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by IV63
Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:45 am
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: Managing the changeover - sharing our thoughts here
Replies: 55
Views: 15149

Everyone's situation will be slightly different and how we each handle change over really has to start from our own risk assessment. The mumsnet discussion mentioned is illuminating and at times contradictory, luckily that is not our customer profile (ours are almost entirely couples) I really feel ...
by IV63
Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:20 am
Forum: UK & Ireland
Topic: Scotland Coronavirus Grant Applications
Replies: 8
Views: 4925

Highland seem to have it pretty well sorted.

We had to provide details of bookings to prove over 140 nights and a copy of last years self assessment for income.

Took about a week to process.
by IV63
Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:15 am
Forum: UK & Ireland
Topic: CORONAVIRUS GRANT
Replies: 87
Views: 28611

Highland council processed our application quickly and painlessly and we had the money in about a week (including the easter weekend in the middle). The scheme in Scotland is slightly different. Here you have to demonstrate 140 nights let in the previous year, and show that FHL income is more than a...
by IV63
Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:18 pm
Forum: Bookings
Topic: Enquries for 2020 over tge Christmas and New Year period
Replies: 14
Views: 5644

For us 2020 is looking promising so far, very early to tell of course. We were mostly full through the festive period and January is doing ok, which is always a pleasant surprise. Generally Q1 is looking way better than 2019, which it has to be said was an all time low. So far this year whilst we ar...
by IV63
Sun Jan 20, 2019 3:02 pm
Forum: Bookings
Topic: 2019 Bookings up or down on 2018
Replies: 51
Views: 16436

Same for us here in Scotland, although I think the poll needs an even greater reduction option as I'd say year on year it's closer to 40% down right now We run 4 units and normally would expect multiple bookings per day from Christmas onwards with about two thirds of overall bookings usually made by...