Holiday Let Options for UK Holidays

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Is the current economic downturn changing the way you live your life? Will you have to sacrifice your holidays on the continent in exchange for a week away in a British seaside town? Just because you cannot afford to live like the Sultan of Brunei, does not mean you have to dust off the tent and find a clearing in the forest just yet. Considering a holiday let or caravan is not a bad option, because quality time in the warm embrace of your family is the important issue. Children can enjoy Skegness, just as much as Torremolinos, so you will not be letting down your family in the slightest.

Holiday Let

Self-catering holiday lets, caravans and chalets are once again a growing industry on the British holiday scene. If you cannot afford that two-week soiree to Grand Canaria, but still have the means to take a short break in the UK, then a holiday let solution is right up your avenue. Not only is it a cheap method of holidaying, but it will support the local economies of seaside towns who have struggled with the competition from cheap package holidays over the past fifteen years or more.

Choices for your Holiday

A suitable holiday let can come in different shapes and forms, from a log cabin in the Lake District or a caravan in Cleethorpes, to a barge on the Norfolk Broads and a chalet in sunny Cornwall. The choices are endless and the prices are competitive. There is something to suit almost all budgets and individual requirements. Keeping down the prices for your accommodation can ensure extra money to be enjoyed in the local amusement parks and cheap eateries that seaside towns are famous for. Self-catering is a good option, because you can buy ingredients from a local supermarket and cost effectively cook them from your holiday let. The holiday lets of today offer great services and value prices that mean a family vacation can still be enjoyed. The larger your family, the more savings can be made by renting an holiday home in contrast to individual airplane tickets and hotels rooms in Spain. With a holiday let, you pay one price, regardless of the number of people staying in the accommodation. Check out the internet and compare some prices, and you will no doubt notice the difference, and how much cheaper it can be to rent a holiday let in a beautiful British destination.

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  • I don't want to let him go, but does that mean I'm ready to and should marry him?

    I've been going out with my boyfriend for 18 months and we have been engaged for 9 months. I'm 21 and he's 32, he's from Pakistan and I'm for the UK. He is on a post study work visa but hasn't managed to find a job in his required field. We both work part time and met each other at work. We enjoy the same music, films and we think the same on most things. He's a Muslim and I haven't been brought up religious but would regard myself as Christian. We think the same on things like alcohol, I don't particularly like the taste and would rather have a soft drink anyday. I have been brought up eating pork, but he doesn't allow me to eat it. I do miss it, but it's something I have to live with, does he have the right to stop me eating it? We have both never had any previous relationships and we both love each other. The problem is his visa is due to expire in a couple of months, unless we get married, he will have to leave the country. He says if I don't want to marry him, he will leave and never come back or have any contact with me, which is upsetting to hear. The thing is I never wanted to get married at this age or never even really thought about it. We're both on a part time wage and if we start living together, we won't have much left between us, maybe only £100 after all the bills. I was planning on building my future, I have a few thousand saved up for a mortgage, but I will have to leave this plan behind if we get married, because I won't be able to afford to save anymore. Also, I love travelling and had plans of everywhere I want to go in my twenties, before I settle down and won't be able to do it anymore. I know money isn't everything, but we aren't in a comfortable position to get married and live together, I don't know how I would cope with this, I'm used to living at home and just paying £100 rent to my parents and going on holiday when I want and having no responsibilities. If I had the choice, I wouldn't marry right now, but I feel like I don't have any other option, only if I want to wave him off at the airport and never see him again. This isn't what I want. My family aren't happy, but they know it's my choice at the end of the day. Should I be worrying about money and holidays? He thinks if I say I don't want him I'm just being materalistic. I don't think I am, I just want to have a good life and not miss out on any opportunities. What do you think?
    There are so many things couples share beside their love of soft drinks and movies, he doesn't respect what you want out of life and this matters more than both enjoying the same music. My boyfriend and I hate each other's music and movies, but we're still best friends, because he repects my needs and my beliefs and this matters much more to me than trying real hard to like metallica because he does too.

    If you have to give up everything you believe in and stand for, for him, then he isn't right for you and you shouldn't marry him

    Especially since he probably chose you because you're young and marrying you for citizenship.

