New fire safety regulations for holiday homes in England and Wales
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6M ago
Last Updated on September 15, 2023 by admin Full length, written fire risk assessments, covering all aspects of fire safety, will become a legal requirement for properties offering sleeping accommodation to paying guests from the 1st October 2023. This means that all owners that let their property to guests, even for a single night, will need to have a full written Fire Risk Assessment, by law. New Fire Safety Guidance for ‘small paying guest accommodation’ New Fire Safety Guidance has been published by the Home Office that covers `small paying guest accommodation’ which is defined as: `A sing ..read more
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Have your say: Government launches review into short-term tourist accommodation
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by Mark Lavington
1y ago
Last Updated on June 30, 2022 by Mark Lavington A review into the effect of short-term holiday lets will seek to improve the holiday letting market for those living in popular tourism destinations. Call for evidence aims to understand impact of increase in short-term holiday lets in England An open call for evidence aims to understand impact of increase in short-term holiday lets in England following the rise in use of rental booking websites and apps. The review will look at the market and the opportunities and challenges presented for consumers and tourism communities. The scheme, proposed i ..read more
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Government shuts the door on second home tax loophole
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by Mark Lavington
2y ago
Last Updated on January 14, 2022 by Mark Lavington Genuine small holiday letting businesses in England to be protected by closure of second home tax loophole Owners of second homes in England who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to pay under tough new measures. The new rules, to be introduced in April 2022, were announced today in a statement from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Michael Gove MP. In summary: Homeowners who leave properties empty while pretending to let them to holidaymakers will be targete ..read more
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Boshers secures funding towards #2minutebeachclean `go-to’ litter pick app
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by Mark Lavington
3y ago
Last Updated on May 14, 2021 by Mark Lavington Boshers has donated its £3,750 grant from Ecclesiastical Insurance to The 2 Minute Foundation which will help them achieve their aims to see a world without plastic litter and pollution and to inspire and enable people to change the way they interact with outdoor spaces. Data is power The grant will be used towards further development of the #2minutebeachclean mobile App to make it the ‘go-to’ litter pick app. Data is power, and statistics from the App facilitates The 2 Minute Foundation to pin point and hone in on certain areas, and make positive ..read more
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Helping to keep you informed – Supreme Court Judgement and FCA Test Case
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by Mark Lavington
3y ago
Last Updated on January 25, 2021 by Mark Lavington There has been much media coverage of the Supreme Court Judgement made on the 15th January 2021 regarding the FCA Test Case involving some insurers business interruption wordings. Understandably this has caused a number of our holiday home and cottage complex owners to make further enquiries with us as the intermediary and with Ecclesiastical, the insurer, regarding loss of income cover. We appreciate the significant impact that government measures to control the spread of the coronavirus is having on all businesses, not least self-catering ac ..read more
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What do the Covid tiers mean for holiday letting in England?
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by Mark Lavington
3y ago
The Government has set out the local restriction tier system that will be in place in England from Wednesday 2 December. The guidance includes what you can and cannot do in each tier. We have pulled out information pertinent to stays in holiday letting properties across England and written this article to help holiday let owners, agents and guests navigate their way through the rules. Please read in conjunction with the full guidance which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-restriction-tiers-what-you-need-to-know Full list of local restriction ..read more
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Covid-19 Holiday Let Cleaning Guidance
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by Mark Lavington
4y ago
Following the unprecedented measures imposed to control the Covid-19 pandemic, you will no doubt be looking forward to reopening your doors to guests once restrictions are lifted. As holiday letting insurance specialists, we understand owners will have concerns about the extra steps needed for changeovers. The hospitality and tourism industry have pulled together to produce protocols across all sectors, including specific Covid-19 Holiday Let Cleaning Guidance for self-catering properties. There are also assessment schemes that you can sign up to, including those offered by QIT and The AA: QI ..read more
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COVID-19 Unoccupied Holiday Homes
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by Mark Lavington
4y ago
Temporary cover enhancements for unoccupied holiday homes Update for Boshers holiday home insurance policyholders who are concerned about their unoccupied holiday homes which are temporarily closed due to COVID-19. We would like to reassure our policyholders in light of the most recent government advice about the outbreak of COVID-19. You may be concerned that due to the current lock down and travel restrictions, the usual inspections of your holiday let cannot take place.  You may also be concerned that your policy cover may be restricted. Recognising the circumstances customers find themselv ..read more
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Cancelled holiday let bookings and coronavirus – are you covered?
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by Mark Lavington
4y ago
Holiday homeowners and holiday letting agents alike are understandably concerned about the potential for the disruption which coronavirus (Covid-19) may cause. Boshers have put together a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ’s). Hopefully these will help to clarify the position with respect to holiday let bookings and coronavirus. This includes details on cover provided by our holiday home insurance policy together with wider implications. Whilst the primary concern for the disruption which coronavirus may cause is loss of income due to cancelled bookings. Owners are also concerned about th ..read more
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Five easy ways to reduce plastic usage when cleaning your holiday home
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by Mark Lavington
4y ago
We all know that we should be using less plastic in order to create less plastic waste; in the past 13 years the world has made more plastic than it did in the previous half-century (University of Cambridge) with 350 million tonnes created every 12 months, 8 million of which is making its way into our oceans and causing irrevocable damage to sea creatures and the habitats in which they live. No matter if it’s taking our own bags at the supermarket, drinking from a reusable coffee cup or making our way down to a two-minute beach clean, we all need to do our bit as the cumulative impact of such ..read more
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