Whether it is a Quays apartment or an Eccles terrace, Beacon Living Group puts your Salford property on Airbnb, Booking.com and our own site. We run the pricing, guests, cleaning and upkeep while the income stays with you. MediaCityUK, Salford Royal Hospital and the Trafford Park estate send people to the city every week of the year. We offer serviced accommodation and short-let management for owners who want the income without the work.
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Summary: Beacon Living Group runs Airbnb management in Salford for owners of apartments and houses across M5, M6, M7 and M30. Listings, rate setting, guest checks, cleaning and repairs all sit with us for a fee confirmed in writing before signing. You collect the booking income and meet the running costs. A fixed monthly rent is also available on selected properties.
A Salford short let has more moving parts than a tenancy. These are the ones we take off you.
A MediaCityUK producer searching on Booking.com and a family visiting Salford Royal on Airbnb should both find your flat. We publish on both, plus beaconlivinggroup.com, where guests booking direct pay much lower fees.
Filming schedules at dock10 and conference weeks at the Quays move prices, so we look at rates every day. The goal is a full calendar without giving busy nights away cheaply.
We check every guest's identification, handle the messages and send self check-in details. Nobody needs you to meet them at a Quays concierge desk or an Eccles front door.
Our cleaners reset the property between production crews, hospital staff and weekend visitors, with fresh linen and towels each time. A condition check closes every clean.
When a lift-lobby key fob fails or a shower leaks in Pendleton, we organise the fix. The cost is a running cost, so you get the invoice with an explanation.
Plenty of Salford flats are let unfurnished. We source and fit the furniture for you. Because you paid for it, you own it.
Antony owns Briar House in Wythenshawe, across the city from Salford. Beacon has managed it for him on a management agreement since August 2026.
Beacon has paid me on time every single month and I’ve never had to chase a thing.
Want a second opinion? Request a reference call with Antony and ask him anything.
These photographs are of Briar House in Wythenshawe, not Salford. It is the property we can put in front of you, so look at how it runs.
Salford sits right against the western edge of Manchester city centre. Twenty years of change at Salford Quays brought the BBC, ITV, dock10 studios and a crowd of digital and production firms to the old docks. Shoots run for a week, projects run for months and secondments run longer still, which is why a furnished home beats a hotel for many of these visitors.
Salford Royal Hospital is a major NHS teaching hospital. Its consultants, visiting clinicians and agency staff need somewhere practical to sleep. Over the canal, Trafford Park adds engineers, logistics teams and site contractors.
Closer to the city, building at New Bailey, Greengate and Chapel Wharf keeps developers and corporate teams moving in and out. On management that variety is what your booking income rests on.
Pictured: the workspace at Briar House in Wythenshawe, a home we manage for its owner. Remote-working guests from MediaCityUK expect the same in a Salford flat.
Media, medicine, logistics and moves across the country. Each brings a different length of stay to a Salford property.
Editors, producers and agency staff booked in for a run of filming at the BBC, ITV or dock10, often for a week or a month.
Visiting consultants, locum doctors and nurses on placement who want a kitchen and a short trip to the wards.
Engineers and skilled trades on multi-week jobs at Trafford Park or Salford's own logistics sites.
People relocating from London and other cities who rent short while they find a permanent home, with the tram on the doorstep.
Firms in the Quays, New Bailey and Spinningfields bring in teams for audits, launches and training cycles.
Insurance claims and gaps between homes often need two weeks to six months, which fills the space between shorter Salford bookings.
A one-bedroom apartment in Ordsall and a four-bedroom house in Worsley are different businesses, so there is no single Salford price. We assess the property strategically, then set our fee and confirm it to you in writing ahead of any signature.
The owner pays the running costs out of the bookings. For a three- or four-bedroom house, plan on roughly:
Apartments with a building service charge have that cost too, so factor it in. Run your own numbers using the calculator on our landlord page.
Should the property underperform for four months, you can walk away on one month's notice.
Give us the Salford address and a few details. We judge the building, the layout and the guests it would draw, from Quays crews to hospital staff.
You receive the fee, the cost guide and the exit clause in writing. Nothing is signed until you are happy with all three.
We furnish the property on your behalf, at your cost and in your ownership. Photographs follow and the listings are published.
Bookings start and Beacon handles every stay. The income reaches you monthly.
