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Why Do I Need Travel Insurance? Personal Experiences Personal Travel experiences with and without travel insurance over the past fifteen years.

Inventories in Rental Properties in the UK The process of preparing, checking in and out an inventory in a rental property in the UK

Rental Scams in Self Catering Holiday Home Lettings The growing problem of making out they want to rent a holiday home by sending a large bogus payment to the property owner whom they have found via the Internet.

Renting / Letting in Ireland The PRTB - rent regulations came into force in the Republic of Ireland in December 2004

We Have a Damp Problem, No it is Just a Condensation Problem Tenants frequently complain that they have damp problems, however they are mostly condensation problems because they are not opening windows in the kitchen or bathroom.

First Visit impressions of Morocco Impressions of a visit to Morocco in November 2005 taking in Casablanca, Rabat and Marrakesh /Marrakech. Staying in the Ville Nouvelle in Casablanca and the Medina in Marrakesh

Is Your Home Fully Protected Against Winter Winter comes every year - In Europe and other continents there is a large change in temperature. People go off on holiday, but do they protect their house against the elements?

Problems with Accepting Housing Benefit in England and Wales For an owner of a rental property the fact that the local council or corporation will pay the rent for your tenant, this unfortunately is not always the best.

Accepting Payments in Euros can prove Expensive Warning for holiday home owners about accepting rental cheques in euros from a non French euro bank and the costs involved in trying to cash them.

Renting a Car Can Prove More Expensive Than Originally Budgeted For The hidden extras when you rent a car, fuel surcharges, additional drivers and excess insurance if the car is damaged and it is not your fault.

Make Sure the Price is Right on Your Residential Letting There are more long term rentals and holiday rentals on the market within Europe, so it most important that the property is being offered on the rental market at the right price to attract renters. It is easy to ask too much and very easy to have no takers.

The Cheapest Letting Rental Agent May Not Be The Best For Value In the UK and other European countries there is now a great choice of rental agents to let your property. Going to a cheap one or one who cuts fees may not be the a good idea. They might not be qualified or belong to a Professional trade Association and might even go off with your rent.

Is your Holiday Home Insurance Policy Written in a Language that you can Understand? With more and more English speaking people purchasing second homes that they use as a holiday home in mainland Europe, it is most important that when they buy their the insurance for the property, that they actually can understand it. If it is written in English it can be much more beneficial.

A Definition of Bed and Breakfast Accommodation in One Place May Not be the Same as in Another You are off on holiday and book into Bed and breakfast accommodation. You expect a bed for the night and breakfast in the morning. It might happen in most places, but not my experience in Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona, Spain in February 2006 Was Fabulous A short visit to Barcelona, Spain in February - a very warm city in many ways. Great people, great places to visit and eat and drink in.

Water Restrictions in the South of England – Water a Very Precious Resource The summer of 2006 has seen a lot of water shortages in the South of England, the situation is not going to get better so new properties should be made whenever possible to have storage facilities installed to collect rain water and use it for flusing the WC and even for shower or bath

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed – The Problems of Sharing Your Holiday Home with Paying Guests Owning a holiday home might be ideal until you let in the paying guests. Once you agree to let it becomes a business and so if you let you have to put up with inconveniences

Flying From Heathrow Is Not Necessarily Quicker – A Personal Viewpoint London Heathrow airport is becoming so busy now and from two flights in 2006 to Nice, France the delays unreasonable. What is it going to be like in a few years time? Are people better off timewise from flying from smaller airports like London Luton?

Personal safety for Letting Agent and Estate Agents People within the industry and outside will know the stories of Suzy Lamplugh and Stephanie Slater two Estate Agents in the UK who showed the "wrong applicant around" a property. A guide for sales and rental agents.

The Cannes Film Festival - le Festival International du Film de Cannes The festival is held every May, it is an opportunity for directors from all over the world to show their work. If you are in the area at that time you can really have a great day and night watching the rich and famous or those seeking fame.You can even see movies on the beach.

Historic Monaco Grand Prix - Grand Prix de Monaco Historique In Monaco in May every other year the Historic Grand Prix is held. The event features cars from the era of the first Monaco Grand Prix in 1929 till 1978. It is a very inexpensive and enjoyable way to spend a weekend watching some traditional motor racing.

Sanremo - Italian Riviera - Italy If you are staying in the South of France and feeling like taking a day trip into Italy Sanremo is a perfect place to visit.

Buy To Let - Beware Of The Extra Costs That You Have Not Budgeted For - Buy to let investment properties has become very popular in the UK and other countries in the past ten years. It always pays to budget the project well and allow additional money for expenditure you did not initially think that you would have to make on your new rental property

It Certainly Does Rain in Lisbon (Lisboa) Portugal in February - A few days in Lisbon in February can be wet as you are still very much in the rainy season. Lisbon is a fascinating city, excellent transport, probably could do with a better selection of restaurants, but a great place for a city break

Beware Of Hidden Insurance Charges When You Renew Your Mobile Phone Contract In The UK If you are changing your mobile, take great care that you don’t sign up for one of the phone company's insurance policies as they might not actually tell you that you will be taking out this insurance cover

A Skiing Holiday Can Still Be Fun Even If You Don't Actually Ski A skiing holiday when you don't actually ski. It is possible to have a most enjoyable week's break even when you don't participate in the sport.

Philip Suter is a Director of jml Property Services; http://www.jmlproperty.co.uk a UK based company offering Insurance products on line at http://www.jml-property-insurance.co.uk and a holiday home advertising service http://www.jmlvillas.com and management training within the uk. He a travel writer and is a very experienced property consultant with over 30 years work in the Residential letting business in the UK and served on the National Council of ARLA. He is a Fellow of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) and a Member of The association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA)

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