    Don't get married and find a nice guy that will love you for what you are, there is so much more to a relationship than not drinking alcohol and loving movies.

  • Ways and options to bring an abroad G/F to England?

    Hi,

    I've been speaking to a South American girl online for about a year.
    I invited her here on a holiday trip for a short peroid, she came, we had fun and got along quite well.

    Im not going to explain why, but lets just say this is a genuine relationship. Now the relationship is a little more serious and we want to be together in the near future.

    I've just finished uni and im on JSA (yea looking bad, but hey i'm just starting). Shes still got a year to finish her degree back there.

    So far I know of two options:

    1. Get a job, Marry her, do the paper work etc, etc, and wait.
    2. Wait for her to finish uni, possibly a scholarship and oversea studies in the UK.

    Now heres the bad things:

    Not exactly ready for having a marriage, telling families about this decision or spoiling the future marriage with a quiet/little one right now.

    The second option depends on the luck of getting a scholarship and paying the expensive oversea studying.

    So any other options, other ways around this, and maybe the best possible option and why?

    Oh, and please don't just say sod the relationship, I already know about this option!

    Thanks in advance.
    ops, I mean shes going to need to pay for her oversea studies, not me.

    and aprilphool stop trolling you damn troll!
    My girlfriend is Canadian, and she came to the UK on a 2 year working holiday visa. Under the visa terms, she was able to work for a year maximum, the rest I assume was meant for studying. It wasn't expensive (about 300 quid I think), and it was plenty of time for us to feel our way into a relationship without massive commitment.

  • Letting agent letting themselves in - Private rental - UK - Scottish Law?

    Hi!

    I am a tenant in a property of just over 6 years. Annually lease. Private let through letting agent.

    Previous issues have been the agent handing out keys to tradesmen, for non urgent repairs - they turn up without knocking and let themselves in - without any notice or warning on 4 occasions. Despite telling the agents the keys must not be handed out and I wish to be present. I was once in the shower when a workman walked in me, not only very scared but as a lone female also vunerable standing with only a towel on.

    I always give plenty of times and dates to allow access if I know they wish entry for gas certificate/repairs etc these dates are often ignored and basically I'm told we will be here on said date as we have keys - my problem is, as I travel a lot - this could mean with their extreme last minute notice if at all then if I'm away I wouldn't get the notice.

    Do I have a right to reply and be present as it's not case of refusing entry to be awkward \but often I'm away from home or due to nightshifts I often are sleep during the day. The agent complained she couldn't get into the bedroom - I said I worked nights and was sleeping, and as they couldn't state a time just 08.30-18.00 I couldn't stay awake all day and since they wouldn't change the date to an option of many I had suggested.

    The last inspection I got a letter from the agent on the Saturday - they are closed all weekend - stating an inspection was due they would be around on the Monday morning first thing as they had keys - no time to respond as office shut all weekend.

    Surely even with notice and the fact I've expressed my feelings over the keys not being handed out that I'm entitled to give permission - the assumption seems to be - no response must mean permission, so they come and let themselves in. If I’m on holiday I wouldn’t have the chance to even know my home was being entered.

    Inspections used to be annually but now they have changed to every 3 months - a change I wasn't told of in advance.

    This time I’ve been sent a text message at 18.00 to advise of an inspection tomorrow at some time. This nearly got deleted as it came from a name I didn’t recognise and the abbreviations of the from on the text wasn’t of the letting agent. Again very last minute and doesn't give me a right of response. Also if I was away abroad the mobile wouldn't be on, this message would be missed an again they would enter with keys without permission.
    Every time I complain – they say sorry the keys will never be handed out without your permission – only till the next time and should the notice they give be late or I don’t get it they assume all OK and even without my permission they keys are handed out again.

    I understand under emergency situations but this isn’t one - advice please :)


    Best Regards
    I'll assume you have a written lease, so the terms of that dominate anything I put below.

    With that said, its generally considered that the property owner or their agent has access to the property at all times. Usually, for non-emergency repairs, inspections, etc they will make an appointment, but this is more a matter of courtesy than law. So they CAN do it, they are just being jerks about it.


    Check with the local agency that handles housing issues. Its possible your local municipality has tougher rules.

  • Edexcel B Geography GCSE Unit 3?

