Dear Sir/Madam

Welcome to the October issue of the Holiday Home Information e-newsletter.

As we enjoy a mini heatwave here in the UK, my apologies for bringing everyong down to earth with a lead article on the problems of cold weather and burst pipes! It's a growing issue after 2 harsh winters, so we have some tips to avoid problems and what to do if the worst happens.

Elsewhwere some ideas for saving money on a second home may cheer you up, while some unusual booking requests have been published by Homeaway...

Breaking news - will Energy Performance Certificates for Holiday Lets be scrapped? Click here.

DON'T GET CAUGHT OUT BY THE FREEZING WEATHER THIS WINTER

Last year’s prolonged big freeze affected thousands of holiday homes, with freezing temperatures leading to burst pipes and extensive property damage throughout the UK. Escape of water can devastate a holiday home and is one of the most common holiday home insurance claims.Read more...

9 WAYS TO SAVE MONEY IN A HOLIDAY LET

Owning and running a holiday home is becoming more expensive. The increased 20% VAT rate, the recent rises in gas and electricity bills, increased travel costs and the threat of a removal of the council tax discount all add up to extra expense. Read more...

WHERE CAN I KEEP MY DONKEY?

Leading holiday rentals website HomeAway.co.uk reveals some of the stranger requests property owners received this holiday season. Read more...

10 THINGS YOUR GUESTS WILL LOVE YOU FOR

Sheila Glover from The Holiday Home Inspector presents 10 simple but effective tips for making guests' stays that extra bit special. Read more...

CLEANING A HOLIDAY LET

Andrew Wilson of Holiday Home Management provides a detailed piece on cleaning a holiday home to high standards. Read more...

10 CHANGEOVER CHECKS THAT SOMETIMES GET MISSED

A typical checklist will allow a cleaner to work through each room, vacuuming and cleaning, changing bed linen and preparing the property for the next guest. But there are some non-regular tasks which don’t require weekly attention or can easily get missed, so here we list out top ten checks for a spotless holiday home.. Read more...

THE OVERSEAS MARKET

Research conducted by Savills in conjunction with HomeAway, the holiday letting portal, has shown holiday home ownership abroad has continued to grow over the past 5 years, despite the economic slowdown and a falling housing market. Read more...

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WRITE FOR HOLIDAY HOME INFORMATION

We are inviting second home owners and holiday let owners, and suppliers to the industry to write for holidayhomeinformation.co.uk. We would like to hear your stories and in return can offer a mini bio about you or your company. Read more...

Our next e-newsletter will be published on the 1st of November.

Best Regards

Andy Easton
Holiday Home Information Ltd. – www.holidayhomeinformation.co.uk