Founded in 1984, Schofields is a family run company specialising in holiday home insurance for properties in the UK, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Phil Schofield leads the marketing team and offers a wealth of industry knowledge to the Schofields blog and various online publications.
With over 10 experience managing holiday lets, Phil is an active member of the holiday letting and self-catering community, providing expert holiday letting advice, as well as essential holiday home marketing tips. His combination of insurance and marketing knowledge make him a key asset to the holiday rental industry.
Phil Schofield has been featured in The Telegraph, A Place In The Sun, The Daily Mail and many more!
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Holiday home owners dread the thought of undesirable guests, especially those who refuse to leave after their booking has ended. Squatters who target your holiday cottage whilst it’s empty can also harm your holiday letting business. Whether they intend to extort money or stay in your property for as long as possible, the expense and inconvenience caused can be stressful. …
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s inevitable that as a holiday let landlord you will have to deal with guests who breach your holiday cottage occupancy limits and bring extra guests. What typically happens is the lead guest doesn’t include young children in the booking numbers, wrongly assuming that children don’t count as they are sleeping on the couch, on airbeds or travel cot. Another …
Reading Time: 4 minutes The appeal An open fire or wood burning stove in your holiday cottage can be one of its biggest selling points and one of the most requested features by holiday let guests, especially during the colder months. After all, who doesn’t dream of sitting in front of a cosy log fire on a chilly evening while on holiday. Installing a …
Reading Time: 12 minutes Each year, extreme winter weather and blasts of Arctic air send temperatures plunging for prolonged periods across the UK. Subsequently, thousands of unoccupied holiday homes are exposed to the risk of burst pipes and major water damage which can be catastrophic and a major inconvenience for you and your guests. Below are some helpful tips to stop pipes from freezing, …
Reading Time: 5 minutes Over winter your holiday home will be unoccupied for long periods and exposed to harsh weather. By implementing a few simple precautions you can avoid unnecessary damage (and costs) to your holiday cottage. Below you will find a range of tips we have put together to prepare and protect your holiday home to ensure it is safe, secure and clean …
Reading Time: 5 minutes Whether you’re selling your holiday home to retire from holiday letting or are buying somewhere new, there are several steps you need to take to ensure a hassle-free sale. Why are they buying Typically holiday home buyers are either looking to invest in a holiday home for family use which will also be holiday let, they are buying a holiday …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Unfortunately, the best-laid travel plans can be ruined when a holiday cottage owner or letting agent cancels a booking – leaving you with nowhere to stay and having to pay a premium for alternative accommodation at the last minute. Maybe the holiday cottage has been sold or removed from the holiday letting market, it has been double booked or due …
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