Edinburgh Festival Let Yield Calculator

Estimate your net take-home for an August festival let. Edit any input — the totals update as you type.

Defaults are mid-range estimates for a 1-bed in central Edinburgh during the Fringe. Override anything to match your property. Read the full festival lets guide for context on the underlying assumptions.

Presets are guides only — verify against current Airbnb / Vrbo benchmarks for your street.

Revenue

Blended rate across the period. Use a weighted average if peak/off-peak differ.
Fringe runs ~25 nights. Add a few either side for set-up and pack-down stays.
Festival lets typically run 90–100%. Below 80% means pricing is too high.

Costs

Airbnb + Booking.com combined effective rate is typically 14–17%. Use 0 if listing only on Rent in Edinburgh.
Annual STL policy ÷ 12, roughly. Most owners pay £500–£900/year.

Your estimate

Gross income
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Total costs
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Net take-home
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Retention: 0%
Effective £/night: £0
Platform fees: £0
Cleaning total: £0

Estimate only. Excludes income tax on net profit and mortgage interest restriction (now standard treatment since FHL was abolished in April 2025). Talk to an accountant for your full position.

Cost breakdown

LineAmount
Cleaning (changeovers × rate)£0
Linen & consumables£0
Utility uplift£0
Platform fees£0
Breakages contingency£0
STL insurance (apportioned)£0
Total costs£0

Compare with a long-term let

See Edinburgh rent benchmarks 2026 for area medians.

Across the same number of nights you'd be festival letting, a standard PRT would gross £0. Your estimated festival net is £0 — a premium of £0 (0%) over long-term letting for these 25 days only. Remember: a long-term tenancy fills the other 340 days too.

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