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.
Reading Time: 6 minutes Latest news and changes The council tax, business rates and licensing rules for second homes and holiday lets are evolving. This is due to the Governments concerns that the rise in second homes and holiday lets in rural communities is leading to a shortage of affordable housing for locals. We will update this page with the latest changes to the …
Reading Time: 7 minutes There has been a rapid growth in the ownership of electric vehicles [EVs] in the last few years, with over 1.1 million fully electric cars and over 1.8 million plug-in hybrids on UK roads. This inevitably means that a proportion of guests will travel to a holiday let in an EV or hybrid car. There’s a huge demand for holiday …
Reading Time: 10 minutes Why you should create a welcome book Sometimes when we know our holiday home and the area so well, we can take things for granted and forget what it felt like when we were new to the area. We forget that to our guests the whole place is unfamiliar having never stayed before. One of the easiest and most effective …
Reading Time: 9 minutes So, you’re looking to hire a holiday home letting agent. This probably means one of several things: either you are new to the business, you’ve realised you don’t have the time to manage your holiday let, or perhaps you’ve realised it takes a lot more expertise than you’ve got for your holiday let to reach its full potential. The task …
Reading Time: 23 minutes Whether you’re looking to start holiday let business or you’re an established owner looking to increase bookings, this comprehensive guide will walk you through every stage of setting up and running a successful holiday let. How to get your property ready for letting Decide on where and the type of property you want to invest in One of the biggest …
Reading Time: 9 minutes You’ve bought a holiday let, kitted it out, and now it’s ready for guests. The next step is to decide whether you should manage everything yourself or use a holiday let management company. There are advantages and disadvantages to each option. Your decision will depend on many factors such as how close you live to your holiday home, how much …
Reading Time: 4 minutes The ever so popular show Bridgerton has become an international hit on Netflix ever since Christmas 2020. Bridgerton season two was viewed almost 200 million times in the first 3 days of its release, so this season looks like it could top the ever so popular first! Set during the Regency period, the show is equal parts flamboyant and extravagant, …
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