Reading Time: 2 minutes Holiday homes with a swimming pool are a desirable feature that can increase bookings and earn you more money. However, regardless of how much enjoyment they provide, there is also the risk that you might be liable for illness or injury to family, friends or paying guests. Homeowner sued following swimming pool injury A legal case highlighted what can happen …
Reading Time: 3 minutes What is contents insurance? A typical contents insurance policy will cover the cost of replacing your possessions following loss or damage due to a variety of events like theft, fire, storms, flooding and water leaks. Cover will vary from policy to policy, so always check the details before taking out the insurance. Contents insurance is optional, but without it, you …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Your holiday home is likely to be one of the largest financial investments you will make in your lifetime. Therefore, it is extremely important that the buildings sum insured is accurate so that if it were to be significantly damaged by fire or flood, for example, it will be restored to its former glory. Astonishingly, research shows that as many …
Reading Time: 5 minutes Damage from paying guests is a rarity when holiday letting, however, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen – it comes with the territory. For a holiday homeowner, it’s a major concern and frustration when damage occurs as there’s an urgency to undertake urgent repairs before the next guests arrive. Thankfully the majority of incidents will be genuine accidents. But how …
Reading Time: 2 minutes What would you do if… A guest at your holiday let threatens to sue you because you have deducted from their security deposit for damage and extra cleaning incurred. What you thought was a genuine holiday home booking has turned out to be a sublet scammer who has advertised your property for let and has duped victims into handing over …
Reading Time: 2 minutes At the height of winter, the list of concerns that holiday cottage owners have about their property gets a little bit longer. Long nights already create security risks for unoccupied properties, but it is the drop in temperature that can potentially lead to the most damage. A burst water pipe doesn’t just mean the destruction of your possessions: any flood …
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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