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Tag Archive for: Holiday Property

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Buying a property to rent overseas – video guide

January 31, 2013/0 Comments/in Business Planning, Holiday Rental Blog /by Louise Brace

This is the time of year when people inevitably start thinking of new horizons and sunnier climes.  We have the usual raft of “Wanted down Under” and “Holiday Home Sweet Home” type programmes gracing our daytime viewing, and thoughts may well turn to the “wouldn’t it be nice to own a little B&B somewhere…” variety. Read more

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Revealed: The Extras Your Holidaymakers Want

October 30, 2012/0 Comments/in Business Planning, Guest Service, Holiday Rental Blog, Industry News /by Louise Brace

Self-catering holidays used to be simple affairs: rudimentary facilities and little opportunity for holidaymakers to find out much about where they were staying before they arrived. That’s all changed with the rise of the internet and social media. Read more

Should You Advertise Your Holiday Property Address?

October 16, 2012/2 Comments/in Advertising, Facebook, Holiday Rental Blog, Marketing Tips, Twitter, Web Design /by Louise Brace

Disclosing the exact address of your holiday property is something that causes great debate among the holiday lettings community, and with good reason.

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5 Easy Ways to Run a More Eco Friendly Rental

October 3, 2012/4 Comments/in Business Planning, Eco-Friendly Rentals, Holiday Rental Blog, Villa Marketing Spain /by Louise Brace

I’m writing this weeks blog from Barcelona, on a trip checking out the eco-credentials of hotels using the Travelife system for which I’m a registered auditor. It’s been an interesting week, and on the whole I have been impressed with efforts in Catalunya to promote more sustainable tourism. But as the shift from pre-packaged holiday hotels to independent self catering breaks gathers momentum, I can´t help wondering where holiday rentals fit in to this whole idea of sustainable travel? Can, or indeed should, holiday property owners be doing more to be eco-friendly? Read more

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Do You Have a Wear and Tear Fund for your Holiday Rental?

September 25, 2012/0 Comments/in Business Planning, Guest Service, Holiday Rental Blog /by Louise Brace

Are you a non-resident holiday rental owner? If so it’s likely that sometime in the next few weeks you may be going to visit your property to check it at the end of the summer season and prepare it for winter. Read more

The 2 Pillars of Running a Holiday Property from Afar

August 14, 2012/0 Comments/in Business Planning, Guest Service, Holiday Rental Blog /by Louise Brace

Do you own, or are you thinking of owning a holiday property abroad or a long distance from where you live? Do all your friends or even you have this idyllic idea that you will have a lovely place that you can just hop back and forth to whenever you feel like it, Quite possibly this is true, but we also know it is not without it’s headaches. Read more

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Holiday Lettings Case Study Part 3: Property Staging

July 31, 2012/1 Comment/in Business Planning, Facebook, Holiday Rental Blog, Interior Design, Marketing Tips, Photography, Pinterest, Villa Marketing Spain /by Louise Brace

Part #3: Staging a home to attract rentals

The process of “staging” a property is common practice in Real Estate to sell a house, but for some reason this does not happen so much in the holiday lettings business. Read more

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Make Hay While The Sun Shines (or not)

July 17, 2012/1 Comment/in Guest Service, Holiday Rental Blog, Marketing Tips /by Louise Brace

We’ve all had periods of ‘feast’ when the phone doesn’t stop ringing, piles of email requests are coming in to make a holiday booking for the peak times of the year. We can’t imagine the quiet times, but they come and when they do it seems endless. Read more

Holiday Home Lettings in Andalucia

Holiday Lettings Case Study: Zero to Booked in 12 Weeks

July 10, 2012/3 Comments/in Business Planning, Holiday Rental Blog, Marketing Tips, Villa Marketing Spain /by Louise Brace

Part #1: A Holiday Lettings Dilemma

For owners of second homes in the UK or holiday homes abroad there is often a dilemma to face. It´s nice to leave a property empty so you can use it whenever you wish to, but an empty property can soon deteriorate, need expensive maintenance and will still cost money whether for the mortgage or general utility costs. Read more

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Useful Tips for Greeting Holiday Rental Guests

July 3, 2012/0 Comments/in Business Planning, Guest Service, Holiday Rental Blog /by Louise Brace

Greeting your holiday rentals guests in the right way can make a big difference to their perception of their holiday and how they treat your property. Customer service in holiday lettings can be approached in many different ways. This blog will nudge you to think about how you do it and maybe give you some ideas of how you might do it differently, making it easier for yourself and your guests or it may confirm to you that what you are doing works for you. Read more

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