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by vacancesthezan
Sun Mar 06, 2022 8:49 am
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: Cleaning costs and welcome packs. How much is too much??
Replies: 6
Views: 2017

Re: Cleaning costs and welcome packs. How much is too much??

Initially, sounds ok to me! I dont think we would have left the management company without maybe a full year of renters just to see how it all went and whether it was really money well spent. Split the costs between cleaning and laundry - plus welcome pack. Therefore: How many loads of washing for a...
by vacancesthezan
Sat Aug 14, 2021 12:37 pm
Forum: France
Topic: Passe Sanitaire rules
Replies: 0
Views: 2261

Passe Sanitaire rules

Our tourist office have sent us an email from the regional tourist people for the Herault. Concerning the above. Below is a copy of the relevant paragraphs Bonjour A toutes fins utiles : Pour rappel, pour les hébergements sans lieux de rassemblement collectifs (par exemple : piscine, restauration......
by vacancesthezan
Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:47 am
Forum: Managing your guests
Topic: What would you do - advice please
Replies: 9
Views: 1718

To me it all dépends on whether you receive the payment or not. If not, it is another scenario and I can add my experience to the discussion. Let us know. Thanks to all who give us valid information and views. Firstly, the money did arrive into our bank account in full yesterday - well less the not...
by vacancesthezan
Sun Aug 08, 2021 6:16 pm
Forum: Managing your guests
Topic: What would you do - advice please
Replies: 9
Views: 1718

Thanks for the two very differing but equally valid points What if the family reason was that they or someone close to them had symptoms or been tested and found to have covid? Does that in any way affect your replies? This is a shared house. We live upstairs. We are both doubly vaccinated, however ...
by vacancesthezan
Sun Aug 08, 2021 12:52 pm
Forum: Managing your guests
Topic: What would you do - advice please
Replies: 9
Views: 1718

What would you do - advice please

Our first "contactless rental" ever. We wanted to ensure that our guests felt safe with covid around and so would we!! Therefore a couple arrived last night for a 14 night stay. They booked through one of the sites and so we havent got the money yet - although the site says that it has jus...
by vacancesthezan
Thu May 13, 2021 10:38 am
Forum: Just starting out
Topic: occupancy rates
Replies: 12
Views: 1657

Re: occupancy rates

Hello people, I am a first time poster. I am contemplating buying properties for holiday lets. My plan was always to go down the buy to let route, but I find it is too hands off (I have one buy to let already). Also, I quite like the idea of eventually running a property management company once I h...
by vacancesthezan
Sun May 09, 2021 7:22 am
Forum: France
Topic: Bed & Breakfast query
Replies: 6
Views: 952

Re: Bed & Breakfast query

We closed last year for all bookings due to Covid. We hope to reopen this year for summer bookings. We have both been vaccinated and are due 2nd jabs in June. One of our cancelled booking has send us an email to know if we can accommodate them for 3 nights as they are coming to a wedding in the are...
by vacancesthezan
Sun Mar 14, 2021 4:59 pm
Forum: France
Topic: Classification 'meuble' for British resident taxpayer?
Replies: 12
Views: 1655

chrishax wrote:so yes it is registered via the agency, and their business is centred in Switzerland, and I have sent French system an HMRC attensation plus my global income of just 10k net - fully declared in UK - and inclusive of the French rental income, so I feel the ball is in their court..
bon courage!

VT
by vacancesthezan
Sun Mar 14, 2021 11:15 am
Forum: France
Topic: Classification 'meuble' for British resident taxpayer?
Replies: 12
Views: 1655

Thanks Farley and Oasiscouple. So far, the advice I have been given is to submit my UK proof of main residence and proof of UK tax payment, and that's all, to the French authorities. In this regard I am anxious if someone really knows if this advice is wrong. Assuming it is correct then the 71% ded...
by vacancesthezan
Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:57 am
Forum: France
Topic: Gite classifications France
Replies: 8
Views: 2920

Thanks VT. That link is very useful. I've filled in the form online and I'll take it down to the Mairie in the morning. I'll see whether they know (yet) what my registration number will be. This seems to be the critical paragraph: Dans les villes qui l’ont décidé par délibération du Conseil municip...
by vacancesthezan
Mon Jan 11, 2021 7:22 pm
Forum: France
Topic: Gite classifications France
Replies: 8
Views: 2920

you have to show your reference number on all advertising or risk a fine. What reference number? We think the one that you get when you register your MdeT at the Mairie. Not absolutely sure as we dont have too much information as yet. Maybe someone else knows? VT A bit more info is available on thi...
by vacancesthezan
Mon Jan 11, 2021 1:56 pm
Forum: France
Topic: Gite classifications France
Replies: 8
Views: 2920

There is also a new declaration form to be completed and sent to your Mairie. I think that the rules have changed and you have to show your reference number on all advertising or risk a fine. Ours was done more than ten years ago and our OdeT are chasing us to update it. On the "to do" lis...
by vacancesthezan
Sun Aug 09, 2020 6:55 am
Forum: France
Topic: Covid - rules for cleaning accommodation
Replies: 29
Views: 7219

I do my best to ensure my safety and those of the next guests. That document contains some sane practical advice, roughly what I have been doing anyway except that I wear 'normal' shoes, as I do in shops and other public places (!) We are with you on their shoe idea! It may prevent the spread of co...
by vacancesthezan
Thu Aug 06, 2020 9:13 am
Forum: France
Topic: Covid - rules for cleaning accommodation
Replies: 29
Views: 7219

Hi VT I'd very much like to see the final document when its available. Many thanks Noted Farley. Will do. It is a holiday weekend, so we dont expect that the tourist office will be working. They are a lot better at the office part than they are the tourist. VT Somewhat belatedly the ADN Tourisme ha...
by vacancesthezan
Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:21 pm
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: 'Bleached' bedding - help!
Replies: 8
Views: 1895

Thanks for the replies.... The king duvet cover is 50/50 polycotton, a. What I shame. We would only use 100% cotton because it is far more forgiving. You could try washing it on the hottest wash it will take with washing power - not liquid. Not at all optimistic though - sorry. Cut it up and ise th...