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I would suggest you speak to an accountant. There is the ability to roll over your capital from one business to another without being liable for capital gains tax at that time. It has to be a holiday let though, not residential let, as you will see in the link below. However, I would definitely pay ...

Just a couple of things to consider. The site is very slow to load on a mobile phone - this was very noticeable. Not so good when people are looking at individual sites to find one that suits them. It may cause people to leave your site rather than wait for it to load if they are pressed for time or...

Poor you Martha! I feel for you. I have to agree. I accept dogs and never have a problem. School holidays in summer usually means families with children book and they can be awful. What about a refundable deposit, or additional charge levied on the deposit, with the conditions for returning the depo...

Probably not a good idea to use your email address as a profile name unless you like spam. Hi, I think what people are trying to say is that if you change your author name (so it isn’t your email address), it will change also on your first post above. A good idea to do it ASAP. Good luck with the n...

I would say a cautious no, don’t be worried. In my experience you will lose a lot more money to an agent. If you are going to do holiday lets, you need to have property in tip top working order. Guests will expend compensation if things ho wrong and more so if they are not rectified quickly so preve...

Presumably this would have been at the request of the owner? It may have been, but last summer owners on the Sykes angry customers Facebook pages were all denying knowledge that prices had been increased. They said it had been a unilateral decision by Sykes. Happy to be corrected if I am wrong as I...

Do let us know if they get any bookings - out of interest only. It’s immoral in my view and people won’t respect them or the property if they are being ripped off.

Cleaning prices have increased for remote owners a lot, but not enough to justify that.

............ so the money we have received is several times our typical annual profit. I suppose it's the 'problem' with the 'one size fits all' system - winners and losers Sadly (?) some of the much larger businesses miss the cut and get nothing. :? Yes, and if you are a winner, it may be down to ...

https://ukhospitality.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cbe25ce3c6cd1dc4683f2c3f4&id=2d9a308e0a&e=d9c80e51e2 The Restart Grants are not paid till April. Hope I’ve copied this link correctly, if not I will edit and try again. Please note, they are not council handouts. You do need to apply a...

I would advise that you create a feedback form and send it to all guests after their stay. Most people won’t tell you directly if the neighbour is unpleasant with them, but they will never return and will possibly put up poor reviews. Be suspicious if you get few forms returned to you. Returning gue...

The PASC newsletter has the following: We manged a get a small update on visiting second homes, still clear as mud...it came from DCMS and can be regarded as official. We are seeking clarification on the overnight bit as it does not say anything about that. Q: From 29 March: When the stay-at-home r...

Hi, the best suggestion came from our Visit England inspector, which was to email the local police to ask permission to stay over. She told me about Cumbria police calling out and telling an owner to go home following complaints from neighbours. He had the property as a holiday let for over 10 years...

Hi yes, do contact me when you are ready.

I have an availability calendar - it’s all part of the PMP package. I don’t have this on my home page but there is a facility for you to put it as a visible link on your home page, snd to list your late availability and special offers on the home page.

Hi Yes it has ical Yes you can add in Stripe and take payments on line. At the moment no extra charge but the site says there will be a £30 a year for this. A lot less than the booking sites take in commission. I’m sorry, I can’t answer your question about Chanel managers. You can have a 2 week tria...

In addition to the above, you might want to have a pleasant word with the neighbour and remind them that any holiday guest is only there for a week (maybe two). So if the neighbour doesn’t like them, they will soon be gone. However, you will say, if your plans for a holiday let are not successful a...