Joining Procedure

Joining Dorset Coastal Cottages has many different starting points - some owners require advice prior to purchase, some inherit, some have buildings for conversion. We are happy to advise on all aspects at any stage. However it pays to have a thorough discussion as early as possible. Whilst we do not opt for English Tourism Council grading, we inspect thoroughly ourselves prior to acceptance and quite often require work to be done. In the Holiday Satisfaction Questionnaires, clients rate the cottages and their locations on 5 point scales, the average of which we publish as soon as six have been returned. You may join at any time simply by completing an Agency Agreement. Initially your property may appear in a supplement mailed out with the Dorset Coastal Cottages brochure; a website entry is set up at the same time.

We print the brochure at least three times a year and incorporate new properties at that time. Although there is often work to be done on a recently purchased property, this need not delay acceptance and marketing by us as long as we have a clear understanding of what work is intended and an agreed date by which it is absolutely certain it will be completed including a substantial safety margin. As work nears completion, the date from which the property is available for letting may be brought forward. We reinspect prior to letting. nears completion, the date from which the property is available for letting may be brought forward. We reinspect prior to letting.