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Further considerations for Prospective Holiday Home Caretakers

We have looked at some of basics of becoming a holiday home caretaker, and here we consider some of the more in-depth issues. Read more...

Booking Software's Multi-Million Pound Success

The Staycations boom has seen record-breaking success for holiday rental properties that let their customers book online. Read more...

Letting Agent Profile - The Victoria Park House Company

The Victoria Park House Company manage a selective portfolio of elegant properties for short lets close to the 2012 London Olympics site in London. Read more...

The Psychology of Booking a Holiday

Google have produced an interesting infographic on the the stages of booking a holiday, from the initial 'dreaming' stage to research and booking. Read more...

Wales’ natural environment and its people make it a top holiday destination.

Results of the 2011 Wales Visitor Survey, which are revealed by Visit Wales today, show that the natural environment and the friendliness of the people come out top when visitors rate their holiday in Wales. Read more...

Become a Holiday Home Caretaker - a Start Up Guide

Anyone can be a holiday home or second home caretaker.  There is no training or qualifications in the discipline so the traits required to become a successful caretaker include. Read more...

Dealing with Damages in a Holiday Home

Damages caused to a holiday home by paying guests is relatively rare and should not be a deterrent to letting a property for self-catering holidays. Read more...

Holiday Home Prices in England - January 2012

While Zoopla's House Price Index showed that overall house prices in England have decreased by 1.1% over the past 12 months, the favourite second home hotspots have had mixed fortunes. Read more...

Leading European travel brand @Leisure-Group acquires pureholidayhomes.com Ltd

Dutch based @Leisure-Group has recently completed the acquisition of pureholidayhomes.com, one of the UK’s largest second home rental websites, for an undisclosed sum. Read more...

Changing patterns in holiday bookings

Online intelligence company Experian have posted some interesting trends in the behaviour of UK holidaymakers use of the Internet. Read more...