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Vacation Rental and Airbnb Management Companies in South Devon (2026)
The vacation rental and Airbnb management companies across South Hams, Teignbridge, Plymouth, Torquay, Brixham, Paignton, and Torbay, ranked by the homes they run there. AirROI counts 217 active Airbnb homes run by Cottages in South Devon, the most of any management company (12 months to October 2026). AirROI rates Josiah the best-rated among South Devon companies with 25+ homes and 500+ reviews, at 4.86 over 2,838 reviews. No company runs more than 5.1% of South Devon's Airbnb listings, and the ten largest together run 16%.
Updated monthly. Airbnb homes live at least 3 months in the 12 months to October 2026, each counted once; companies with fewer than 5 are not counted, so every count is a floor. Market data: South Devon Airbnb market.
- Ranked companies running 10+ listings
- 16
- Active Airbnb listings
- 4,295
- Listings run by companies
- 21%
Ranking
Who Are the Best Airbnb Management Companies in South Devon?
By active Airbnb listings, the largest Airbnb management companies in South Devon are Cottages (217), Holidaycottages.Co.Uk (134), and Sykes Holiday Cottages (85). By guest rating, Josiah ranks first at 4.86 over 2,838 reviews, ahead of Luxury Coastal (4.78) and Cottages (4.75). The table ranks the 22 largest; switch the order to see the best rated.
Largest Airbnb management companies in South Devon
Ranked by active Airbnb homes run as host or co-host in South Devon; "All markets" is the company's homes everywhere and the markets they sit in.
| # | Company | In South Devon |
|---|---|---|
| Cottages, South Hams, Teignbridge, Brixham · ★ 4.75, 16 markets | 217 | |
| Holidaycottages.Co.Uk, Brixham, South Hams, Teignbridge, 833 markets | 134 | |
| Sykes Holiday Cottages, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torbay · ★ 4.72, 813 markets | 85 | |
| 4 | Pureserviced, Plymouth, 2 markets | 51 |
| 5 | Luxury Coastal, Brixham, South Hams, Teignbridge · ★ 4.78, 43 markets | 45 |
| 6 | Dart Valley Cottages, South Hams, Brixham · ★ 4.74, 4 markets | 35 |
| 7 | Des, Torquay · ★ 4.91, 1 market | 35 |
| 8 | Josiah, Plymouth · ★ 4.86, 5 markets | 34 |
| 9 | Finest Stays, South Hams, Torquay, Torbay · ★ 4.88, 4 markets | 31 |
| 10 | Fresh Escapes, Teignbridge, South Hams, Torquay, 13 markets | 24 |
| 11 | Freya, South Hams · ★ 4.91, 2 markets | 24 |
| 12 | Saltwater Escapes, Brixham, Torbay, Teignbridge · ★ 4.79, 6 markets | 24 |
| 13 | Martin, Brixham, Torbay, Teignbridge · ★ 4.78, 185 markets | 19 |
| 14 | William, Plymouth, Paignton, South Hams · ★ 4.84, 68 markets | 18 |
| 15 | Dartside, South Hams · ★ 4.70, 2 markets | 16 |
| 16 | Royal William Yard Apartments, Plymouth, South Hams · ★ 4.86, 3 markets | 12 |
| 17 | Hoseasons, Brixham, Teignbridge, 191 markets | 9 |
| 18 | Habita Property, Plymouth, 1 market | 8 |
| 19 | Finest Retreats, Teignbridge, South Hams, 150 markets | 7 |
| 20 | Elevate Hosting, Plymouth · ★ 4.91, 1 market | 7 |
| 21 | Zaneta, Plymouth · ★ 4.90, 2 markets | 6 |
| 22 | Cornwall Hideaways Ltd, Torbay, 3 markets | 5 |
Best-rated Airbnb management companies in South Devon
Average guest rating across each company's rated listings, weighted by reviews, among companies with 25 or more listings and 500 or more reviews.
| # | Company | Average rating |
|---|---|---|
| Josiah, Plymouth, 2,838 reviews | 4.86 | |
| Luxury Coastal, Brixham, 903 reviews | 4.78 | |
| Cottages, South Hams, 2,139 reviews | 4.75 | |
| 4 | Dart Valley Cottages, South Hams, 969 reviews | 4.74 |
How to read this table
Largest individual hosts in South Devon
| # | Host | In South Devon |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annie - HolidayHost Salcombe | 40 |
| 2 | Josh | 25 |
| 3 | Bonnie | 23 |
| 4 | Patsy | 23 |
| 5 | Paul | 21 |
| 6 | Katie | 21 |
| 7 | Laura | 21 |
| 8 | Gail | 18 |
| 9 | Steve | 18 |
| 10 | Anthony | 17 |
| 11 | Tina | 16 |
| 12 | Amanda | 15 |
| 13 | Stephen | 14 |
| 14 | Jacqui | 11 |
| 15 | Sharon - HolidayHost Torbay | 11 |
| 16 | Cathy | 10 |
| 17 | Charlotte | 10 |
| 18 | Jody | 10 |
Accounts under a person's name running 10 or more homes. They are not management companies, so they are not ranked above and have no profile.
