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About Lane Property · South East Queensland · Founded 2023

Why owners choose Lane Property

The Lane Property, New Farm office.
Lane Property office

When we started Lane Property, Queensland owners had two bad choices: hand the keys to a national operator and become an account number, or run it themselves across five platforms at 11pm.

We built the third option. A Queensland team you can name and call. Pricing re-set twice a day. One fee, published. And a team whose day is spent on how each property is performing, not on how many it can sign.

Liam & Dan, Directors

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$20M+Owner revenue generated
200Properties managed
150Queensland owners
★ 4.9From 120 Google reviews

Independent Airbnb management, Queensland

Three things you can check before you call us

Every Airbnb manager says local, personal and transparent. These three are the ones you can verify from your desk.

01

Owned and run by its directors.

Not a call centre, not a franchise, not owned by an offshore hotel group. Liam and Dan own the company and run it from New Farm, and the whole team is measured on how each property performs, not on how many we sign.

Check it: ABN 64 671 426 010. No parent company.

02

South East Queensland only.

Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast. That's it. Your dedicated property manager lives here and can be at your property this week, not a partner network spread across 30 markets.

Check it: ask us to manage a Sydney property. We'll say no and point you to our Co-Host plan.

03

Fee published.

18% + GST of accommodation revenue, or 15% + GST on every property when you have two or more with us. No per-booking surcharge, no lock-in, one published setup fee. No sales call to find out.

Check it: the pricing page →

How Lane Property is built

Four decisions that explain the results

Not a feature list. Just the operating choices that make the three things above true, and the numbers they produce.

Performance over headcount

Every property is tracked against its comparables on revenue, occupancy and reviews, and we act on what we find. Signing the next property comes second to the ones we already have.

Pricing, twice a day

Your nightly rate is re-set every morning and evening against events, seasons and live demand. Lane-managed properties earned about 18% more in 2025 than comparable properties run by other Australian managers.

One property manager per owner

Not a queue, not a ticket number. A dedicated Queensland-based property manager who knows your building, your cleaners and your regulars, and whose number is on every statement.

Photo-verified turnovers

Every clean is photographed before the next guest arrives. Cleaning is charged to the guest, at cost.

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The numbers behind 200 Queensland properties

$20M+Owner revenue generated
200Properties managed
150Queensland owners
★ 4.9120 Google reviews
  • Around 40% more than the equivalent long-term lease, after the fee
  • About 18% more than comparable properties with other Australian managers (2025, Lane benchmarking across 200 properties)
  • 84% average occupancy across managed listings
Across all Lane-managed properties · Updated quarterly · Last updated September 2026

Airbnb management vs doing it yourself

Lane, a national operator, or doing it yourself

Three ways to run a short-stay property in South East Queensland. Only the rows we can stand behind.

Lane PropertyNational operatorDoing it yourself
Who answersYour dedicated Queensland-based property managerAccount manager or 1300 lineYou, at 11pm
Fee18% + GST, 15% + GST for two or more. Published.Usually unpublished, enquireYour time
Setup fee$500 one-off, publishedOften, rarely publishedNone
PricingRe-set twice a dayAutomatedManual or static
PlatformsAirbnb, Stayz, Booking.com, VrboMultipleUsually one
Guest messages24/7, answered around the clockVariesYou
Performance focusTracked against comparables, local manager acts on itVaries, often volume-ledYou, when you have time
Contract30 days' notice, no exit feeOften unpublishedn/a
OwnershipOwned and run by its directors, independentOften a franchise or part of a larger groupYou

National operator column generalises published terms and owner reports across Australian short-term managers, checked September 2026. Individual providers vary.

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Licensed Queensland Airbnb manager

Licensed, insured, and current on the rules

The block your accountant looks for, and the one regulation fact most Brisbane pages still get wrong.

  • QLD Real Estate Licence 4741959Property Occupations Act 2014
  • ABN 64 671 426 010Director-owned, no parent company
  • Professional indemnity insurance
  • Written management agreement30-day rolling notice, no exit fee

Brisbane short-stay rules, as they stand

Brisbane City Council shelved its proposed short-stay permit scheme on 12 May 2026. There is no permit, no night cap and no state levy in Brisbane. The rates differential and body corporate by-laws still apply. Noosa Shire and Gold Coast City Council have their own rules, and we manage compliance across all three.

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What owners say

★★★★★
Google review
As a property owner, I am more than happy to recommend Lane Property to manage your short-term rental.
JamesWest End · April 2026
★★★★★
Google review
I cannot say enough good things about Dan and his team!
MarciaSurfers Paradise · March 2026
★★★★★
Google review
Alex was great to work with getting my property live
KerrieBrisbane City · September 2026
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Switching Airbnb managers

Questions owners ask before they switch

Who owns Lane Property?

Liam Hukins and Dan Lane, who started it in [YEAR] and still own and run it as directors from New Farm, Brisbane. There's no parent company, no franchise network and no offshore owner. Once you're on board you have a dedicated Queensland-based property manager.

I'm with another manager. How does switching work?

Give your current manager notice and tell us the date. We honour every existing booking, migrate your calendars, refresh the listing and take over guest messaging from the changeover date. There's no gap and no lost bookings. We've moved owners across from national operators and local managers alike. Ask us what to expect for your property.

What does it cost?

18% + GST of accommodation revenue for one property, or 15% + GST on every property if you have two or more with us. No per-booking surcharge, no lock-in, and a one-off $500 setup fee at onboarding. The full breakdown is on the pricing page →

Where do you manage?

Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast, and nowhere else under Full Management, on purpose. If your property is outside South East Queensland, we can still help through our Co-Host plan →

What about Brisbane's new short-stay rules?

They're not happening, for now. Brisbane City Council shelved the proposed permit scheme on 12 May 2026. There's no permit, no night cap and no levy. The rates differential and body corporate by-laws still apply, and smoke-alarm standards tighten in January 2027. Our Brisbane rules guide is kept current.

How quickly can my property be earning?

If it's already furnished, we can have it live across Airbnb, Stayz, Booking.com and Vrbo within 48 hours, with a first guest typically inside a week. If it needs furnishing, that adds time. We'll give you a date in the assessment.

Is there a lock-in?

No. A rolling 30-day notice period, no minimum term, no exit fee, no penalty for moving back to a long-term lease or to another manager.

What happens if a guest damages the property?

Your property manager documents it before the next guest arrives, runs the claim through Airbnb AirCover or the platform's damage protection, liaises with your insurer if it goes further, and coordinates the repair with your tradesperson or ours. Most claims are resolved without you being involved beyond a heads-up.

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