Lay My Hat

In the process of selling one of our properties as a business. This includes a few bookings made through Flipkey (TA) which will be passed on to the new owner. After an exasperating conversation with Flipkey's customer service (somewhere in Asia) it turns out to be a rather complicated process. I th...

Thank you Dusty and akwe-xavante. I have already attempted to call this morning. I got an answering machine and I didn't leave a message. I shall try again as I want to be sure it's not actually someone else using the name.

We usually ask for information from guests such as their address. The reason is that we feel safer having a physical address to contact the guests at, should there be any issues. It also gives us the opportunity to make some basic checks on the internet before accepting guests. This particular guest...

Thank you Anne, that would be extremely helpful.

Congrats Zingara. Hope all goes well for you.

Having sold one of our rental business/properties, this is the time to plan all the transfers of services etc related to the property before completion of sale. One of the services that needs to be transferred to the new owner is a Flipkey account. In the meantime, as part of the deal, I'm still tak...

Oh Musetta, The secret to my success is the niche my holiday rentals are in - one bedroom places for couples - romantic, independent along with the history element. There are plenty of 3 bedroomed places on the island but this niche is still young. It's also excellent for retired couples (who tend t...

Valletta is set to be the European City of Culture in two years' time. I'm selling our established business, a boutique holiday rental in a house that has stood for almost as long as the city itself. I'm sorry to let go of our established business - 10 years ago I started with it - but there are pas...

I've just discovered who these people are - staynholiday.com - They've been mentioned here already - viewtopic.php?t=24542&highlight=staynholiday[/url]

Has anyone received any calls from this number? They say they are not a listing company and that they rent out your rental directly to the client (sounds like the same thing to me). Asian sounding accent but, of course they say they're situated in London. I did ask for the name of the company but I'...

I need to produce a prospectus to present to buyers. Does anyone have an example prospectus I can borrow to see what goes into it apart from the financial side (which the accountant has already provided)? Cheers.

I did contact Charles Cawley, Greenbarn. We had a long chat which was very helpful. Very nice guy. Cheers.

Thank you Greenbarn. Greatly appreciated.

Thank you Andrew and Jan, extremely helpful tips in both your replies.

I like what Jan said about not necessarily advertising it as a going concern so as not to limit the potential market of buyers.

If the boutique holiday rental you're selling comes with its established good name (various mentions in national newspapers, international magazines and online), with mobile friendly website, furniture and rentals for the next few months and an email-marketing list, what are the tax implications? - ...