Founded in 1984, Schofields is a family run company specialising in holiday home insurance for properties in the UK, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Phil Schofield leads the marketing team and offers a wealth of industry knowledge to the Schofields blog and various online publications.
With over 10 experience managing holiday lets, Phil is an active member of the holiday letting and self-catering community, providing expert holiday letting advice, as well as essential holiday home marketing tips. His combination of insurance and marketing knowledge make him a key asset to the holiday rental industry.
Reading Time: 19minutes How your holiday home looks and is designed is undoubtedly always one of the key factors to influence any holidaymaker’s decision to book your property (or not). However, getting the right look for the right target audience isn’t easy – how do you design a holiday home that absolutely everyone will like? The simple answer is that you can’t. But …
Reading Time: 12minutes If you happen to be in the fortunate position of being able to invest in a second home, should you capitalise on the staycation boom and buy a holiday home that you can let out short-term when you’re not enjoying it yourself – or a buy-to-let property that you can rent out on a long-term basis? Over the last few …
Reading Time: 9minutes As a holiday let landlord you must keep your property and guests safe, ensuring that all electrical appliances, circuits and fixed installations within the property are safe. Faulty electrics can result in serious injury, death or fire. If you fail to maintain electrical installations and appliances you could be held responsible. According to leading electrical safety experts, 53.4% of …
Reading Time: 5minutes Within the beautiful surroundings of the UK, we’ve revealed the most Christmassy holiday cottages you can staycation and visit now, ready for the season. Along with showcasing how to decorate your home ready for family and also welcoming travellers at your holiday cottage. Christmassy UK Staycations We’ve deemed the perfect escapes and festive cottages suited for two guests that you …
Reading Time: 4minutes Now is the perfect time to analyse your holiday letting 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 …
Reading Time: 7minutes Every holiday let owner wants to know which is the best website to advertise a holiday home – and the answer is…it depends. We know that’s not the answer you want, but it’s true. It depends on the type of holiday rental you are advertising, your target market, the area where it is located and the level of competition. Each …
Reading Time: 11minutes Making happy memories is the most important element of any holiday. Relaxation, sightseeing, time spent with family, great food and intrepid adventure are some of the things we treasure about holiday time. But making sure we experience our holiday to the fullest starts long before we check-in. Just because you found what appears to be the perfect holiday cottage, it …