Long term lets in Friars Cliff
Furnished stays of 28 nights or more in a Friars Cliff house, let through the Flexiestays platform to contractors, hospital staff, relocations and households between homes, with the group's apartments in central Bournemouth as well.
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A long term let through Flexiestays is a furnished home taken for 28 nights or more, with bills included and no fixed term. In Friars Cliff that means a landlord's bungalow or family house, let through the Flexiestays platform to someone working, relocating or between homes nearby. The group's apartments are in central Bournemouth, about half an hour west.
This page applies our long term lets service to Friars Cliff. The area is covered on estate agents in Friars Cliff.
Looking for somewhere to stay
If you need a furnished home now, start with the group's stock: 130 apartments in eight buildings in central Bournemouth and on the West Cliff, let from 28 nights with electricity, gas, water, fibre Wi-Fi, council tax and parking included. See property to rent in Bournemouth. If you need a house near Friars Cliff Beach, tell us your dates and we will say whether one is available.
Letting your Friars Cliff house this way
Owners choose long stays here for three reasons. A house used in August and empty in February earns through the quiet months. The house stays furnished and can return to holiday use or to the owner later. And the guests are working people who keep normal hours on a residential road.
The platform markets the house, checks each guest, takes payment, and arranges the clean and the linen between stays. The guest pays one figure covering rent and bills. You agree which months are available, so the summer can still be kept for family or holiday guests. Flexiestays charges 8% on bookings it brings to a managed property; management of the stay is quoted after a visit.
What the house needs
Furniture that meets fire safety rules, linen and towels, a kitchen equipped for cooking every day, a washing machine, reliable broadband and a desk or table to work at. Former holiday homes in Friars Cliff often have the beds and crockery but not the workspace or the fast connection that a contractor or a remote worker needs for a month, and those are usually the only gaps. The same safety checks as a tenancy apply: gas, electrics, alarms and an EPC. Our guide to long stays and tenancies explains how the agreement differs.
Other routes for the same house
If you would rather have one tenant for years, letting agents in Friars Cliff and property management in Friars Cliff cover a tenancy. Winter lets in Friars Cliff keeps the summer for holidays and lets November to March. To weigh a sale, see selling your property in Friars Cliff or ask for a property valuation in Friars Cliff. The service runs across the town: long term lets in Christchurch.
Furnished homes near Friars Cliff
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 Friars Cliff property market
Friars Cliff is a small residential estate behind its own beach, between Mudeford and Highcliffe, laid out in the first half of the 20th century. Almost everything here is a whole house or bungalow, so rentals are family and retirement homes rather than flats, and few come to market in any year.
Friars Cliff has no apartment blocks of the group's: Flexiestays' 130 apartments are in central Bournemouth and on the West Cliff, in BH2. What Friars Cliff has is furnished bungalows and family houses, many of them former holiday homes, and a steady line of people who need one for a month or more.
They are contractors on projects at Bournemouth Airport and the Aviation Park at Hurn, staff at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital on Castle Lane East, retired couples who have sold elsewhere and are waiting to buy on the coast, people relocating to Christchurch for a new job, and households placed by an insurer while their own home is repaired. They want a whole house, a drive, a garden and a quiet road, which is exactly the stock here.
A stay of 28 nights or more booked this way is a serviced let, with bills included and no fixed term, not an assured tenancy, provided the house is not the guest's only or main home. A guest who settles in for many months may become a tenant whatever the booking says, so the agreement has to match the stay.
Who rents and buys in Friars Cliff
- Families who want a house near the sand. Three beaches within walking distance, quiet roads and gardens make Friars Cliff a family address. Tenants with children and buyers moving from London or the Home Counties look for a house here rather than a flat elsewhere.
- Downsizers and retirees. Single-storey bungalows with parking and a short level walk to the promenade suit people retiring to the coast. They buy, and they also rent furnished for a few months while a sale elsewhere completes.
- Second home owners. Homes within sight of the sea are bought as second homes and holiday lets. BCP Council's 100% council tax premium on furnished second homes has pushed some owners to let them for longer stays or to sell.
- People working at the airport and the hospital. Contractors at the Aviation Park and staff at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital want a furnished house with a drive for weeks or months, within a short drive of Hurn and Castle Lane East.
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 Friars Cliff
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 Friars Cliff: questions
Do you have your own long term lets in Friars Cliff?
No. The Flexiestays group's 130 apartments are in central Bournemouth and on the West Cliff, all let furnished from 28 nights with bills included. In Friars Cliff we let landlords' furnished houses for long stays through the same platform when one is available.
Who books a furnished house in Friars Cliff for a month or more?
Contractors working at Bournemouth Airport and the Aviation Park, hospital staff on placements, couples who have sold a home and are buying on the coast, people relocating for work, and families placed by an insurer while their house is repaired. Most want parking, a garden and space to work.
Is a long stay the same as a tenancy?
No. A stay of 28 nights or more in a furnished home that is not the guest's main home is a serviced let, with bills included and no fixed term. If a guest makes the house their only home for many months, they may be a tenant in law, so we use the right agreement for each stay. This is not legal advice.
What does the platform charge a Friars Cliff owner?
Flexiestays charges 8% on the bookings it brings to properties it manages. Full management of the stays, including cleaning, linen and guest contact, is quoted separately after we see the house, and confirmed in writing before you sign anything.
What has to be included in a long stay?
Guests expect a fully furnished home with bed linen, towels, kitchen equipment, a washing machine and Wi-Fi, and the bills included: electricity, gas, water, broadband and council tax. We check the house against that list before it goes live.
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Great accommodation and location
Ease of booking. Great communication with the team. Moved to the area and stayed while purchasing property. Very flexible regarding duration of stay. 2 months. We stayed in 2 different apartments. Both lovely. Quiet. No hassle. Also location awesome. A few minutes walk to the beach and town. Thanks again everyone at Flexistays Bournemouth. Highly recommend
Lovely and cosy apartment in the centre
Lovely and cosy apartment in the centre of Bournemouth, and managing to still be quiet. Close to the train station (and buses), big Asda superstore, town centre, park and the beach. I have stayed so far in 2 different apartments in the same building on 2 separate occasions. Both, lovely decorated, with everything one may need for a short or longer stay. A kind of apartment you just want to stay in the whole day! I would definitely recommend.
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