Use our Holiday Let Profitability Calculator
to see if Holiday Letting works for you?

Thinking about turning your property into a holiday let but not sure if it’s profitable? With recent UK holiday let legislation changes in 2025, many landlords and homeowners are asking whether short-term letting is still a smart move. The truth is, holiday lets can generate significantly higher income than traditional rentals, but success depends on factors like location, occupancy rates, management costs, and tax rules. By using our Holiday Let Profitability Calculator, you can quickly work out whether holiday letting is worth it for you — before making the leap.

Holiday Let Profitability Calculator

Estimate annual and monthly profitability based on your rates, occupancy, and costs. All figures are estimates and for planning only.

Revenue

Nightly rate (£)

How do you want to set demand?

Enter nights booked Use occupancy %

Nights booked per year

Average stay length (nights)

Bookings per year are estimated as nights ÷ average stay (rounded up).

Cleaning fee charged to guest per stay (£)

Fees & variable costs

Platform fee (% of booking revenue) Management fee (% of booking revenue) Maintenance reserve (% of booking revenue) Linen & laundry per stay (£)

Apply platform & management % to cleaning fees too

Fixed costs & taxes

Mortgage/rent per month (£) Utilities per month (£) Insurance per month (£) Broadband/TV per month (£) Other fixed per month (£) Business rates / council tax per year (£) VAT status VAT rate (%) Income tax estimate (%)

Optional high-level estimate after expenses and VAT. Set to 0 to ignore.

Results

Bookings per year

Annual net profit (after income tax)

£0

Monthly net profit

£0

EBITDA margin

Annual breakdown

Revenue	Amount
Total revenue	£0

Costs	Amount
Total costs before tax	£0
VAT due	£0
Income tax estimate	£0

Net profit (after income tax): £0

Monthly breakdown

Revenue	Amount
Total revenue	£0

Costs	Amount
Total costs before tax	£0
VAT due	£0
Income tax estimate	£0