Holiday Lets

veggarden1980's picture
Wed, 04/28/2010 - 23:11
by veggarden1980

After reading an article on the home page about Holiday Lets and what with the economy being in the state it is they are all trying to keep ahead of the competition in the holiday market plus with everyone trying to be more greener as well.

So for such as us holiday makers who are just wanting a nice place to go and stay for a while it would seem that these holiday lets are offering some really great prices.

If they are that good you could have a week in one area then drive to another area and have a week there for what you might spend on a overseas area.

I think this could work rather well for people staying in holiday lets as you will get a great deal.

Anyone else noticed that article on the above subject or what do you think to my idea of a week in one place and a week in another place, would love to here what anyone else might have to say.

mountainbiker_uk's picture
Thu, 04/29/2010 - 18:27
by mountainbiker_uk

Smile What a excellent post. That is a super idea you have there.

I think I will be looking at holiday lets for a change as if we get anymore volcano's going off abroad then you are stuck there until it is safe to come back.

I bet there is some really great deals out there to be had. I will have to look in to that one. Tongue

Alexender

underpass909's picture
Thu, 04/29/2010 - 22:54
by underpass909

Tongue Well it looks like more and more people will be going to have there holidays in these holiday let cottages.

I once saw one that a friend own in a area I used to live in and it was a really, really nice place and people do pay good money to rent them even just for a week but with all this valcano ash and people going greener I also can see why they are going to be more inviting to holiday makers.

I think I shall have to have look on the search box on here and see what is on offer for various areas such as Devon or may be Wales.

Nice scenery would make some really great photos. Cool

William

SteveDaWonder's picture
Tue, 07/27/2010 - 14:52
by SteveDaWonder

I really like that idea! No matter how nice it can be to get away, after one week you can't help but start getting itchy feet. Spending three weeks holiday in many different places is a great way to explore our country while simultaneously relaxing and being stimulated by new horizons.

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  • Does anyone know a web site that lists vacant holiday lets for last minute availability?

    Need to book a short break away over the New Year and was hoping that they might be a site where vacant properties are listed in one place?
    hiya, write in friday ad in the search column,when it say location type in the place tou want to go to.then it will come up with every wear you want to rent in that place.good luck.

  • Can anyone reccomend a good forum for property investment particulary for holiday lets on a short term basis?


    You will find some good investment tips on the following sites.

    Have a search through the archives for your chosen area(s)

    http://www.overseaspropertymall.com/

    When it comes to marketing/setting up your holiday let, get some excellent advice from people who have done it at

    http://www.laymyhat.com/forum/index.php
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vacation_rentals/

    Things to consider include:

    Who are you going to target- family's/golfers/skiers?
    Are there frequent low cost flights there from the major airports?
    Have a look on rental sites for your chosen area, are holiday lets there booked up or empty?

    Hope this helps

  • Does anyone know the cheapest way to host a website for holiday lets?

    holiday let web hosting
    doteasy.com

  • can a house with a private dwelling covenant be used for holiday lets?


    I doubt it

  • with a restrictive covenant "a private dwelling house" is it OK to rent out as holiday lets?

    the actual wording is:
    "The purchaser shall not at any time carry on or suffer to be carried on on the property hereby conveyed or any part thereof any trade or business whatsoever or permit the same to be used for any other purpose other than as a private dwelling house."
    Rentals are legally a business. This states that you can not use the property for any kind of income at all, no renting, no at home business. The only thing you can do is live in the house, even if only part of the year.

    This is not uncommon, vacation renters tend to thrpar tiersparties and have disregard the rights of others, as they are not there long enough to take action against them. This is to assure that your peaceful neighborhood stays that way.

  • How do I advertise my holiday let property?

    I have 2 apartments in the Azores Portugal for holiday lets, I have put them on websites, but have not received any offers yet. Any serious suggestions on how to attract customers please, names of websites etc
    Here's one advert: http://www.villarenters.com/advert_summary.asp?ref=51891
    You advert is noticeably the most expensive on Faial, charging more for sleeping 4 and some places sleeping 6 cost.

    I realise that your place is high-specification, with wireless internet, air-con, and DVD, but marketing a "high-end" product is a bit different to marketing a "cheap" product, and the downside of those sorts of listings is that people can easily compare your rates to those of your competitors.

    I have a marketing client who owns several UK holiday rental places - for her, we set up a blog and a mailing list so that anyone who had expressed an interest in her properties got a monthly email newsletter about her area.

    With her, we set up a competition for people to register for the newsletter - with one subscriber winning a free weekend each year (no strings attached.)

    Clearly, a free weekend rental may be less attractive in the Azores than in the UK, but some initiative to get people to sign up to receive regular information from you is definitely recommended.

    That may be overkill, or too much work for a couple of apartments, but a blog (hosted free on somewhere like Wordpress.com) could be good. Regular information about the kind of things happening in the area, could lead you to a higher Google ranking for searches for things like "Faial holiday let".

    The idea is that, once a week, you'd add a post about something related to the area, or new features (DVD library now available) etc...


    You may, offline, also like to consider things like club magazines. There are regular classifieds in the Morgan Sports Car Club magazine for holiday lets, and its noticeable that some are advertising as classified there, year-in, year-out, so it must be working for them! The Morgan Club may be the wrong market (the holiday properties that are advertised there tend to be ones people can drive to on a "European Car Tour"), but other clubs may be of interest.

    Your local Church may produce a magazine that has low advertising rates.

    Never underestimate the power of postcards in newsagent windows.


    The bottom line though, to any succesful property marketing campaign is that there is no single "magic bullet" - you need to be concentrating on multiple avenues.


    What you MUST do, at the very least, is keep in touch with past clients - send them a monthly/quarterly newsletter through the post... offer them a "return stay" discount of 10%, or offer them a £50 "thank you" if they recommend a friend who ends up staying.

  • Holiday lets in australia?

    Looking for holiday letting in Terrigel district new south wales australia
    I wish I had the direct link for you, we to their EAC i think it was, and then typed in Terrigal, we weren't particular convinced, we compared to another close by, The Entrance, and we found a place right across the road beach.

    We would have been happy with a one bedroom, but this had two, little kitchen, bathroom, living room, off street parking which you need in their busy season.

    The cleaning after we left was included as long as it was tidy and the garbage out.

    Chris

  • A farm in wales with holiday lets maybe called trebbyleford?


    I think it's safe to say there's nowhere by that name, if it is then it's not marked on any map of the UK. I've got a computerised map of the whole of the UK which includes farm names, there's nothing by that or a similar name.

    Lots of holiday lets in Wales. Maybe these search results will help... http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=wales+holiday+lets&meta=

  • What are the legal laws regarding holiday let?

    I have a property which only has permission to be let as a holiday let. I let it to a guy from Poland, who also has a house in Poland. He pays the rates, we remove the rubbish. The council have written saying they believe it is being used as a perminant residence. Does anyone know what the legal definition of "holiday let" is in the U.K.
    You are not using it as a holiday let but a permanent residence. Your Council will tell you how many weeks per year it can rented. A holiday let is for 1 person/family for a few weeks, not the same person for months.

  • where can i find details of holiday lets in cornwall that accept pets?


    Here are some links to sites where the cottage owners allow pets...
    http://www.cottages4you.co.uk/c4y_homepage.html
    http://www.welcomecottages.com/welu_homepage.html
    http://www.chooseacottage.co.uk/partners/DGP/index.asp
    Enjoy your stay!