Olympic guide to letting and sub-letting your house during the Games

How it works

Start by signing up with a holiday or short- term rental company, which will advertise the property. Fees vary from £25 to £150 
for a listing, or it may be free to list and instead the company will take a cut.

You can upload your own photos or listings companies send a photographer over to get the best pictures for the advert.

Be warned – renting your place is a competitive game, and your flat will have to be up to scratch. People usually look for comfortable flats or houses with modern fittings and facilities, like plasma TVs and power showers. 

Whisker says: “Make sure your home is really well presented. The homes that attract people on the website are clean, minimal and clutter free.”

There are a few other ways to outdo the competition and earn more cash too. “Think about investing in a good quality airbed that you can store,” Whisker says. “A lot of guests are families and they’re more than happy for children to be sleeping on an airbed or a sofa bed.

“Also, if a homeowner can say to me, ‘we’re this close to the Tube and there’s a fantastic supermarket across the road and a fantastic restaurant and café’ – these are things that will help us to sell their property and to sell the location.”

Agents are expecting a last-minute rush, like before Wimbledon last year, so there’s still plenty of time to get listed before the Games.

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