Rentals

Top secrets of managing your rental

Top tips on managing your holiday home as a rentals business...

29 January 2012

How to market your rental

You need all sorts of tools to spread the word out about your rental property, says Tom Lei, of Alpha Holiday Lettings

1 January 2012

Sustainable tourism ‘the future of holiday rentals'

A leading holiday rental website is urging those looking to rent their properties in 2012 to consider the changing face of tourism.

15 December 2011

Best bets for city lets

Many of us who love city breaks dream of a European pied a terre that can also pay its way. But where is both lucrative and lovely to boot? We look at the five European cities in highest demand, according to leading rentals site, www.holidaylettings.co.uk.

31 October 2011

Ask the experts: Rentals- November 2011

Getting more for your Tuscan rental property and beach vs. city in Turkey

31 October 2011

Win a week in a Caribbean beach club, Italian villa, Colorado ski resort... and more

Wyndham Vacation Rentals is giving A Place in the Sun readers a chance to win one of 81 seven-night stays in up to 100 countries!

26 October 2011

Fact or Fiction: Is demand from Brits alone enough to maximise my overseas home’s rental income?

In the ultra-competitive world of short-term holiday rentals, you need every edge. So while you may be able to survive by putting a nice sunny picture of your villa on the workplace notice board, effective international on-line marketing will get those euros, roubles and dollars cascading into your account...

1 July 2011

Ask the experts - Rentals - July 2011

General manager of Villarenters.com James Marchant explains what pricing tactics you could use to ensure you maximise rental potential on your overseas home and gives his top tips on up-and-coming rental areas...

30 June 2011

Getting ready to rent in Cyprus

Preparing a holiday home abroad for the rental market takes a lot of organising, especially when you live in the UK. We asked reader and rental-virgin Rowena Sait how she maximised her time in Cyprus when she visited last month to kit out her new townhouse for paying holidaymakers...

31 May 2011

Rentals: Fact or Fiction?

Many second homeowners don't realise just how much their rights as a landlord differ abroad from here in the UK. Here we warn of the repercussions of not planning your rentals properly and outline ways of navigating overseas tenancy laws.

31 May 2011

Any questions: Lettings

Our experts answer your rental questions: I have a gîte in Brittany that I would like to rent out but am unsure of a few things when it comes to asking for payment. How much should I ask for as a deposit, when should I ask for it and when should the remaining balance be paid (I'm guessing before the guests arrive, but how long before)? Also, should I take a refundable deposit to cover breakages or damage and typically under what circumstances could I justify keeping some of that deposit?

31 May 2011

Ask the experts - Rentals - May 2011

Kate Stinchcombe-Gillies, head of communications at Holiday Lettings shares some of her expert advice on renting our your overseas property

24 May 2011