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Posted in Offers on 05. Feb, 2009 | 1 Comment
The Search for Annual Travel Insurance for long stay holidays When you have a holiday home overseas it’s great to be able to take trips out there throughout the year. If you do travel regularly one thing that can keep the costs down is getting an annual travel insurance policy. The thing is, when I [...]
Posted in Advice on 30. Jan, 2009 | Be first to comment
How to choose a holiday home Inspired by this article about Property Investor James Caan from the Dragons Den I have set about with my own advice for anyone looking into buying an overseas home. In the article I link to above James Caan talks about his holiday home in Cannes. I have quoted that [...]
Posted in Offers on 26. Jan, 2009 | Be first to comment
Guest post from Win a Holiday blog. At our blog we do one thing, list online entry competitions with flights or holidays as prizes. It might be ideal for people with a holiday home as you can get a free holiday to somewhere completely different or maybe win flights to the destination where your villa [...]
Posted in News on 23. Jan, 2009 | Be first to comment
Rentals increase out of necessity Interesting article from the New York Times about the holiday home rental market in Europe. “Basically it was something we had to do” to cover the mortgage, says Mrs. Pearson who bought and renovated a house in the Lake District hoping for a profit. “We didn’t have a choice.” She [...]
Posted in Books on 10. Jan, 2009 | Be first to comment
3 Best books on subject of property purchase overseas. I’ve been asked a few times since I started this blog, if I can reccomend any books on holiday home rentals or holiday home investment generally. Below are the 3 books that I rate highest from the dozen or so “real books” that I have read. [...]
Posted in News on 04. Jan, 2009 | Be first to comment
Obama and family rent out holiday home. Before taking on an almighty challenge of one of the most important and influential jobs in the world the new president of the USA, Barrack Obama took his Christmas holiday in Hawaii, where he grew up. Instead of checking into an exclusive hotel the family opted to rent [...]
Posted in News on 02. Jan, 2009 | Be first to comment
As the Euro € gets ever closer to being equal to the Great British pound £ We look at how this can affect holiday home rentals. A lot of holiday home owners rent out the weeks when they are not there with a view to covering the running costs of the holiday home. If these [...]
Posted in Advice on 24. Dec, 2008 | Be first to comment
Top Tips on Renting out a second home. So now you have your apartment or villa maybe it’s time to get some income from your investment. Some people do this to make their overseas home pay for itself. By this they mean the rental income covers communal charges, taxes and the like. Other people really [...]