    The unit is about Scotland's fishing industry, which is on the decline due to overfishing and the economy is also on the decline as it is in a remote area and there is only some seasonal tourism with 40% of homes being owned by the english as second homes. http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/CPS/GCSE%20from%202009/5GB3F%20and%203H%20Resources.pdf <--should give you more detailed information about the case study but here are the basics:Not many job prospects either, some farm work and factories are there but the main attraction is the coastline and scenery. I need to explain the benefits and costs of the following "options for the future" for this Scottish town:

    -Option A: Invest more in the fishing industry; fishing industry should be revived with a combination of small scale in-shore fishing and larger, long distance trawlers
    -Option B: Sustainable fishing within a North Sea Marine Reserve; the plan put forward by Greenpeace for a North Sea Marine Reserve along the region's coast should go ahead
    -Option C: No change-allow the current arrangements to continue; the EU should manage ways of maintaining a fishing industry. while trying to improve fishstocks

    "Options for employment"

    -Option D Develop an environmental "brand" for tourism Investment should be put into promoting the region in order to attract more tourists. This could be done by advertising the region's environment and appeal to different people. Old harbourside properties could be promoted as holiday letting cottages
    -Option E: Rebrand the region as a "food hotspot"; Investment should be put into promoting the regions existing farming industry and those industries which use local products in food processing. Investment should also be put into the whisky industry to meet the demands of new products
    -Option F: Invest in the region as a Business Development Zone; Investment should be put into improving the region's infrastructure, especially road, rail and air connections with the rest of the UK and beyond, as well as broadband connectivity. Local councils should give planning permission for regenerating fishing harbour buildings and waterfronts for business purpose.

    Thanks so much in advance to anyone who answers or attempts to answer this!!!
    I'm taking this exam too, someone has written a mock paper on it on this website --> http://edexcelbgeog.ning.com/ scroll down about 2/3 of the page and there's a word document you can download, hope that helps :)

    Option A: hopefully able to catch more fish (+ve) but likely not to be sustainable, trawlers are very destructive to the environment (-ve)
    Option B: Allows limited fishing, sustainable so will be able to do this indefinitely. Protects the ecosystem, and hopefully gives fish stocks a chance to recover (+ve) might be hard to manage/people might continue to fish in protected ares (-ve)
    Option C: Use quotas to limit the amount of fish caught (+ve) Boats from other countries are allowed to fish in UK waters as part of the EU reducing UK fish stocks (-ve) <- there's a whole page on this one in the booklet (p. 13)

    Option D: many attractive aspects of the area - sandy beaches, drier climate than rest of Scotland, small fishing harbours, North Sea..possibilities for outdoor activities - hiking, horse riding. good location for film making, which would increase tourism. (+ve) money would have to be put into the area to redevelop properties and provide activities. May not be enough to keep the economy going (-ve)
    Option E: possibility of adding a 'food trail' to the existing whisky trail. Would provide a market for the whisky - as it is currently in decline. (+ve) again, would need an investment to redevelop etc. would also need advertising as a 'food hotspot' (-ve)
    Option F: It's cheap to buy property in the area, making it attractive to businesses that can work in rural areas with access to broadband. (+ve) very isolated, so would be unable to manufacture in the area, may be expensive to improve the infrastructure to make it more accessible. (-ve)
    with the last three, hopefully the benefits gained from the changes would cover the cost of redeveloping the area.

  • Relationship advice please (for a white UK woman with a black bajan man)...?

    I was in a relationship with my man from May 08 to Sept 09. We had a fantastic relationship and we both thought each other was 'the one' as cliche as that sounds. I did at first have my suspicions about one girl throughout our relationship but after one huge argument and then meeting her several times it put my mind to rest, along with the fact I lived with his family etc. Out of those months together I spent just over 6 months of that in total with him - the rest we did apart in a long distance relationship. He has a daughter and I am 2 years older than him with no children. We broke up in the Sept as it was just all too stressful after not seeing each other for 9 months, we remained friends. I managed to get the money together to go visit him in Dec 09 and asked him days before if he was with anyone else he said no, then of course when I booked the ticket he had to tell me the truth and told me he was. I of course was furious because he lied to me mainly, especially when I found out it was the girl I had always suspected (the one i mentioned earlier), but of course I was also mad as I thought we had unfinished business and hoped when we saw each other in Dec we could sort out what we really wanted to do about us. Anyway as a result I never ended up going and then me & him never spoke again, although the girl, who is only 19 and he is 23 has tried causing many problems, such as pretending to be him on MSN ensuring I was still very angry towards him!!

