Rent & Occupancy

Rents

Rent levels are set with reference to the largest agencies since they tend to establish the going rate for holiday homes nationally. This is then refined through our own experience. Demand usually exceeds supply for the school holidays especially for large properties. In the remaining weeks there is generally a surplus of properties in relation to demand. This is reflected in the rents where winter rents are half the peak.

Short Breaks(3 nights) are priced at two thirds of the weeks rent. Wilst the net return to owners is not large it does ensure your holiday home is used and more people are aware of it; Also housekeepers continue to be employed.

As part of our commitment to provide properties with high standards, rents include all household linen and fuels including logs/coal from October to April if applicable.

Occupancy

In recent years occupancy has tended to vary more than hitherto and now ranges between 20 to 30 full weeks and 10 to 15 Short Breaks if the property is fully available. It can take a year or two to build a reputation; attractive homes in good locations tend to achieve higher occupancy. Sea views will guarantee high occupancy but are in very short supply in Dorset and command a correspondingly high purchase price.

Occupancy in the shoulder months varies from year to year. The school holidays are always in high demand but there is occasionally a dip in demand in peak periods. Having given priority to full week letting we then offer Short Breaks on a last-minute basis to ensure partial occupancy where we have the owners authority to do so. Out of Season Short Breaks are increasingly popular