Lay My Hat

We are thinking of altering our welcome pack so wondered what you all put in yours?

Ours is Milk, Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Welshcakes, 6 Eggs, Fresh Flowers, and a handful of celebrations or quality street.

Yes I totally agree COYS, money doesnt buy you class BUT if anything had of gone wrong there would have been no chance of getting anything back from him and sadly on past experience I have had similar issues and the people have wrecked it, stole sheets etc. I now charge a damage deposit for those wi...

Thankyou, yes I am thinking I will increase to at least 6 weeks for next year but on the whole most have been ok. I have scrutinised my booking conditions and I havent got anything in there that gives me the right to cancel unless breach of contract. He has messaged again today to offer £150 now and...

A man booked back in january for a short break in october. Struggled to pay his deposit of £50 but then agreed he would pay half balance in july and the rest in august. The balance doesnt actually fall due until 12th sept. I was anticipating problems with him (you get that feeling...) and sure enoug...

I am just doing my income tax for the furnished holiday let for last year but wondering how to calculate the purchase of a car on hp?
We paid a small deposit and part ex'd a car and remainder on hp. Obviously only a percentage is used for business but have no clue how to work values/interest out?

Thankyou, looking into it as we speak, will keep fingers crossed there is a better solution that what we currently have.

Thankyou, will take a look at the options you both mention. I am finding some guests will only use 2 - 5gb in a week however when children involved it is increasingly difficult to control them. I have to check the usage twice a day and even then they can surpruse me and use 20gb in one night. If i h...

Our cottage is in an area where there is no broadband available on a landline so we have to use mobile broadband to offer wifi to our guests. This is generally ok and works well but i would like to offer unlimited data as they frequently use the max data of 60gb but cant seem to find any company doi...

Looking to get some duvets sets replaced as the ones we have got have done good service and time for new. One set we have is a brilliant fabric that dries quickly and doesnt crease but not sure of the name of the fabric used. I have looked at Out of eden and requested a catalogue and looking at Dune...

I seem to get a lot of families booking in the last couple of years which naturally I dont mind but would like to aim more at the retired couples or nearing retirement age groups. I mainly advertise on facebook so wondering what my best plan is without spending a small fortune. Would like to get mor...

Thanks old bill, have now spoken to towergate direct and they are going to discuss in full tommorow.

My insurance is due for renewal and I find it has gone up by £70 since last year. I am currently with old oak insurance brokers (a local agent) but it is towergate who is doing the policy. Has anyone any good recommendations for holiday let insurance? Our current policy covers our main house, holida...

I am thinking of putting my cottage on airbnb but before i do i am looking to make a booking for a short break to test it out. Does anyone have a referral coupon that i could use?

Looks like I will have to ring citizens advice first and see what they say. It is a ridiculous amount of information they need and I can see it taking me weeks. I dont pay business rates due to there being small business rate relief. I am hoping the fact that I have a letter from the welsh office st...

I have been letting out our holiday cottage for nearly 2 years now. Realised a few weeks ago I should be claiming working tax credits while income is low in first few years so submitted application. Five weeks on, I got a snotty phonecall from someone in the WTC section. Basically she had made her m...