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by Gary2604
Wed Apr 06, 2016 4:39 pm
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: Dogs - The dangerous dogs warning for holiday home owners
Replies: 15
Views: 4249

Yes...all sounded a bit bizarre to me but I guess we will not know for sure until someone ends up in court defending the height of the fence that their guests dog managed to leap over! Really is it any different from stating that your property accepts children......and then one takes a tumble down t...
by Gary2604
Tue Apr 05, 2016 4:55 pm
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: Dogs - The dangerous dogs warning for holiday home owners
Replies: 15
Views: 4249

Dogs - The dangerous dogs warning for holiday home owners

Just read the following article, possible food for thought! : "Tough new laws to tackle irresponsible dog handling could affect dog-friendly holiday homes in England and Wales. Guests who allow their dogs to behave ‘dangerously out of control’ in a garden or other private place now face longer ...
by Gary2604
Wed Mar 02, 2016 11:16 pm
Forum: Buying/selling your home
Topic: EU Referendum
Replies: 11
Views: 5648

Were calculated from here http://www.migrationobservatory.ox.ac.u ... erview.pdf

Polish at 15% , Irish at 6% of foreign born folks living in the UK.
by Gary2604
Wed Mar 02, 2016 4:49 pm
Forum: Buying/selling your home
Topic: EU Referendum
Replies: 11
Views: 5648

In my opinion the reality would be that the EU has as much to lose as the UK if they did try to beat us up over tariffs and other restrictions. If you look at the numbers below, is it really credible to believe that the millions of EU nationals living in the UK are going to be kicked out or are goin...
by Gary2604
Mon Feb 29, 2016 5:03 pm
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: Anyone downloaded the New Homeaway & OD App?
Replies: 8
Views: 1045

Nemo wrote:No the app is for both. Designed for iphone but can be downloaded on to an ipad as that's where I downloaded it to. It's called Owner App for Homeaway & Owners Direct
Yes correct it does work on the Ipad but screen is clearly intended for the Iphone i.e. it looks zoomed in on the Ipad :D
by Gary2604
Mon Feb 29, 2016 5:01 pm
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: OD (HA) Listing - No Inquiries
Replies: 18
Views: 1416

Thanks guys. I have used Google Forms to create our own booking form and have sent our guests, via OD, links to the form. I have to say that using OD dashboard does keep all your messages to the guest in order for all bookings without any effort on our part so that is nice. I have not received any m...
by Gary2604
Mon Feb 29, 2016 1:24 pm
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: Anyone downloaded the New Homeaway & OD App?
Replies: 8
Views: 1045

Sorry....answered my own question....was downloading the wrong App! I was trying to download to my IPAD but the correct app is Iphone only! Now working!
by Gary2604
Mon Feb 29, 2016 1:13 pm
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: Anyone downloaded the New Homeaway & OD App?
Replies: 8
Views: 1045

In the App Store if search for owners direct I only see a Homeaway App. Is this the same thing and if so how do you log in to OD as it asks for an account number?
by Gary2604
Mon Feb 29, 2016 12:48 pm
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: OD (HA) Listing - No Inquiries
Replies: 18
Views: 1416

Now just as an update.....from my original post on this thread on Friday we have now had two bookings from OD over the weekend :D Amazing....not a sniff, I moan ......and what do you know! Now the work starts as we have no idea how or what we should be doing now with the OD booking system. I see fro...
by Gary2604
Mon Feb 29, 2016 12:39 pm
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: OD (HA) Listing - No Inquiries
Replies: 18
Views: 1416

Until now, I'd say that reviews can be really critical to getting views and enquiries. From now, as the online booking and payment starts to take precedence, then that may start to change. My property with several reviews and plenty of off season availability gets three times as many views and many...
by Gary2604
Mon Feb 29, 2016 12:32 pm
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: OD (HA) Listing - No Inquiries
Replies: 18
Views: 1416

It doesn't help that you are the very last listing on page 4 of 93 properties in your area. :cry: Do you keep an eye on its listing position? Thanks for checking on my listing. Like the front the rear of the house is badly in need of a makeover....it's what we are working on now so once we get both...
by Gary2604
Fri Feb 26, 2016 9:21 pm
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: OD (HA) Listing - No Inquiries
Replies: 18
Views: 1416

To bunny/essar, You caught me out to be honest! Truth is the outside has to be painted before our first guest arrive in April. The colour is too faded to be able to show close up at this time! It clearly should and will be shown.......but we're having to compromise for now! Bunny, thanks for the kin...
by Gary2604
Fri Feb 26, 2016 9:14 pm
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: OD (HA) Listing - No Inquiries
Replies: 18
Views: 1416

Re: OD (OA) Listing - No Inquiries

Hi Felicity, yes very interesting although I see all the reviews recently are now one star and mostly from owners who also have only 1 review to their name. The company seems to be in a bit of a mess! I did find the following review https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/homeaway.co.uk of HA which is real...
by Gary2604
Fri Feb 26, 2016 8:04 pm
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: OD (HA) Listing - No Inquiries
Replies: 18
Views: 1416

Hi bunny,
Our listing on HA https://www.homeaway.co.uk/p6114511
by Gary2604
Fri Feb 26, 2016 6:54 pm
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: EBAY
Replies: 13
Views: 2296

I am trying it for the first time - put it on yesterday. Not your average holiday house http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111915431725?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 So far in under 24 hours 33 views and 1 watching. A lot more views than I get for some paid websites in a fortnight....