Long term lets in Christchurch
Furnished homes in Christchurch let for 28 nights or more, bills included, to airport engineers, hospital staff and people between homes. Landlords list through the Flexiestays platform; the group's apartments are in Bournemouth.
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A long term let in Christchurch is a furnished home taken for 28 nights or more, with bills included and no fixed-term tenancy. The Flexiestays group's apartments are in central Bournemouth, so in Christchurch the homes are landlords' houses and flats let through the Flexiestays platform, to people working at the airport, the hospitals or the business parks, and to families who need to be near a relative. This page explains it from both sides; the service as a whole is on our long term lets page.
Looking for a furnished home in Christchurch
If you need somewhere for a month or a few, start with what you need near you. Burton and the north of the town are the closest homes to Bournemouth Airport and the Aviation Business Park. Somerford and Jumpers sit between Christchurch Hospital and the A35 towards the Royal Bournemouth. Bargates and the streets round the station put the trains to Bournemouth, Southampton and London Waterloo within a walk.
A long stay includes the furniture, the kitchen, linen and towels, and the bills in one monthly figure. You pay a cleaning and security deposit, agree an end date, and can extend if the calendar allows. If you would rather be in a serviced building with parking and a gym, the group's apartments in Bournemouth are a short train ride away.
Who stays in Christchurch for months
- Airport and engineering staff on contracts at Hurn, often booked and paid for by the employer.
- Hospital staff on placements or locum contracts at Christchurch Hospital and the Royal Bournemouth.
- Relatives of older residents, staying near a parent after an operation or during a move into care.
- Retirees between homes, who have sold elsewhere and are buying on the coast.
- Insurance placements, households whose own home is being repaired.
Letting your Christchurch home this way
A furnished house or bungalow with a drive, a desk and fast broadband suits these guests. We visit, set a monthly rate, photograph the home and list it on the Flexiestays platform, which Bournemouth's long-stay guests and the companies who place them already use. Each guest is checked before arrival, an inventory is taken, and the stay ends on an agreed date, so the home can go back to you, to another guest or to a tenant.
Check three things first: the lease (retirement blocks usually exclude these guests), your mortgage lender and your insurer. At the time of writing BCP Council charges a 100% council tax premium on furnished homes that are nobody's main residence, which an owner who includes council tax in the monthly figure must account for.
A long stay is not a tenancy
A serviced let to a guest whose main home is elsewhere, or to a company for its staff, sits outside the assured tenancy rules. A guest who makes the house their only home for months may be a tenant whatever the booking is called, and since 1 May 2026 that means a periodic tenancy under the Renters' Rights Act. We use the right agreement for each stay; take your own legal advice. Our guide to long stays against tenancies sets out the difference.
Related pages
For a tenancy instead, see letting agents in Christchurch and property management in Christchurch. For the November to March season, see winter lets in Christchurch. Owners deciding whether to sell can read selling your property in Christchurch or ask for a property valuation in Christchurch. The town is described on our Christchurch area page, and the Bournemouth version of this service is at long term lets in Bournemouth.
Furnished homes near Christchurch
Available Bills included Rent on application One-bedroom apartment to let, The Coast Hotel, Bournemouth
St Michael's Road, Bournemouth Minimum stay 28 nights · Furnished
Available Bills included Rent on application One-bedroom apartment to let, The Pebbles Hotel, Bournemouth
St Michael's Road, Bournemouth Minimum stay 28 nights · Furnished
Available Bills included Rent on application One-bedroom apartment to let, The Tower House Hotel, West Cliff
West Cliff Gardens, West Cliff Minimum stay 28 nights · FurnishedThe Christchurch property market
Christchurch is the oldest and quietest of the three BCP towns, a market town built where the Avon and the Stour meet the harbour below the Priory. Houses and bungalows outnumber flats, the population is older than Bournemouth's, and demand comes from families, retirees, airport and hospital staff and second-home buyers drawn to the water.
Christchurch has a furnished long-stay market that has little to do with the beach. The Aviation Business Park at Hurn brings engineers and contractors for projects measured in months. Christchurch Hospital at Fairmile and the Royal Bournemouth Hospital on Castle Lane East bring staff on placements. The town's older population brings sons and daughters who need somewhere nearby while a parent is in hospital or moving into care. And retirees selling elsewhere to buy on the coast need a home in between.