    I have just gotten back from 2 weeks in Barbados (march) and we saw each other for the first time since Dec 08. We spoke at length and cleared the air, he is still with her, but lets just say all those feelings came rushing back for us both and we were together like we had never been apart including being intimate. I know this isnt fair on my fellow female, but then again she has never done me any favours. From what I can gather I think getting back with her was a bit of a rebound thing, the easy option cos she was niavley crazy about him and a bajan citizen although she is guyanese; cos he tells me he finished with her to get with me in the first place and then got back with her when we finished, then of course he has been with me whilst I was there without a 2nd thought for her. As she is young, her parents are strict, so he has to sneak about seeing her and hardly ever does see her, so its not a relationship like we did have and could have again, and I know that is what he wants. My initial thought is that he wants the best of both worlds - her when Im not there and me when I am. I know everyone can cheat, regardless of where they are from, although I know caribbean men have a bit of a reputation/stereotype for doing so. The vibe I get from him about us is positive tho, and I know his family want him to forget about her and get with me again. I am also very aware of how bajans think and the stereotypes surrounding an interracial relationship but I do love him, I miss him, and I would really...
    Wow....that was a lot of reading.... :) This is a very complicated situation. I honestly know how you feel. Caribbean men can have you going crazy. (I'm Trinidadian).

    My advice is leave it, don't try to pursue another chance because you would end up in the same situation as before. He would tell you nothing is going on with her (which can be true) but it doesn't have to be with her, it can be with another female. Most men can't do without having someone to be with. So don't fight it. Just leave this whole situation. You'll be happier in the end. Trust me. :)

    Plus, if it's meant to be, it will.

  • How Can A 13 Year Old Girl Make Money?

    ok so i'm 13 and living in the UK. My dad died recently and my mum doesn't work so we don't have any money but my mum still gives me, my brother and sister money occasionally and i always feel bad so we've started earning some money for ourselves and some money to pay my mum back. My brother got a job, my mum's enrolling for jobs and my sister has started tutoring. I also tutor and i sell sweets on my school bus but it's the summer holidays right now so i can't sell the sweets.

    I can't hold a bake sale because there's no where i can do it. (OPEN FOR SUGGESTIONS)

    I can't sell sweets door to door because there aren't many children in my neighbourhood and the adults don't really buy them.

    I can't mow lawns because my mum doesn't let me mow our own lawn so she won't let me mow other peoples.

    I can't wash cars because there's no one to help me, there's only me and my sister but my sisters not that much older than me so my mum won't let us two do it alone.

    I don't want to do the writing articles on the internet because i don't trust those things and same with the surveys.

    Since there aren't many children in the neighbourhood, i can't babysit.

    No one is offering a paper round so i can't do that either.

    Selling things on ebay is an option but it costs money to keep things on there and my mum doesn't want me to spend money where there's a risk that i won't make as much as expected.

    Please can anyone help because i really need things to occupy my time as well. I already do 2 hours tutoring on mondays and two hours on tuesdays, saturdays and sundays i can't do anything because i'm busy and every other day i'm free... thanks xx
    How about a dog walking service?

    Maybe helping some of your elderly neighbors with household chores?

    If you genuinely want to work you will find something.

  • As A Seperated Parent/Father Can I Get Saturdays Off Work For Access To My Child?

