Short-Term Rental Disputes. Expert Evidence. Clear Quantum.
Independent expert witness and dispute support for matters involving Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, serviced accommodation, and professional short-term rental operations.
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Core service pillars
Once we receive your enquiry we assess fit and scope. We match your matter to the right expertise so methodology, assumptions, and deliverables are clear from the outset.
What we do
How we help clients
Expert evidence and dispute support across quantum, operations, and tradeability—with clear methodology and structured deliverables.
Quantum & Financial Impact
Loss of income, lost profit, downtime modelling, mitigation, valuation impacts.
Services →Operations & Standard of Care
Operator performance, pricing, cleaning, maintenance, guest management, incident response.
Services →Regulation & Tradeability
City-specific STR rules, licensing, caps, enforcement, and platform restrictions.
Services →Who we work with
Solicitors, insurers, owners, operators
We work with legal and claims professionals, property owners, and STR operators who need independent expert evidence.
Legal & claims
- Solicitors, barristers, counsel, trial attorneys
- Insurers, loss adjusters, claims professionals
Property & operations
- Property owners, investors, developers
- Professional STR operators and managers
- Freeholders and building management (where relevant)
Common matters
Dispute types we advise on
Guest damage and property downtime
Renovation / construction delays
Owner–operator and management disputes
Revenue underperformance claims
Rent-to-rent and subletting disputes
Regulatory or licensing shutdowns
Platform suspensions and delistings
Insurance and business interruption claims
Income misrepresentation in transactions
Why STR Disputes
Evidence designed to withstand scrutiny
Short-term rentals are not “normal rent.” Performance depends on pricing, seasonality, channel mix, operational execution, guest experience, and market positioning. We translate STR reality into:
Clear assumptions
State what we assume so tribunals and parties can test them.
Transparent methodology
Show how we reach our conclusions step by step.
Structured exhibits
Organise data and analysis so they are easy to follow.
Reports that hold up under challenge
Build reports that hold up under challenge.
Expert witness
Independent expert witness for Airbnb, Booking.com & Vrbo disputes
We provide expert witness reports, quantum analysis, and operational standard-of-care evidence for short-term rental disputes — including business interruption, platform suspensions, owner–operator conflicts, and regulatory shutdowns. Our methodology addresses lost revenue, lost profit, downtime, ramp-back, and tradeability with clear assumptions and structured exhibits for solicitors, insurers, and property owners.
FAQ
Common questions about STR expert evidence
What is an STR expert witness?
An STR expert witness provides independent expert evidence on short-term rental disputes — including quantum (lost revenue and lost profit), operational standard of care, and tradeability — for use in litigation, arbitration, or settlement. STR Disputes specialises in Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, and professional short-term rental operations.
Do you cover Airbnb and platform suspension disputes?
Yes. We advise on platform suspensions, delistings, and account issues on Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo and other channels, including ramp-back modelling, causation, and quantum of lost short-term rental income.
Who instructs STR Disputes?
We are typically instructed by solicitors, insurers, loss adjusters, property owners, investors, and professional STR operators who need independent expert reports, rebuttals, joint statements, or testimony.
What areas do you cover geographically?
We work on UK matters including London, Edinburgh and the rest of the UK, and where instructed in other markets such as Dubai. See our Locations pages for jurisdiction-specific context.