A premium short stay solution for landlords, without adding work to your team.
We help your landlords explore a stronger income alternative to long term leasing, while keeping the process hands off for your agency.
- No extra operational workload for your team
- Referral upside for successful owner introductions
- Suitable for ready to launch homes, and properties where a furnishing and short stay setup partnership can unlock more value
50+
Properties Managed
2,000+
Guest Stays Hosted
72%
Average Occupancy
4.8★
Guest Rating
20+
Suburbs Active
30–70%
Uplift vs Long Term Est.
The Partnership
Why agents partner with HarbourHost
A straightforward arrangement that helps your landlords — whether their property is already furnished, needs a full setup, or is somewhere in between — with no additional burden on your team.
Referral Fee Opportunity
Earn a referral fee for every owner successfully onboarded through your introduction. Clean, structured, no operational involvement required.
No Extra Work for Your Team
HarbourHost handles every aspect of the short stay operation. Your team refers and steps back — we do the rest.
Optional White Label Collaboration
You remain the trusted point of contact for your landlord. We operate behind the scenes under your brand where preferred.
Rescue Difficult Properties
Long vacancies, furnished stock, owners frustrated with low yields. HarbourHost gives you a credible, premium solution for hard to place properties.
Stronger Landlord Conversations
Offer landlords a viable higher yield alternative when standard leasing is underperforming. It demonstrates proactive, commercially astute service.
Premium Execution
We only work with selected properties. Every home we manage is operated to a consistently high standard — which reflects well on your referral.
Agent Benefits
Clear upside. Zero extra workload.
This partnership is designed to work around your business — not add to it. The value for your agency is real, and the effort required is minimal.
Referral Fee
A referral fee for every owner you introduce who is successfully onboarded. No ongoing involvement needed on your side.
White Label Option
You remain the landlord's primary contact. HarbourHost manages the short stay operations, either under our brand or in support of yours.
Rescue Difficult Stock
Give your agency a credible answer for properties that are hard to move on standard terms — furnished or not:
- Long vacancies where a full setup strategy may apply
- Properties not leasing well on standard terms
- Furnished or part-furnished homes
- Unfurnished homes suitable for a furnishing and launch partnership
- Owners frustrated with low yields
The Outcome
Your landlord sees a stronger income opportunity. Your agency gets a referral upside. No operational involvement required from your team.
- Referral fee on successful onboarding
- No management work added to your team
- White label or co-branded options
- Premium execution on every property
- Transparent reporting for landlords
- Solution for hard to place stock
In Summary
If you have landlords who may be open to an alternative to standard leasing, HarbourHost offers a fully managed short stay model that can deliver stronger returns — while requiring no extra day to day work from your team.
Referral arrangements can be structured where appropriate.
When to Refer
Good fit for landlords who have:
Furnished Properties
Already furnished or partially furnished homes are often a strong fit and can be launched quickly.
Unfurnished — Setup Partnership
Unfurnished homes can be considered where a furnishing and launch partnership makes commercial sense. HarbourHost can provide the setup, not just the management.
Premium Homes
Higher quality properties in strong locations where professional styling and presentation will drive meaningful returns.
Vacant Stock
Properties sitting empty. A full furnishing and launch strategy may be the right commercial pathway rather than continued vacancy.
Underperforming Rentals
Owners dissatisfied with long term returns and open to exploring a better performing alternative — with or without existing furnishings.
Strong Short Stay Locations
Well-located Sydney properties in suburbs with consistent short stay demand — harbour, beach, CBD, and lifestyle areas.
The Process
How the partnership works
Agent introduces property or owner
A simple introduction — an email, a call, or a referral form. That is all that is required from your side.
HarbourHost assesses fit
We evaluate the property and location. If it meets our criteria, we move forward.
We present the opportunity
We handle all conversations with the owner about the short stay model, expected returns, and how it works.
We handle setup and operations
From furnishing guidance to listing launch to ongoing management — HarbourHost manages everything end to end.
Owner benefits, agent retains upside
The owner starts earning. Your referral fee is structured accordingly. No ongoing involvement required from you.
Common Questions
What agents ask us
Get Started
Have a landlord who may be a fit?
A simple introduction is all it takes. We handle everything from there.
