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- Mon Mar 01, 2021 9:22 am
- Forum: Managing your property
- Topic: Electric car chargers
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6783
Our electric car (a BMW i3) takes 30 kWh to charge fully from completely empty (so that would be an absolute maximum of £4.50 at 15p per kWh from a completely flat battery). On a typical home car charger that might take around 4-6 hours, or on a standard socket it might take 12 hours or longer (new ...
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 9:29 pm
- Forum: Just starting out
- Topic: Kitchen design
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1521
- Sun Aug 23, 2020 4:12 pm
- Forum: Just starting out
- Topic: Heating without mains gas
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5157
A ground source heat pump with underfloor heating. No radiators so furniture layout is much easier. Expensive to install, but unbelievably cheap to run. Hugely energy efficient (as long as your insulation is up to scratch). A much cheaper option from an installation point of view would be electric u...
- Sun Jun 14, 2020 4:08 pm
- Forum: Managing your property
- Topic: Managing the changeover - sharing our thoughts here
- Replies: 55
- Views: 15304
- Thu Apr 09, 2020 1:17 pm
- Forum: Bookings
- Topic: Coronavirus - is it affecting your bookings?
- Replies: 112
- Views: 28480
- Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:56 am
- Forum: UK & Ireland
- Topic: Overseas government staff needing to return to the UK
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4477
Overseas government staff needing to return to the UK
I have a repeat guest, currently working for the UK government overseas, who needs to return to the UK with a vulnerable family member. They will therefore be occupying our holiday accommodation for the next few weeks/months whilst we are empty due to cancellations. Their own property in the UK is t...
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 6:25 am
- Forum: Managing your property
- Topic: zip link beds again!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1481
- Wed May 08, 2019 2:57 pm
- Forum: Managing your property
- Topic: Advice on Towels
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1793
- Wed May 01, 2019 8:22 pm
- Forum: Managing your property
- Topic: Car charging point?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2800
Yes, we've got one at the holiday cottage (and another next door at our own place). Both installed around 5 years ago when we first got an electric car (and were therefore free installs). The car charging point is mentioned on our website, and as we're pretty eco-friendly with ground source heat pum...
- Tue Apr 09, 2019 6:43 am
- Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
- Topic: CoolStays.com
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2533
I've been with Coolstays since they started out, initially on a free listing and now a paid listing. They generate quite a lot of enquiries for me, however most are poor quality (for me) as they are often for 1 or 2 night bookings (we clearly state 3 night minimum) or are looking for a cheap or last...
- Tue Nov 27, 2018 4:37 pm
- Forum: Managing your guests
- Topic: How to avoid bad guests
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9261
- Thu May 24, 2018 8:35 pm
- Forum: Just starting out
- Topic: Designing layout for new FHLs
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4883
Hi - we're just down the road from you in Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge! I'd say go for the upper end of the market rather than the budget end - once you're up and running your ongoing costs aren't vastly different, whereas your income is. And you're welcome to come and visit us if that would help - we'...
- Sat Apr 21, 2018 6:30 am
- Forum: UK & Ireland
- Topic: Recycling bins
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6940
We try to be very eco, so we have 5 bins in the kitchen(!) One is a triple bin, for glass/plastic and tins/paper and card, then there's a standard bin for general waste and we have a composting food bin under the sink. The triple bin is very neat - it's very similar to this: https://www.kitchenmarke...
- Fri Mar 23, 2018 7:21 am
- Forum: Managing your property
- Topic: Questions about using Netflix in holiday home
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11284
We have 2 smart TVs at our place, and we don't supply any log-in info for Netflix/ Amazon etc. We do make sure at each changeover that they're both logged out (occasionally they have been left logged in). The log-in page for Netflix always shows a free 30 day trial, so if any guests come along who d...
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 2:28 pm
- Forum: Managing your property
- Topic: new tv, how much do you spend and do you secure it?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3319
I know some of the ways in which I manage our property is seen by some members of this forum as me being a bit of a dinasaur but I send paperwork out through the post rather than email I do this - I know some guests might see it as a bit old-fashioned, but I see it as a bit of a security check, esp...