Long term lets in Mudeford
Furnished harbour homes in Mudeford let for 28 nights or more with bills included, for relocations, visiting families and contractors. Owners list through the Flexiestays platform; the group's apartments are in Bournemouth.
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Long term lets in Mudeford are furnished homes taken for 28 nights or more, with the bills included in one monthly figure and no tenancy. The Flexiestays group lets apartments in central Bournemouth; in Mudeford the homes are owners' houses and bungalows near the Quay, Avon Beach and the harbour, listed on the Flexiestays platform. This page is for both sides: people who want to stay, and owners who want to let. The service as a whole is on our long term lets page.
Staying in Mudeford for a month or more
A Mudeford long stay is for someone who wants the harbour as a place to live for a while. You walk to the Quay for the fish stall and the lifeboat station, along Avon Beach to Friars Cliff, or round to Stanpit Marsh. Christchurch High Street and the station are a short drive or bus ride. The ferry to the Sandbank runs from Easter to late October, and only on fair-weather weekends in winter.
Homes are few. If a house here does not come up for your dates, the group's apartments in Bournemouth have parking and bills included and are a short drive away, and other furnished homes in the town are on long term lets in Christchurch. The village is described on our Mudeford area page.
Who stays
- Relocating retirees, who have sold a house elsewhere and want to try Mudeford before buying.
- Families of older residents, staying near a parent recovering at home or moving into care.
- Contractors, working at the airport at Hurn or on the estates at Somerford, who want a drive for a van.
- Remote workers, for a quiet season by the water with a desk and fast broadband.
Letting your Mudeford home for long stays
The homes that suit long stays are the same ones that suit holidays: two to four bedrooms, a garden, a drive, and a walk to the water. For a month-long guest, add reliable heating, a washing machine and dryer, a place to work and a fast connection. We visit, set a monthly rate, photograph the home and list it. Each guest is checked, the inventory is taken at arrival and departure, and every stay ends on an agreed date, so the summer remains yours.
Before you start, check your mortgage, your insurance and, for a flat, the lease. If council tax is included in the monthly figure, remember that at the time of writing BCP Council charges a 100% premium on furnished homes that are nobody's main residence.
Why a long stay is not a tenancy
The guest's main home is elsewhere, or a company is booking for its staff, so the let sits outside the assured tenancy rules. If a guest made the house their only home, it could become a tenancy whatever it is called, and since 1 May 2026 a tenancy runs with no fixed end. Our guide to long stays against tenancies explains the difference.
Other ways to let in Mudeford
For a let only between November and March, see winter lets in Mudeford. For a tenancy, see letting agents in Mudeford and property management in Mudeford. Owners weighing a sale can read selling your property in Mudeford or ask for a property valuation in Mudeford.
Furnished homes near Mudeford
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 Mudeford property market
Mudeford is a small village at the mouth of Christchurch Harbour, with the Quay on one side and Avon Beach on the other. Stock is limited and mostly freehold houses and bungalows, so homes near the water sell to second-home buyers and downsizers, and the ones that are let go to families, couples and older tenants who want the harbour.
Mudeford is a holiday village in summer, which is exactly why its furnished homes suit long stays the rest of the year. A bungalow or family house that takes families by the week in August can take one guest for a month or three between the autumn and Easter, and some owners let this way all year.
The people who want a furnished home here for weeks rather than nights are a particular mix. Retirees relocating to the coast rent while they find a house to buy. Sons and daughters of older residents in Mudeford and Christchurch come to stay near a parent. Contractors on projects at the airport at Hurn or on the Airfield Way estate at Somerford want a house with a drive. Remote workers come for a season by the water.
A long stay is a let to someone whose main home is elsewhere, with bills in one monthly figure, not a tenancy. If a guest made the house their only home, the law could see it differently, so the agreement must fit the stay.
Who rents and buys in Mudeford
- Second-home buyers. Buyers from London and the Home Counties want a house within a walk of the Quay or the beach. They compete for very few homes, which keeps prices near the water firm and means many houses are held as second homes and holiday lets rather than let to tenants.
- Downsizers and retirees. Level bungalows a walk from the beach suit people retiring to the coast. They buy when they sell elsewhere, and some rent a furnished home first while they look.
- Families who want the water. Families rent for the primary schools, the beach and the sailing, and pay more for a house with a garden and a drive. They tend to stay for years once settled.
- Winter and long stays. Holiday homes stand empty from November to March. Contractors working around the airport, relatives of older residents and people between homes take furnished stays of a month or more in those months.
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 Mudeford
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 Mudeford: questions
Can I rent a furnished house in Mudeford for a few months?
Sometimes. A few owners let their homes for 28 nights or more through the Flexiestays platform, mainly outside the summer. Availability is limited, so register with us. The group's apartments, with parking and bills included, are in central Bournemouth and on the West Cliff.
What is included in a Mudeford long stay?
The furniture, a working kitchen, linen and towels, and the bills: electricity, gas, water, broadband and council tax in one monthly figure. You pay a cleaning and security deposit and agree an end date before arrival, with extensions where the owner's calendar allows.
Who takes furnished homes in Mudeford for a month or more?
Retirees between selling and buying on the coast, relatives of older residents, contractors working at Hurn or Somerford, and remote workers who want the harbour for a season. Most want parking, good heating and a reliable connection.
Can my Mudeford holiday home be let this way in summer too?
It can, if a month-long guest earns you more than holiday weeks or you want less turnover. Most Mudeford owners keep the summer for holidays and let long stays from autumn to Easter. We show you both before you decide.
Is a long stay in Mudeford a tenancy?
Not when the guest's main home is elsewhere or the booking is a company let. A guest who makes the house their only home may become a tenant whatever the booking says, which since 1 May 2026 means a periodic tenancy. We use the right agreement; this is not legal advice.
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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.