PLINK: THE FILM LOCATIONS PLATFORM THAT NEVER TAKES A COMMISSION

Plink - The side hustle that starts at home.

14th of Sep, 2026.

Plink: The film locations platform that never takes a commission

Key Takeaways:

• No Commission, Ever — Whatever a production pays to film at your home, that's what you keep. Plink doesn't take a percentage of the booking fee, however large or small it is.

• One Flat Membership Instead — Rather than a cut of every booking, homeowners pay a small monthly subscription starting at £2.95, with no separate booking fees on top.

• You Negotiate the Fee Yourself — Production teams message you directly with their brief and a proposed budget, so you're part of the conversation from the first enquiry.

A new platform has quietly launched that lets production companies find and book homes directly from their owners, with no broker in the middle. It's called Plink, and it's worth a look — not as a replacement for how most professional bookings get done, but as another option worth having in mind.

Day rates for filming a residential property typically run anywhere from £500 to £5,000 or more, depending on the production. On all other platforms and through other agencies, a slice of that comes off the top before it reaches the homeowner. On Plink, it doesn't. Whatever fee you agree with a production is the fee you keep, in full.

The Traditional Model: A Cut of Every Booking

Most routes into the film locations world work on commission. A location agency finds the production, negotiates the fee, manages the booking — and takes a percentage, commonly around 20%, out of whatever the production pays. It's a fair trade for the work involved, and for a lot of homeowners, particularly first-timers, having someone else handle the whole process is worth the percentage.

But it does mean the number on the contract and the number that actually lands in your account aren't the same.

How Plink Is Different

Plink connects homeowners directly with location scouts, location managers and production companies, and steps back once the introduction is made. In the platform's own language, homeowners are Receivers and the production teams looking to book them are Spenders — and the two only ever deal with each other directly. There's no commission taken on the booking fee at any point — not a percentage, not a flat cut, nothing. The fee a Spender offers is the fee the Receiver keeps.

Instead of earning from a slice of each booking, Plink charges homeowners a flat monthly membership. That's the entire cost of using the platform.

What the Membership Actually Costs

Membership starts from £2.95 a month, with a couple of tiers depending on how many listings you want live at once:

• Mint — £2.95 / month — One listing live; appear in search; receive enquiries.

  Lime — £3.95 / month — Everything in Mint plus featured listings.

  Candy — £4.95 / month — Everything in Lime plus video uploads and two live listings.

• No booking fees, no commission, and no extra charges once a production books your property

For context, one booking at even the lower end of the typical day-rate range comfortably covers years of membership. It only takes one successful shoot for the platform to have more than paid for itself.

You Keep Control of the Conversation

Rather than a fixed day rate being set on your behalf, production teams get in touch through Plink with their brief and a proposed budget, and the fee itself is agreed directly between you. You decide what you're comfortable with, ask questions about what a shoot day would actually involve, and say yes — or not — on your own terms.

Getting Listed

Setting up a listing is designed to be straightforward: photos of your home, garden or workspace, categorised by property type and style — period, contemporary, farmhouse and so on . Plink provides guidance on photos and the listing itself, so you're not guessing at what production teams are actually looking for.

What You're Taking On Yourself

Because there's no agency managing the process, the conversation, the terms and the on-the-day arrangements are between you and the production directly. That's exactly what makes the no-commission model possible — but it does mean reading a brief carefully, asking questions before agreeing a fee, and being comfortable having that discussion yourself rather than someone doing it on your behalf. Plink provides extensive educational material on how to navigate this and the team are easily accessible in their messaging service, over the phone or via email at hub@plink-it.com.

For a lot of homeowners, that's a fair trade for keeping the whole fee, but it's simply worth knowing going in.

Is It Right for Your Property?

Plink is built around ordinary households, not just obviously "filmable" homes — its own positioning leans into being accessible to everyday properties, described as the sidehustle that starts at home. If your home, garden or workspace has character, whether that's a distinctive kitchen, a well-kept garden or simply a look that's hard to find elsewhere, it's worth a listing.

Because there's no commission to weigh up, there's very little downside to trying it. The membership is the only cost, and it's the same whether your property books out every month or not at all.

Want to Keep 100% of Every Booking?

List your home, garden or workspace on Plink from £2.95 a month, with no commission taken on anything you book.