Owner guides and information
Finding the Best Gardener for Your Holiday Home in Oxfordshire & The Cotswolds
Keeping your property’s outdoor spaces well-maintained is essential for ensuring a great experience for guests and maintaining the property’s value. Hiring a professional gardener can help you achieve this, but…
Keeping Your Housekeepers and Guests Safe from Cleaning Products
As a property owner with Short Let Space, ensuring the safety of your housekeeping team and guests is essential. One key aspect of this is managing cleaning products safely, in…
Mandatory Requirements of a Holiday Let Landlord
We at Short Let Space champion best practice in the short term rentals and holiday lettings sector. There are several mandatory requirements that you need to fulfil as a landlord,…
Important Tax Changes for Holiday Let Owners: What You Need to Know
If you own a holiday let with Short Let Space, you may have heard about the recent tax changes announced by the UK Government. From April 2025, the Furnished Holiday…
Protecting Your Holiday Home: What Happens if a Guest Causes Damage?
Owning a holiday rental property can be a rewarding investment, but one of the biggest concerns for owners is the risk of damage caused by guests. While most stays go…
Our Top 9 Tips on How to Create a Good Guest Experience in Your Holiday Home.
Creating a great guest experience in your holiday home requires planning, attention to detail, and excellent customer service skills. If you want to look after these aspects of your holiday…
Crafting the Perfect Gluten-Free Welcome Pack for Your Holiday Cottage
Welcoming guests to your holiday cottage isn’t just about providing a comfortable place to stay; it’s about making them feel at home. For those with gluten sensitivities or Coeliac Disease,…
Understanding Gluten Free Diets & Coeliac Disease.
As a Holiday Cottage Host wanting to provide outstanding services to your guests, it can help to have a good understanding of any dietary requests that your guests may make…
3 Top Tips On Adding Colour And Texture To A Holiday Let
As we’ve discussed in our ‘How To Furnish a Holiday Let’ series, there are many different factors that should be taken into account when decorating your holiday let. Whether you…
How To Add Character and Good Lighting To Your Holiday Let
Many holiday homeowners often find interior design intimidating but it really doesn’t have to be. As we’ve mentioned before in our owner guides, there are plenty of unique ways you…
Serviced Accommodation Management in Oxford.
Short let property management in Oxford involves managing properties that are rented out for a short period of time, usually less than six months.
How To Make Blank Walls More Appealing In Your Holiday Let
As you’ve already found out, decorating your holiday let takes a fair amount of time and imagination. You’ve painted every room, bought everything your potential guests could possibly need, and…
Five Top Tips On Mixing Old And New Interior Design In Your Holiday Let
When considering the look and style of your holiday cottage you’ll want to consider a lot of factors, but one particular design is having a major resurgence. Yep, you’ve guessed…
How To Furnish A Holiday Let: Tips Everyone Should Know
It goes without saying that creating a welcoming, relaxing, and stylish ‘home away from home’ for your guests is vital, but deciding how to furnish a holiday let can often…
How to Prevent Uncomfortable Bed Complaints
If you own a holiday cottage, you understand how difficult it is to continuously satisfy your guests. You work hard to give guests an enticing piece of homely tranquilly from…
How to increase Holiday Cottage bookings in the low season
The months of November through to February are traditionally slow for holiday cottage reservations in the UK. The occupancy calendar can look depressingly empty at this time of year. Although…
