourhood character alongside premium property. This guide covers what makes the corridor distinctive, who stays here, and what owners need to know.
How Autumn and Winter Events Drive Short-Let Demand in London
London does not go quiet after September. A dense calendar of events from October through February keeps short-let demand strong across the capital. Understanding which events drive bookings, and how to position a property to capture them, is one of the most practical ways to improve annual income from a London short let.
What International Guests Want From a London Short-Let Property
International guests are London's highest-value short-let market. They stay longer, spend more and leave more considered reviews than domestic travellers. They also have higher expectations. Understanding what they actually want from a property is the most direct path to attracting them consistently.
Property Management in Portugal: Lisbon, Oeiras and Ericeira
Curated Property manages short-let villas and apartments in Lisbon, on the Oeiras coast and near Ericeira. If you own a property in Portugal and want it managed to a consistent standard, with guests who treat it well and a team that handles everything, this is where to start.