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by Penlan
Sat Sep 09, 2023 9:39 pm
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: Gwynedd Council “Article 4” tourism destruction!
Replies: 1
Views: 186

Gwynedd Council “Article 4” tourism destruction!

What the………! What on earth are Gwynedd Council (North Wales) doing with article 4? For those who don’t know, article 4 is new planning legislation, which comes into effect September 2024. If you want to change your main home into a holiday let, you have to get planning permission, it has to go throu...
by Penlan
Thu Jun 30, 2022 12:00 pm
Forum: Bookings
Topic: New tax rules for second homes in Wales
Replies: 2
Views: 526

New tax rules for second homes in Wales

https://gov.wales/new-tax-rules-second-homes The new rules come in from April 2023, to qualify for business rates you will have to let your property for at least 182 nights a year, up from 70, it also has to be available for 252 days a year, up from 140. This is some task for holiday let owners in W...
by Penlan
Tue May 24, 2022 11:09 am
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: Monkeypox
Replies: 1
Views: 400

Monkeypox

I watched the news yesterday while they were talking about Monkeypox, in horror I saw the words "Monkeypox can be transmitted through changing bed sheets". If things weren't bad enough through covid.

Please correct me if this is wrong.

If this is correct then be aware.
by Penlan
Wed May 04, 2022 9:59 am
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: Am I “too fussy” with cleanliness?
Replies: 6
Views: 1384

Re: Am I “too fussy” with cleanliness?

I think owners are likely to do a better job than any professional cleaner, it's your business and it's your customers not theirs. I also think the cleaners are on a time limit, which straight away will encounter issues, they will be in a hurry to get on to the next clean. Two weeks ago I complained...
by Penlan
Fri Apr 29, 2022 5:47 am
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: Am I “too fussy” with cleanliness?
Replies: 6
Views: 1384

Am I “too fussy” with cleanliness?

I’ve been cleaning my own let for 7 years now, it’s a large house with 5 bedrooms, but reduced it to 4 to try and reduce the workload a little. There are three en-suites with shower and a master bathroom, kitchen diner and lounge. I have now decided to try a cleaning firm to take all the workload, b...