Renting to UK travellers seeking a festive break

There are possibly fewer holiday renters from November to February. You can get yourself some off-season bookings with a little creativity.

Here are a few tricks to attract holiday seekers; ● Discounts: Research shows that hotels offering a 5% - 10% discount improved conversion rate by over 10% while the unwilling hotels couldn’t. ● Offer three nights for the price of two or a week for the price of four nights. ● During winter months when business is rather slow, flexibility with arrival/departure days means more booking than rigid timetables. ● Ensure that customers can book online with credit card payments even at the last minute. ● Use multiple languages on your website, social media posts, adverts, etc. and translate where necessary to ensure they all holiday seekers get to hear you.

Improving heat insulation to make the room ready for guests is a creative way to get guests.

Good insulation means your home will be much warmer in the winter and cooler when the summer sun comes in at its highest.

How to Make Your Property More Appealing To Guests in the Winter

1. Install a Log burner: Your customers will love an evening in front of a warm fire. Underfloor heating and a strong dryer are added advantages.

2. Add a Hot tub: A hot tub appeals to all because everyone enjoys a bit of relaxation.

3. Keep your thermostat stable: Instead of switching the heat on and off for short bursts of heat, you may want to keep it at a stable point, this saves cost and serves you better. Study your thermostat help to ensure that your home gets the right amount of heat.

4. Home Décor Thermal Curtains and Blinds: Use thick thermal curtains or wooden shutters to ensure your room retains some heat.

You can get these in modern or contemporary styles. The curtains can be drawn or the window shutters closed at dusk to ensure that heat doesn’t escape through the windows. If you wish to enhance floor insulation, install carpets with underlays containing exceptional thermal properties.

5. Double or Triple Glazing: You should double or triple glaze your windows to conserve more energy. Double glazing is crammed with an inert gas like argon or a vacuum can be installed between the glass panes to minimise heat transferred from the home. While both double and triple glazed windows help to keep heat within the house, you should install triple glazed windows for more effectiveness.

6. New Boiler Get a modern condensing boiler and throw out the old one, especially the 10-15years old boilers. Over 9million wasteful boilers lead to the squandering of half of the fuel being consumed in the UK. Acquiring a new system will help save money. Renewable energy boilers are available. It costs about £2,500 to install a new boiler. You can get finance from energy companies and others, but remember to scrutinise the terms of repayment.

Power Flushing Power flushing helps to remove sludge rust and dirt clogging the central heating system. When this is done, full circulation is restored and water is conveyed freely through pipes, radiators, and the boiler. This improves the effectiveness of your heating system.

Bleeding the Radiator A radiator needs bleeding when it begins to heat up at the bottom. When you bleed your radiators, air trapped at the top of the radiator is discharged, water can fill the entire system afterwards. This improves the efficacy of your heating system.

How You Can Minimise Energy Bills Insulation affects energy conservation more than any other thing. The following simple steps can help; 1.

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Increase your loft insulation to 27cm depth Draft proofing (foam strips, chimney balloon, and draft excluder brushes).

Set your smart thermostat to 19C Use thermal curtains and blinds for home dĂŠcor Double glazed window or a temporary secondary glazing New boiler Wall insulation (cavity or solid wall) Carpet underlay with thermal properties for floor insulation

You can do most of these yourself. Materials are easily accessible and are budget-friendly.

Ensure that everything you do complies with building regulations.