For UK short stay hosts
Since late 2025 many UK hosts pay an Airbnb host only fee of around 15 to 18 percent once VAT is added. Ariv was built so you keep more of every booking, with local cleaners and trades and clear monthly statements in one place.
See how much you would keepAirbnb moved many UK hosts onto a host only fee model, where the platform takes its cut from you rather than splitting it with the guest. Once VAT is added, that lands at roughly 15 to 18 percent of each booking, depending on your setup.
On a £1,000 booking that is £150 to £180 gone before you have paid for cleaning, supplies, or your own time. Across a busy month it adds up to real money that never reaches you.
Here is the same £1,000 booking, side by side.
Airbnb host only fee
about £165
taken from your £1,000 booking
Ariv founding host
£0
for your first 90 days, then 10% for year one, then 13%
As one of the first 100 founding hosts you pay nothing for 90 days, then 10% for the rest of year one, then a standard 13% which is still below Airbnb's 15 to 18%. And because Ariv is host only, the guest pays no separate service fee, so your all in price stays simple and competitive.
Cleaning and trades, built around your bookings
Book a changeover cleaner or a tradesperson without scrambling at the last minute. As the network launches we will ID and background check them, so you see who is coming, not random subcontractors.
Clear monthly statements
See exactly what you earned and what was deducted, in plain English, without building your own spreadsheet.
Live stock alerts
Get told when the coffee, toilet roll, or linen is running low at a property, before a guest finds out the hard way.
UK compliance built in
Tools that help you stay on the right side of UK short let rules, with your data encrypted and handled under UK GDPR.
Cleaning matters as much as the booking itself. See how we are building our local cleaner network city by city, or join as a cleaner or tradesperson at /provider/signup.
You do not have to choose one or the other. Most hosts list on more than one platform, and you can run Ariv alongside Airbnb while you see how the bookings come in. There is no exclusivity and no lock in.
The point is simple: every booking that comes through Ariv keeps far more money with you, so even a handful of stays a month makes a real difference to what you take home.
Yes. Ariv is operated by Brick & Capital Ltd, registered in England and Wales (company number 16655788) and on the ICO data protection register (ZC129399). You can read more on our Trust and Safety page, or see the full picture on how it works.
The host only fee is the model where Airbnb takes its whole commission from you, the host, instead of splitting it with the guest. For many UK hosts that now works out at roughly 15 to 18 percent of each booking once VAT is added, so on a £1,000 stay you lose around £150 to £180 before any of your own costs.
Ariv charges a 13 percent host commission on accommodation, and because it is host only the guest pays no separate fee, which keeps it below Airbnb's roughly 15 to 18 percent. The first 100 founding hosts pay 0 percent for their first 90 days, then 10 percent for the rest of year one. Traditional full management companies take 15 to 30 percent, so you keep far more either way.
Yes. There is no exclusivity and no lock in, so you can list on Ariv alongside Airbnb and any other platform while you see how the bookings come in. Every stay that comes through Ariv simply keeps more money with you.
We are building our network of local cleaners and tradespeople city by city, and as the network launches we will ID and background check them, so availability depends on where your property is. List your place and we will tell you honestly what cover we have in your area, and you can keep self managing changeovers in the meantime.
Create a free host account, verify your identity, then add your property, photos and pricing, which takes about fifteen minutes. Connect your payout details and go live, all at /become-host, while cleaners and tradespeople can join the network at /provider/signup.
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