Houses and bungalows with parking suit nearly all of them. Burton and the north of the town are closest to Hurn; Somerford and Jumpers are close to both hospitals and the A35; Bargates and the station suit guests without a car.
Two points matter to an owner. Retirement leases usually rule these guests out, because they restrict occupation by age. And a stay is not a tenancy only because it is called one: a guest who makes the house their only home may be a tenant, so the agreement has to fit the stay.
Who rents and buys in Christchurch
- Downsizers and retirees. The town's large retired population buys bungalows, retirement flats and homes near the water, often after selling a larger house elsewhere. That holds up sale prices for single-storey homes and gives landlords a market of older tenants who stay for years.
- Airport and engineering staff. The Aviation Business Park at Hurn brings engineers, contractors and new starters on contracts measured in months. They want a furnished house or flat with parking and a short drive to the airport, which suits Burton, Somerford and the north of the town.
- Hospital staff and visiting families. Christchurch Hospital and the Royal Bournemouth Hospital recruit staff on rotations, and relatives of older residents come to stay for weeks when a parent is in hospital or moving into care. Both groups look for furnished homes with level access and parking.
- Families and commuters. Twynham and Highcliffe schools, the station on the Waterloo line and freehold houses with gardens bring families who rent before they buy, and commuters who want the coast with a direct train.
- Second homes and the water. Buyers from London and the Home Counties pay a premium for the harbour, Mudeford Quay and the clifftop at Highcliffe. BCP Council's council tax premium on furnished second homes changes how those homes are held and let.
Move in for a month or more. Every bill included.
We let and manage 130 furnished apartments under management in bournemouth for stays of 28 nights or more: electricity, gas, water, fibre Wi-Fi, council tax, TV licence, gym and parking in the rent, a standard cleaning and security deposit, and no twelve-month contract.
- Furnished, with linen, towels and a full kitchen
- No fixed term: extend month by month
- Minutes from the beach and the town centre
Moving into one of our furnished homes in Christchurch
Choose an apartment
Studios to three bedrooms in eight buildings by the beach. Each listing shows what is included and the building's facts.
Book or ask for a viewing
Book online at flexiestays.com with live availability, or send an enquiry and we confirm which apartment is free for your dates.
Move in for 28 nights or more
Pay the rent and a standard cleaning and security deposit. Bills, Wi-Fi, council tax, parking and the gym are included; extend month by month.
Long term lets in Christchurch: questions
Does Flexiestays have apartments in Christchurch?
No. The group's 130 apartments are in eight buildings in central Bournemouth and on the West Cliff, a short train or drive from Christchurch, and they are listed under property to rent in Bournemouth. In Christchurch we let landlords' furnished homes for 28 nights or more through the Flexiestays platform.
Who takes a furnished long stay in Christchurch?
Engineers and contractors at the Aviation Business Park, often booked by their employer; staff on placements at Christchurch Hospital and the Royal Bournemouth Hospital; relatives of older residents; retirees between a sale and a purchase; and households placed by an insurer while their home is repaired.
What is included in a long stay?
The home is fully furnished with linen, towels and a working kitchen, and bills are included: electricity, gas, water, broadband and council tax are covered in one monthly figure. A cleaning and security deposit is taken. There is no fixed-term lock-in; the end date is agreed before arrival.
How is a long stay different from a tenancy?
A long stay is a serviced let for a set period to someone whose main home is elsewhere, or to a company for its staff. A tenancy is a person's home, and since 1 May 2026 it runs with no fixed end under the Renters' Rights Act. We use the right agreement for each stay; this is not legal advice.
Can I let my Christchurch house this way?
If it is furnished, has parking and good broadband, and the lease, your lender and your insurer allow it. We visit, tell you what the house needs and list it on the Flexiestays platform with a monthly rate. Retirement flats usually cannot take these guests because of their age rules.
Can an employer book for its staff?
Yes. Companies booking engineers or new starters get VAT invoicing and a named account manager, and a company let is outside the assured tenancy rules. Bookings can be extended where the calendar allows.
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Furnished homes to rent by the beach, from 28 nights
Studios, one, two and three-bedroom apartments in eight Flexiestays buildings in Bournemouth, with bills, fibre Wi-Fi, parking and gym included.