Low stone farm buildings with mossy roofs in a valley beneath a steep fell, lit by evening sun.

Stop visiting. Start living here.

Country cottages in the Lakes and the Dales on long tenancies of twelve months or more. No holiday lets, ever.

See available homes

A pale blue front door in a rough stone wall with a potted bay tree on each side.

Just listed
Two-bed cottage, Sedbergh
£950 pcm · from 1 December

Available this autumn

Homes to settle into

A three-storey stone cottage with tall chimneys and flowers around the front door.

01.

Fell End, Bampton

A farmhouse-sized cottage at the end of the lane, with a log burner, a big garden and the fell behind.

3 bed · 1 bath · £1,250 pcm · pets considered

A row of cream-painted stone cottages with climbing roses along a village road.

02.

4 Church Row, Dent

A mid-terrace cottage on the cobbled street, two minutes from the shop and the school bus.

2 bed · 1 bath · £875 pcm · unfurnished

Honey-coloured stone cottages with mossy roofs behind a garden of roses and shrubs.

03.

Beck Cottage, Hawes

Thick walls, low beams and a garden that runs down to the beck. Ideal for someone working from home.

2 bed · 1 bath · £925 pcm · fibre broadband

For tenants and owners

Finding a home
We match tenants to cottages, not the other way round. Tell us how you want to live and we call when the right one comes up.
Letting a cottage
For owners tired of holiday changeovers. One good tenant, a fair rent and someone local to call when the boiler stops.
Looking after it
Inspections twice a year, trusted local trades, and a ten-minute drive from most of our homes.
Keeping villages lived in
Every long let is a family at the school and a light on in winter. That is the point of the business.

Rooms for staying

Long lets are for people who bring their books. Most of our homes come unfurnished, with a few good pieces left by the owner.

How long lets work

A cosy study with full bookshelves, a desk under the window and a tartan armchair.

Recently let

Garth Row, Sedbergh

Let in 9 days to a teacher and two children.

3 bed · £1,100 pcm

A row of stone cottages behind clipped box hedges and a lawn.

Old Smithy, Askrigg

Let in 3 weeks to a retired couple from Leeds.

2 bed · £850 pcm

A stone cottage with white windows and a picnic table and benches in front.

Chapel House, Dent

Let in 2 weeks to a nurse at the cottage hospital.

1 bed · £690 pcm

A small stone house with a tall chimney and a picnic table on the lawn.

What tenants and owners say

"We'd spent six summers renting holiday cottages in Dent. Now we live in one, and our son walks to school."The Haworth family, tenants

"Fifty-two changeovers a year became one tenant and two inspections. I should have done it years ago."Margaret Lowe, owner

"They answered the phone on a Sunday when the pipe burst. Nobody else ever has."Dev Patel, tenant

A small dog curled up in an armchair beside a brick fireplace.

A white front door in a honey-coloured stone wall surrounded by roses and tall flowers.

Before you apply

Twelve months minimum: Most of our tenants stay three years or more. Owners choose us for that.
A visit, not just a viewing: We show you the village too: the shop, the bus, the phone signal.
Pets are often fine: Say so up front. Many owners say yes to a dog with a reference.
No fees for tenants: A holding deposit of one week's rent, then the usual five-week deposit, protected.