Posted by admin on August 20, 2010 under Holiday Home General Items | 
After the relaxation and unwinding during a week or two in Cornwall, the dreaded time comes when everything has got to be packed up, ready to make the long journey back home. In the rush to pack everything up and the stress of contemplating that everything might not now fit back in the car, items inevitably get left behind!
We look after over 100 luxury self catering properties in Cornwall, so we get many items brought back to our offices everyday that people leave behind. These items get logged and then put in our lost property racking (boxes cannot cope with the quantity) ready for them to be reclaimed.
To help provide some sort of guide as to what the main items are that get left behind, we have compiled a ‘top five things left behind on a self catering holiday.’
Top 5 Things Left Behind after a Self Catering Holiday
- Items of clothing – Mainly children’s.
- Charging Leads – iPHONE’s, iPODS, mobile phones, camcorders
- Children’s toys – Cuddly toys, bricks, action figures
- Electrical Appliances – Hairdryers, tongs, cameras
- Books
There has been a few strange things left behind that has raised the odd eyebrow but its all in a day of a Holiday Home Services Specialist company.
Tags: 2010 holiday lettings, Cornwall holiday homes, holiday home management, holiday home services cornwall, holiday lifestyle services, lost property in cornwall, luxury self catering cornwall, property management, property management in Cornwall, Self catering in Cornwall, things people leave behind self catering holidays
Posted by admin on August 17, 2010 under Holiday Home Owners |
According to a report out today from Knight Frank, the number of second homes in Britain increased by 2.6%, to reach record levels of 245,384. Knight Frank also expect the second home ownership to increase again by 2% in 2010.
In the coming years, it is predicted that there will be an increase of overseas visitors to Britain and with Staycations and short breaks on the increase, getting good yields on renting these properties is more achievable and much better than short term lets.
If you consider purchasing a holiday home or second home in Cornwall, to rent it out, or just keep it for family use, then we can help every step of the way. We can advise and help with:
> Which areas of Cornwall work really well.
> Introduce you to either the properties that we know are for sale or to property finders or well placed estate agents.
> Advice on furnishings and property improvements which we can do for smaller projects or we can put you in contact with reputable builders.
> Help you with your legal compliance
> Help put you in touch with either letting agents that we know will get you good quality bookings or help you to device your own website, booking systems etc.
> Moving forward, we can clean your property using our well trained housekeepers, deal with the linen and laundry, property management, property maintenance, ongoing legal compliance, 24 hour guest helpline, liase with your booking agent and provide holiday lifestyle service to your guests.
As a very unique, holiday home services specialist in Cornwall, we can help you with every aspect of purchasing and then running a holiday/ second home, no matter where you live.
Posted by admin on August 6, 2010 under Holiday Home General Items, Holiday Home Owners |
Over the last few days, there has been much speculation in the local media that self catering bookings in Cornwall are down by as much as 20%. There has also been quite a bit made that visitors are staying at camp sites, rather than self catering properties.
As ever, you can only judge things as you see them and our statistics tell a different story!
We are a holiday home services specialist that provide housekeeping, property management and holiday concierge services to over 100 luxury self catering properties in West Cornwall, North Cornwall and Mid Cornwall. The luxury properties that we look after, rent out in the peak weeks from £ 1200 to nearly £ 6000 a week. Throughout July, August and September of this year, we are virtually at 100% occupancy for the three months and the bookings for October are looking like they will be ahead of 2009.
What perhaps can be deduced from our current market overview, and some current research with paying guests is the following:
> Bookings at the luxury end of the self catering industry is buoyant and increasing year on year.
> Quite a number of guests staying in these luxury properties are holidaying at home in the UK for first time or, the first time in a long time.
> The demands of what a potential customer is looking for in a self catering property has changed significantly over the last five years. They are looking for, as standard; Exceptionally clean and well presented properties, very good quality furnishings, Wi-Fi, well equipped kitchens, quality audio visual equipment, iPOD docking stations linked to music systems or standalone systems, use of house telephone (particularly where mobile signal is weak), inclusion of high quality bedding and cotton rich towels, very high standard of property maintenance, 24 hour helpline if they get a problem, amongst other things.
