Now is the perfect time to analyse your holiday rental business to determine how your rental property (or properties) has fared over the past 12 months. Why should you carry out a SWOT analysis for your holiday let? Running a holiday let is not an easy task. There’s lots to organise and do – no matter whether it’s low or …
As a holiday cottage owner, it’s your responsibility to recognise and reduce potential fire risks at your property to protect guests from the risks of fire. If you’re new to holiday letting or haven’t already completed a fire risk assessment it can be difficult to know where to start. For this reason, we have created this useful guide on simple …
Holiday rental owners take a huge risk every time they let their holiday homes. With a constant turnover of holidaymakers, property owners live in fear that guests will cause damage, or they’ll end up with their very own Airbnb horror story. Holiday rentals get damaged. It comes with the territory. How can you protect yourself from financial losses when it …
Marketing your holiday let to potential and existing guests doesn’t necessarily need to be a seasonal exercise. There are plenty of recurring annual events you could potentially weave into your marketing strategy to encourage guests to book your rental throughout the year. It’s all in the timing, and to help get you started, we’ve put together some great ideas which …
If you discover frozen pipes in your holiday home, there is a significant danger that as water thaws and expands, pipes could burst. Leaks may start slowly at first, almost unseen – but could lead to devastating damage and disruption if undetected. How do you tell if your pipes are frozen? If you can see frost on a water pipe …
Depending on which area of the UK (or a country) you’re planning to buy a holiday let in, you can soon discover that there’s quite a bit of competition out there for bookings in your chosen location. This means that, before you even get a chance to build up some 5* reviews and an online presence for your rental, you …
Each year, extreme winter weather and blasts of Arctic air sends temperatures plunging for prolonged periods in the UK. Subsequently, thousands of holiday homes are exposed to the risk of burst pipes and major water damage which can be horrendous. The cost of burst pipes Water leaks are one of the most common types of home insurance claims in the …
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