Long term lets in Sandbanks
Furnished Sandbanks homes let for 28 nights or more, bills included, to families rebuilding nearby, relocations and yacht owners, through the Flexiestays platform, with the owner's summer kept free.
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A long term let on Sandbanks is a furnished house or flat let for 28 nights or more, with bills included and an end date agreed at the start. It suits the guest who needs a home of this size on the water for a season, and the owner who wants the house to earn without handing it over to a tenancy. The general service is on our long term lets page; the peninsula is on our Sandbanks area page.
Our apartments and Sandbanks homes
The Flexiestays group's 130 apartments are in central Bournemouth and on the West Cliff, in BH2, about 20 minutes from the peninsula by car or on the Purbeck Breezer 50 bus from Bournemouth station. They are furnished, with electricity, gas, water, fibre Wi-Fi, council tax, parking and gym included, and are listed on property to rent in Bournemouth. On Sandbanks itself the homes are owners' houses and flats, let the same way when the owner is not using them.
Who stays for months
- Families rebuilding. Houses on the peninsula and in Canford Cliffs are often knocked down and rebuilt, and the family needs a home of similar size nearby.
- Relocations. People moving to Poole or Bournemouth who want to live by the water for a few months before buying.
- Yacht owners and sailors. A build or refit at a Poole yard, a season of racing from the harbour clubs, or a berth at a nearby marina.
- Executives on assignment, booked by their employer for a set term.
How an owner's house is let this way
We check the lease on a flat, the mortgage and the insurance, then walk the house to see that it works for a long stay: heating, laundry, Wi-Fi, a desk and parking. It goes on the Flexiestays platform, Bournemouth's number one for winter and long stays, priced by the month with bills included. We vet the guest, agree the dates and the agreement, and handle arrival, inventory, inspections during the stay and departure. Flexiestays charges 8% on the bookings it brings to managed properties.
Stays, tenancies and council tax
A long stay is not a tenancy, but a guest who makes the house their only home may become a tenant, so we choose the agreement for each stay. Our guide to long stays and tenancies explains the line. A furnished house that nobody lives in may attract BCP Council's 100% council tax premium at the time of writing, which an owner should weigh with an accountant.
Other routes for a Sandbanks home
For the winter months specifically, see winter lets in Sandbanks. For a settled tenant, letting agents in Sandbanks and property management in Sandbanks. For a figure or a sale, property valuation in Sandbanks and selling your property in Sandbanks. For the rest of the town, long term lets in Poole.
Furnished homes near Sandbanks
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 Sandbanks property market
Sandbanks is a narrow spit at the mouth of Poole Harbour, with a Blue Flag beach on Poole Bay and sheltered harbour water on the other side. Supply is fixed, so the few houses and flats that come up to rent or to buy are among the most expensive in the country, and most owners use their home for part of the year.
Sandbanks has a particular long-stay market. Houses on the peninsula and in Canford Cliffs are often rebuilt, and the family whose home is a building site wants somewhere of the same size close by for six months or more. Executives relocating to Poole or Bournemouth want a furnished house to try the coast before they buy. Yacht owners and sailors spend weeks around the harbour while a boat is built, refitted or berthed nearby, and the RNLI and the marinas bring visiting professionals.
Most Sandbanks owners will not commit the house to a tenancy, because they want their summer weeks or may sell. A furnished stay of 28 nights or more, with a fixed end date agreed in advance, lets the house earn without giving up control of it.
The guest's stay is a serviced let, not a tenancy. If a guest would make the house their only home, the right agreement is a tenancy, and we say so.
Who rents and buys in Sandbanks
- Waterfront buyers. Buyers from London, the Home Counties and abroad want a harbour frontage, a private mooring or a sea view that cannot be built out. They are often cash or high-equity buyers and they shortlist on position before they look at the house.
- Second homes and owner use. Many owners keep a Sandbanks house for family summers and let it the rest of the year, which shapes what lets: a whole house for a season, or furnished stays of a month or more between the owner's own weeks.
- Families between homes. Rebuilding is common on the peninsula and in Canford Cliffs, so households whose own house is a building site rent a furnished home nearby for months at a time.
- Sailing and watersports. Yacht owners, crews and watersports families want to be near the harbour, the clubs and Whitley Lake, and rent or buy for access to the water.
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 Sandbanks
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 Sandbanks: questions
Do you have apartments to rent on Sandbanks?
The Flexiestays group's apartments are in central Bournemouth and on the West Cliff in BH2, about 20 minutes away, bookable for 28 nights or more with bills, parking and gym included. On Sandbanks we let owners' furnished homes for long stays when they are available. Register and we tell you when one is free.
Who rents a Sandbanks house for months?
Families whose own house nearby is being rebuilt, people relocating to Poole or Bournemouth who want to try the area before they buy, executives on assignment, and yacht owners or sailors spending a season around the harbour. Most have a known end date and a home elsewhere.
Can I let my Sandbanks house for the winter and use it in summer?
Yes. Each stay has an end date agreed before it is confirmed, so the house is back with you before Easter or your own weeks. It is listed on the Flexiestays platform, Bournemouth's number one for winter and long stays, alongside the group's apartments.
Is a long stay the same as a tenancy?
No. It is a furnished, serviced let for an agreed period to someone whose main home is elsewhere, with a cleaning and security deposit and no fixed-term lock-in. A guest who makes the house their only home may be a tenant whatever the booking says, so we use the agreement that fits. This is not legal advice.
What does a long-stay guest expect in a Sandbanks house?
A home that works for months: heating that copes with large glazed rooms, fast Wi-Fi, a kitchen for a family, laundry, parking and somewhere to work. Bills are usually included so the guest sees one figure. We walk the house with you before listing it.
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