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Rates Private Holiday Property Owners are in a fantastic position to offer on average between 15 and 50% savings on rates offered by Professional operators offer when they cut out intermediaries such as Tour operators, real-estate agencies and other booking offices.
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Direct contact with owners Who else knows their property best? That’s right, The Owner. We make sure you are in direct contact with the owner themselves so you have access to up-to-date information about the property features, amenities, surrounding area, how to get to the property and more...
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Properties which are often better equipped Most holiday property owners regularly use the property themselves and ensure that the property is looked after and maintained to a very high standard. They are often better equipped than ones which professional operators have on their books, mainly because of the large numbers of properties these operators have to manage. Many operators will only provide you with basics when it comes to features in the property.
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Our recommendations
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Get all information that you can about features of the property, it’s location, state of the property, any work to be carried out and dates, what the local area is like etc... Request photographs if necessary
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Make sure you know what is and is not included in the rental rate and (house-keeping, local taxes, security deposit, electricity, air-conditioning etc...) Also check in and departure dates and times
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For your own records print off a copy of the property advertisement
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Always ask for an agreement of the rental
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It is strongly advised, in order to protect yourself, you make payments via Moneygram or Western Union
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Upon arrival and departure have the owner go through an inventory of fixtures and existing damages with you
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Insurance is a must, seek insurance that is specially tailored for holiday rental customers
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