A tenancy gives a steadier, flatter income. Management gives you the busy weeks around MediaCityUK and the hospital, with more swing from month to month.
| What changes | Long let through an agent | Beacon management |
|---|---|---|
| Income | The agreed rent from one tenant | Booking income that follows Quays and hospital demand |
| Fees | Commonly 10% to 15% of the rent | Our agreed fee, taken from bookings |
| Empty periods | Lost rent between tenancies | Dates priced to sell, though a quiet spell still pays less |
| Condition | Inspected when the tenancy ends | Inspected after every departure |
| Who deals with guests | The landlord or the agent | Beacon handles them all |
| Leaving | Governed by tenancy law notice rules | One month's notice after four months of underperformance |
| Renters' Rights Act | Fully inside the assured-tenancy regime | Short stays generally outside it |
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New tenancy law and Salford's own licensing scheme both affect the choice. Here is how short stays fit.
From 1 May 2026 its private-renting reforms removed fixed-term Assured Shorthold Tenancies and no-fault Section 21 evictions for residential landlords in England.
Guests on short stays who keep a home somewhere else are generally not assured tenants. For a Salford owner tired of the new tenancy rules, that makes short stays worth a look. Mid-term bookings are less clear-cut, so take advice for your property.
Salford City Council runs a selective licensing scheme in Eccles, Barton and Winton. It began on 1 September 2022 and lasts five years.
The scheme is aimed at homes let to residential tenants. Short-stay use may be treated differently, but that turns on how the property is used and on the council's view. Check your address with the council before anything is listed.
If you are inside a licensed area, mention it on the appraisal form and we will build it into the plan.
This is general information only. A solicitor or accountant should confirm your own position.
If a predictable Salford income matters more than the busy weeks, guaranteed rent is also available on selected properties.
Our guide to guaranteed rent in Manchester sets out how it works. Read how much guaranteed rent pays in Manchester before you decide.
From the waterfront towers at the Quays to the semis of Monton and Worsley, every corner of the city is in scope.
We set the fee once we have assessed your Salford property and confirm it in writing before signing. You then pay the running costs from the bookings. A three- or four-bedroom house typically runs to £500 a month in bills, about £60 per clean, £30 to £50 a month in consumables and about 18.8% in platform fees, less on direct bookings. Apartments may add a service charge. Work it through in the calculator.
Yes. We take the property on and relaunch it under the Beacon Living Group brand, so it carries our reviews and reputation rather than starting again. It also reaches the guests we already serve, including the contractor teams we work with. You keep the income and we run it from the day it switches over.
That covers listings on three sales channels, Airbnb, Booking.com and our own website, plus prices reviewed daily around MediaCityUK and hospital demand. It also covers guest ID checks, all messaging, self check-in, cleaning with fresh linen between stays and repairs arranged for you. We source and set up the furniture, at your cost and in your ownership.
Guests would mostly be people working in or moving to Salford. That covers BBC, ITV and dock10 production staff, clinicians at Salford Royal Hospital, engineers working at Trafford Park, corporate teams from the Quays and New Bailey, relocating professionals and displaced households. Every one is ID verified and bound by house rules.
Every booker is ID checked and accepts house rules. Direct bookers authorise a £100 security hold close to arrival. Channel bookings run on the platform's terms. Airbnb stays are protected by Airbnb's damage protection, subject to Airbnb's terms. A post-stay inspection finds damage quickly. We fix it and claim through the hold or the platform.
Usually. Many mortgages need written consent before a home takes short-stay guests. Salford apartments are often leasehold too, so read the lease and ask the freeholder. Tell your insurer as well. General information only, not legal advice.
Sometimes, but the lease decides. Many leases restrict short lets, for example through a private-residence clause, or need the freeholder's written consent. Check your lease and ask before you list. Read our note on leasehold consent. We look at the building rules as part of the appraisal. This is general information, not legal advice.
We do. Booking.com is strong with business travellers to MediaCityUK, Airbnb with families and longer stays. Our own website takes direct bookings, which carry the lowest platform costs.
Yes. Four months of underperformance gives you the right to leave on one month's notice, as set out in the written agreement.
Management suits Salford owners who want the booking income and can live with it rising and falling. Guaranteed rent suits owners who want a fixed sum. Under it Beacon holds a three- to five-year corporate commercial lease, pays a fixed monthly rent and takes no fees. We carry voids, bills, council tax and maintenance. The rent is typically set below an agent's advertised rent. Guaranteed rent is also available on selected properties.
Yes. Ordsall, Salford Quays, Pendleton, Langworthy, Weaste, Eccles, Monton, Patricroft, Irlam, Cadishead, Swinton, Worsley and both Broughtons are all covered. If your postcode is in Salford, ask us.
About Beacon Living Group. Beacon Living Group is a Manchester serviced accommodation operator. It runs landlords’ properties as serviced accommodation, where the owner keeps the income, and also offers guaranteed rent on 3- to 5-year corporate leases with a fixed monthly rent and no fees. Beacon Living Group Ltd is registered in England and Wales, company no. 17076795.
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