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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.

Phil Schofield has been featured in The Telegraph, A Place In The Sun, The Daily Mail and many more!

To find out more about Schofields, check out the about us page.

Holiday home insurance winter unoccupancy clause warning

Reading Time: 2 minutes It is likely that your UK holiday home will be locked up and left unoccupied for long periods over the winter. During the ‘empty’ winter period, your holiday property will be exposed to extreme winter weather. The last three winters have been extremely severe in the UK and many unprotected holiday cottages experienced substantial water damage claims caused by burst …

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How to keep your second home safe this winter

Reading Time: < 1 minute Summer is over and for many, visits to your holiday home will be few and far between until the sunny weather returns. So now’s the time to give your holiday homes a health check to ensure they are ready for the winter ahead. Many weather related insurance claims could be avoided with some simple maintenance. Inspecting your holiday home now …

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Recap of holiday home news : 22 June 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Holiday homes in Spain escape demolition – timesonline Spanish home owners are relieved at news that thousands of homes on the Costa del Sol will not be demolished, despite being declared illegal. The Junta de Andalusia, the regional government, is due to make a final decision on the “illegal” homes later this year but is expected to announce that it …

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