Changing dates, availability and cancellations

You have total freedom to list, de-list and control the availability of the kit on your profile. Once a rental has been agreed however you cannot change the kit availability without giving fair notice to the renter and notifying them of your intention. You can cancel a hire anytime but […]

Insurance for you gear

Your kit is covered hiring through MyKitPlace. We self-insure items up to a value of £500 for loss or damage. This is calculationed based on the replacement value of the kit. Items over this amount, we work with the hirer to ensure that put in place a hired-in equipment policy.  […]

Listing your gear

Once you have set up your profile you may choose to list your kit for rental. You can do this easily from either the ‘My Listings’ tab on the User Dashboard or you can access the item category page directly from the drop down menu located in the top right […]

Getting paid

As a kit Owner, you will need to link your MyKitPlace.com account to your bank account in order to receive payments. You can do this via your User Dashboard under ‘Admin’ and then ‘Bank Details’. Hirers input their card details at the time of booking but they are only charged once […]

Vetting and safeguarding your interests

All new members to MyKitPlace.com should undergo our verification process before listing kit or attempting to hire equipment. You must be resident in the UK, over 18, provide photo ID and proof of address as well as references. Without verification it is highly unlikely that anyone will rent equipment to […]

Charging VAT

All prices you list on MyKitPlace.com should be the total price the hirer needs to pay. As this is a community of individuals, most gear owners and hirers will not be VAT registered, so it’s clearer if all prices listed are the total. If you are VAT registered, you will […]

Looking after equipment

It is often said you should look after someone else’s equipment as if it was your own. That’s not true. You need to look after it better than your own. Let’s face it, we can all be a bit cavalier about our own gear, like putting a camera on the […]

Setting a rate for your equipment

What price you choose to charge for your equipment can depend on a lot of things. For most owners, the biggest factor is the replacement value, or what the gear cost to buy. Traditionally a rental business worked on the 1% rule of thumb, where a day’s charge should be […]