> Our Holiday Concierge business and the lifestyle services that we supply to guests is also on the increase and they can also influence bookings, where the guests can see that these services are available. These services include grocery shopping, housekeeper services and flexible chef services.
> If the property has additional features such as swimming pools, hot tubs, tennis courts or other such items, then these properties normally book better throughout the traditionally quieter periods of the year.
> The properties that we look after obtain their bookings through either letting agents, holiday listing websites or indeed via their own websites.
Bookings and expectations in the luxury end of the self catering market increases every year so it would be worth owners of properties that may need upgrading to consider this in the coming years. We can provide help and guidance to existing holiday home owners on what may be required and also to owners of good quality second home owners that perhaps have never rented before. We also provide all the necessary housekeeping, laundry, property management, property maintenance and guest services that are tried and tested services, to fully look after the property, property owners and the paying guests.
Posted by admin on May 10, 2010 under Holiday Property Management & Maintenance |
Managing Holiday Homes in Cornwall can be a real juggling act, whether you have a letting agent or not, particularly if you don’t live in the local area.
To help give holiday home owners peace of mind and provide a one stop shop for all the services that are required to look after a holiday home, as well as the paying guests, we offer all services, except for the lettings. Even then, we can help owners choose the right letting agent, that can deliver the level of bookings required, based on our experience of their performance, in most areas across Cornwall.
Our Holiday Home Property Management Services includes the following core services which are:
- Empty Property Checking
- Key holder Services
- 24/7 Guest Helpline
- Access Management
- Legal Compliance
In addition to this, we can also provide everything else thats required to manage and maintain your holiday home or second home, including:
- Property Maintenance
- Window Cleaning & Gardening Services
- Electrical, Plumbing & Heating Services
- Fire Risk Assessments & Fire Fighting Equipment
- Pest Control
- Wireless Broadband Support
- Manage Small Projects
- Furnishing
- This list is not exhaustive
Our other specialist holiday home services in Cornwall include; Housekeeping, cleaning, linen & laundry services, linen hire, key management, welcome gifts and meet and greet services if required, to name but a few.
For more information on our holiday home and second home services, please visit our website on www.perfectexample.co.uk
Tags: -, 2010 holiday lettings, Cornwall holiday homes, holiday home management, Holiday Home Services, holiday home services cornwall, holiday lifestyle services, luxury self catering, perfect example, property management, property management in Cornwall
Posted by admin on February 22, 2010 under Holiday Home General Items, Holiday Home Owners |
A very common question we get asked regularly, as we look after 100 luxury self catering properties in Cornwall, with a lettings perspective across a number of letting agents and customer own websites is, ‘how are bookings doing this year?’
As of todays date, we have seen another significant increase in forward booked holidays for luxury self catering properties in Cornwall, compared to this time last year. It is generally known that getting bookings for peak letting periods is quite easy but the skill for any letting agent in Cornwall is generating bookings for low and mid peak times of the year. With this in mind, the summer months is nearly fully booked already and March is already a record month, and we still have bookings flowing in. April and May are looking very healthy and again they are up year on year which is a very encouraging sign.
Whilst we are not letting agents, we do help our customers select the best agent for them as we can draw on the factual results that we see and we have an up to date view on their performance, by town.
Part of the reason for the success of getting good bookings on the luxury properties that we provide our holiday home services to in Cornwall is the guest services that we supply to help enhance the guest stay. These services include Online grocery shopping, so that they arrive with it already packed away, flexible Housekeeper services to keep the property tidy and help the guests really relax and our holiday concierge services which enables us to provide whatever the guests require.
We do ensure the very highest of standards of housekeeping, property services and guest lifestyle services and with so many guests returning to properties that we look after, it is obvious that this has a major effect.
2010 looks like being another record breaking in the luxury self catering market.