    My girlfriend and I seperated last year and agreement with my Manager at the time (of a fast food franchised restuarant) though it wasn't in writing, I would be allowed most Saturdays off work as it was the only day I could have my daughter stay with me.
    The Ex-girlfriend and daughter moved back to their home town 20 odd miles away from where I live, I don't drive so I have to depend on Bus travel to get there and back. My daughter goes to school in her new town so on a Mon - Fri basis I only have access to phone her, being off school at the weekend saturday is my only option to be able to have her spend time with me and send her home on sundays.
    On these terms being a full time worker (shift runner) I said I would work Friday and Sunday nights (being the busiest nights of the weekend anyway) and my other three shifts spread out within the week, which to me is more than fair so that I'm not looking to slack out of weekend work or get out of doing busy shifts with excuse of having a kid, I also said that if work was stuck and they needed me for the odd saturday I could do it as long as they let me know the week before.
    A new manager has taken over at the end of last year (2010) and now wants me to have every second saturday off, out of 52 weeks of the years I get to see my daughter 26 off them and on holiday periods. The previous agreement worked ok to this point having one shift runner to cover my end and also having an extra shift runner now just recently trained this system is would be easier as there is more extra available people to run saturday shifts. I think the manager just wants to make life more difficult or miserable for me as without seeing my daughter in the limited time I already have to see her to be reduced by half is just going to tear me apart.
    I have looked online (UK) parents rights at work and the only thing I can find is that Employers should allow "flexibility" for working parents though they don't have to agree and you can appeal yadda, yadda.
    If anyone can help with this answer and any result within the law to allow this day off, or legal right or what I need to do, as I need to see my kid as much as I can, thanks in advance.
    Unless they have altered your contract of employment there is little you can do.Even if they have,all they have to say is that they gave you no such instructions in the first place.If you get no satisfaction from your manager it might pay you to write to your head office,explain what has happened and hope for the best.All people who work in the retail trade have to be prepared to work week-ends unless you have it written in your contract that you can have every other Saturday off.

  • am i kind of doing the right thing?

    i feel i need to be a little honest.

    im getting married soon and i am hoping it all goes very well.
    i didn't want to get married but things just didn't go how i thought they would of....
    when i was in my final year at university my dad was having an affair and i was basically becoming depressed because when ever my dad came home from abroad we and especially my mum was putting up with a lot of abuse, we weren't really aloud to do anything much on our own when he wasn't here and i was a bit closer to my mum during that period. i was also a bit ill myself, all hell broke lose at home and i did ose it with my dad and my parents big time. i didn't have any one i could talk to and i wasn't in a position to want a boyfriend or anything... things did get better but very very slowly and painfully, sometimes it got worse again but i had told my dad and mum to eff off and don't ever bother me again with lunatic stuff. they always used to bother me with everything quite a while back and i never knew why but now its different and better. after graduating i really wanted to get a job but i was a bit existed and depressed, my parents were focusing on letting me spend any money for interview stuff or even my toiletries and basic needs, they knew if i got a job id run but mainly they were working on making me feel pathetic when i graduated. they were on holiday when i had my final months and i also had to do the house cleaning and cooking since my siblings were different then, but i was depressed and couldn't talk to any one. i never tried talking to my brother who actually is the helpful person when he sees dysfunctional stuff happening.
    i couldn't get a job and i decided to go back and study a little more to get my mind healthier again, my dad abused me didn't want to help with fees and did all sorts. i passed and got an internship within a luxury fashion head office but i didn't have money for travel and when i came home i had no food or anything... i wasn't allowed t use he laundry room but i thought is was best not to talk tomy parents so i could focus on my own things. anyway one day dad picked an argument and all hell broke lose, i left home probably the second time and i wasn't able to keep my job i was just too exhausted.
    as usual my dad wants me back home when i leave and tell him im not coming back.. but i understand the UK is really bad at helping people who might sometimes need it.
    later i got offered a job at the same place, i was overwhelmed with the position i was offered and i don't think i felt as excited about things as i did before. by this time my dad was happy with me he decided to make up with me after i got the job and things have been a bit better since. near the recession and after only being there a little while i wasn't very sociable and i lost the job. but my mum and dad were cool, especially mum and my other siblings were finally also graduating!!
    nothing went how i expected after i graduated, so i planned more job search which...
    I am glad to hear that things with your parent are going fine!

    Listen hun you have to go back and really think about it, are you willing
    to be a good wife?,do you really want to get married now?, at the same time do you want to loose such a nice guy?
    If you marry him you shouldn't think about the brake up, you should get married with intention of living with him for the rest of your life happily & leave the rest to Allah (swt).
    Need some more help to decide?, just make dua and ask Allah (swt).

    Wish you all the best with which ever decision you go with.