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Where
Where in South Devon Do Management Companies Run the Most Homes?
In South Devon, companies run the most Airbnb listings in South Hams, Plymouth, and Brixham. Each city below links to its Airbnb market data.
Companies run the most homes in South Hams, Plymouth, and Brixham
Listings run by companies as host or co-host, 12 months to October 2026. Numbered pins match the rows.
| # | City | Share of listings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hams | 329 | 19% | |
| Plymouth | 151 | 25% | |
| Brixham | 117 | 40% | |
| 4 | Teignbridge | 109 | 14% |
| 5 | Torbay | 39 | 19% |
Fees
How Much Does an Airbnb Manager Charge in South Devon?
AirROI does not publish or estimate any single company's fee, so ask for the rate card in writing. AirROI has not checked fees for any South Devon company, so these figures pool the 180 companies it checked in 11 major Airbnb markets: 102 quote only on request, and the 17 that publish a rate charge 10% to 30% of booking revenue.
- Median starting fee, worldwide
- 17%
- Published fee range
- 10%–30%
- Quote only on request
- 102 of 180
In South Hams, the average Airbnb earned £22,000 over the 12 months to October 2026. A 17% fee on that is about £3,740 a year.
The fee a year on the average Airbnb in South Hams
- At 15%
- £3,300
- At 20%
- £4,400
- At 25%
- £5,500
- At 30%
- £6,600
AirROI compares company-run and owner-run homes in the cities it has management pages for, none of them in South Devon. See whether an Airbnb manager is worth it in England.
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Market
How Many Airbnb Management Companies Are There in South Devon?
16 companies that manage homes for owners run 10 or more active Airbnb listings in South Devon, and 22 run 5 or more, in AirROI's data for the 12 months to October 2026. Hosts with no business account run 79% of all listings.
The ten largest companies run 16% of Airbnb listings in South Devon, and the largest runs 5.1%
Share of 4,295 active Airbnb listings by who runs them, 12 months to October 2026
- The largest company 5.1%
- The next nine largest 11%
- Other companies and business accounts 4.5%
- Hosts with no business account 79%
Questions
Questions About Airbnb Management in South Devon
Who Is the Best Airbnb Management Company in South Devon?
AirROI counts 217 active Airbnb homes run by Cottages in South Devon, the most of any management company (12 months to October 2026). AirROI rates Josiah the best-rated management company in South Devon, at 4.86 over 2,838 guest reviews (12 months to October 2026). No single measure makes a company best for your home: check that it runs homes like yours, in your area, before you sign.
Why Does a Company Show Fewer Homes Here Than on Airbnb?
This page counts a home only when it was live in at least 3 of the 12 months, live in at least 1 of the last 3, and had 3 or more booked or blocked nights in its live months, and only in South Devon. A company's Airbnb profile shows every listing it has ever published, including homes that have not opened yet, homes listed for a few weeks, and homes elsewhere. Open a row for the company's homes in its other markets, or its profile for every home tied to it and why each one is or is not counted.
Why Is a Company Ranked Differently in a Town and in Its Region?
Each page ranks companies by their homes in that place alone. A company with a few homes in one town and more in the towns around it ranks lower on the town's page than on the region or state page, where every town's homes count. The "All markets" column gives the company's homes everywhere, so the two rankings can be read together.
Method
About This Data
- Listings
- Active Airbnb listings over the 12 months to October 2026: open to bookings through the year, each counted once per company for its host and for every co-host. Airbnb only: homes listed only on Vrbo, Booking.com or a company's own site are not counted.
- Companies
- A company's Airbnb accounts with 5 or more active listings are joined into one company, so counts and shares are floors. Companies that manage homes for owners are ranked; hotels, resorts and booking platforms are counted in the totals but not ranked.
- Ratings
- Airbnb's guest rating, averaged across a company's listings and weighted by their reviews. Shown from 4.7 over 100 or more reviews; the best-rated order needs 25+ listings and 500+ reviews.
- Growth
- Listings added on a company's own Airbnb accounts over 12 months, for companies that ran 10 or more a year ago. Co-hosted listings from a year ago are not fully recorded, and a takeover or a rename shows as growth.
- Fees
- Published owner terms on company websites, checked September 29, 2026, pooled across the companies checked. No company's fee is shown.
- Independence
- No company can pay to be listed or ranked, and nothing is self-reported. The ranking is updated every month; this edition on November 4, 2026, the next in December 2026.