Letting Guide

LHH Ltd. are the market leaders in the provision of holiday accommodation for the larger group (sleeping more than 10) in Scotland and have a reputation for high standard accommodation. Following the success of Large Holiday Houses, we have now launched ‘Little Holiday Houses’ for those properties which sleep 2 to 9 people, but which are either particularly beautiful, well appointed, in a particularly spectacular location, or offer some other attraction not normally found in self catering accommodation such as a hot tub or access to a swimming pool.

We aim to be flexible and can, in some instances, adjust some of the contract clauses to accommodate particular circumstances. However, in the case of the smaller houses we regret that we are unable to let in conjunction with other agents or the owner although we allow owners to withdraw a substantial number of weeks outside the main holiday letting seasons.

THE COMPANY

Large Holiday Houses Ltd was established in 1997, and we are now the market leaders for the exclusive letting of accommodation sleeping 10 or more in castles, mansions, lodges and farmhouses throughout Scotland. The office is based in the Highlands of Scotland at Poyntzfield House, a Georgian mansion house, the main house of which is let as holiday accommodation for up to 20 people.  

Little Holiday Houses Ltd. was launched in 2004 for the marketing of cottages and smaller houses sleeping up to 9, which are above the average standard of self-catering accommodation. We aim for this to remain a small but exclusive collection designed to target the higher end of the self-catering market.

WE OFFER

• To represent and maintain a portfolio of high quality, self-catering accommodation in all types of properties.
• To let all our properties to their maximum potential throughout the year.
• To offer a first class, personal service to both owners and customers to ensure confidence in us, and to continue to maintain our reputation for quality accommodation.
• To offer representation in a very high standard, glossy brochure in which each house enjoys at least a full page in order to market your property to its maximum potential to attract high occupancy levels. (These properties must have no more than 2 July/August weeks withdrawn by the owner.)
• Professional photography of both exterior and interior views of the house.
• Regular visits by reservations staff, which also work in the bookings office and can speak with first hand knowledge to any potential customer. This hugely increases bookings. Other office staff will also visit your property at some time in order to increase their knowledge of the properties. This personal and individual service is highly valued by all our regular and new customers.
• Representation on our highly successful website. (For properties with limited availability or for those wishing to use multiple agencies, we offer a website only service.)
• CIM qualified marketing staff and a highly effective marketing strategy.
• On going business development advice in relation to property management.

CHARGES:

all charges are excluding VAT

• £150 – £200 annual registration fee.

• 20% - Sole Agent taking bookings without reference to the owner. All school holiday weeks (less 2) must be available for LHH to let.
• 30% - letting in conjunction with other Agencies (including Owners); cannot take bookings without referring to the owner each and every time an enquiry is made. Owner withdraws weeks for own bookings or use.

WE REQUIRE:

For brochure inclusion

• Properties of a high standard, which offer a style or quality of accommodation not normally found in the general self-catering holiday market. Properties must meet the required safety standards for self-catering letting and must be well maintained. Properties available throughout the year must have adequate central heating systems or equivalent to ensure that the house can be warm even on the coldest weeks.
• Properties must have full availability in the summer (less 2 weeks allowed to be withdrawn) and be available to let at Christmas and/or New Year.
• To hold the diary for all properties and to take bookings without reference to owners. In order to function effectively, we need to confirm bookings as and when requested by the customer, as a delay awaiting a response from an owner usually means a lost booking.

For website inclusion

• Properties of a high standard, which offer a style or quality of accommodation not normally found in the general self-catering holiday market. Properties must meet the required safety standards for self-catering letting and must be well maintained. Properties available throughout the year must have adequate central heating systems or equivalent to ensure that the house can be warm even on the coldest weeks
• Professionally produced (or equivalent) digital photographs for the website entry. This need not be very expensive and will be more that recovered in additional bookings, which good presentation invariably attracts. We require 10 images, which must be a mix of interior and exterior.
• Access throughout the year, on a ‘first come’ basis with owners and other agents.

Please be aware that we cannot accept any properties for either the website or the brochure where owners withhold weeks in anticipation of bookings. Neither can we market a property at a lower rental that is offered elsewhere. Should this be found to be happening LHH.Ltd reserve the right to remove the property from the website or to take bookings at the lower rental.