Porthleven residents were treated to the unusual sight last month of a middle aged bald man cartwheeling round the harbour.  I have two boys on...

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Regular readers will recall that I wrote a month ago about how we were facing the unprecedented issue of unfilled summer holiday weeks and layin...

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Time for another short technical interlude.  Last month I wrote about getting your own domain and now that I’ve finished wading through the f...

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As we enter the peak weeks of the season I find myself in the almost unprecedented position of having some peak summer holiday weeks left to sel...

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I’ve been writing this column for more than a year now and have covered many aspects of owning and letting a holiday home.  It may be time to...

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Cast your mind back to the last century when the internet was in it’s infancy and think what it was like to run a cottage agency.  There was ...

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I often spend a lot of time with an owner as they reach the end of a long refurbishment and it sometimes feels as though I’m as much a therapi...

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World Cup fever is upon us so I thought I might as well join in but what could football possibly have to do with holiday letting?  The answer i...

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I am always discussing insurance with both existing owners and first time renters as it’s crucial to have the right cover.  It seems that ins...

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Food has become a very important part of attracting visitors to Cornwall Saturday the 26th of April is the date for the 6th Porthleven fo...

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The pension reforms may have a big effect on the property market in Cornwall

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It’s been a few years since the major changes in tax rules for furnished holiday lets which removed some of the best tax benefits including th...

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