Deposit payments for future rental

[Hilary63]

Hi there,

My experience in the UK is that at point of booking acceptance, Airbnb takes full payment for the booking and releases funds to me, 24 hours after the start of the actual rental period.

I have just spoken to a friend who informs me (he could be wrong!) that on booking a week's holiday via Airbnb in Corsica next summer, he has only been asked to pay a 50% deposit up front and the remainder will be paid closer to the date.

As I say, he could be wrong, but if this facility is available to me in the UK, then it could help to encourage a greater number of advance bookings.

Does anyone know if this is a facility that is available to me in the UK?

Hilary

[Lawrene0]

It should work for you, @Hilary63. I see the article is in your Help Centre as well as mine: https://www.airbnb.co.uk/help/article/2143/can-i-split-the-cost-of-my-reservation-across-multiple-pa...

[Hilary63]

Hi Lawrence, thanks for highlighting this link for me. It seems then that this is a facility available to the person booking, when reserving a property for a total value in excess of $250. We tend to book our cabin (very lovely and peaceful should you ever be in Hungerford, UK !!) for shorter periods of time which means that this would rarely be available to our guests. Ah well, c'est la vie, at least we tried!

Thanks again, Hilary

[Helga0]

@Hilary63, as far as I followed that, to pay in installments, one and the same guest pays everything, but not at once, is a test (may be already definitive) and depends on the guest and the booking daye, not on the property. You would not know it, if it happens. It may be availble only to fittin* cancellation policies. If the guest does not pay thevrest, it’s cancelled.

[Coral10]

I have a client desperate to book a 2 weeks holiday in August.  He cant afford to pay what ever the deposit is (over 50% I beleive) at the moment.  I have contacted Airbnb who gave me 2 option.  The first didnt work and the second he is not happy with as it means he books one week and pays the depsoiit for it.  I block the second week and when he can afford it I unblock and then he pay for that one.  He has no guarantee I wont book withsomeone else.  When I book direct I only charge 25% which to m,e is more than high enough for a deposit on a propoerty not beeing taken until August.  Why is the deposit so high!!  In 14 yers of renting I have had 3 cancellatiions and they lost the dpsoit.  Really want this booking but he is probably going to walk away so we both loose out.

[Helga0]

@Coral10, the suggestion seems quite fair to me. He does not trust you, to ask him to pay up the second week before you book it with someone else? You would be still committed to the first week. Who wants a disappointed or even furious guest for a week? It’s not a reasonable supposition. If that is his argument, it means he has either doubts that he may come up with the rest at a given time or he tries to negotiate you down, either on price or on security of payment. I would not play that game in your place. I would only accept it with a clear schedule for all payments. And make sure with airbnb, if you can cancel the first week, if he does not come up with the rest till June or whatever date you agree upon. Without penalties for you.  And with enough delay to book someone else. 

[Marit-Anne0]

@Coral10

Perhaps list on a different platform like HomeAway ?

[Coral10]

It is already on there but trying to pint the guest to that platform is not possible oin this site unless we play word games and go cryptic.

[Coral10]

point niot pint