Discover the UK's most profitable holiday let locations!

Host Planet has teamed up with Sykes Holiday Cottages to launch Holiday Let Insider – a brand new podcast series for savvy hosts and property managers.

In our first episode, Harriet Kerr, Portfolio Director at Sykes, reveals the top-performing UK regions for holiday lets and shares practical tips on pricing, flexibility, quality, and guest experience to help you maximise your returns.

Thinking about partnering with Sykes to boost your bookings and income? Learn more here: sykescottages.co.uk/letyourcottage

Key takeaways:

• Discover the best places to buy a holiday let in the UK, including the Cotswolds, Lake District, and Peak District.

• Find out why Suffolk is an up-and-coming holiday let destination.

• Learn how Sykes Holiday Cottages helps owners during every stage of their investment and management journey.

0:00 Episode starts

2:07 How Sykes helps new holiday let hosts

3:51 Do your research!

5:09 As much support as you need

6:12 The best places to buy in the UK

9:31 The different types of holiday let investor

11:04 What you need to get right on day one

12:15 Quality is key (plus being flexible and accepting shorter breaks)

14:19 Getting your rates right

15:57 The evolving holiday let landscape

17:38 Keeping owners updated about the industry

18:48 Holiday Letting Outlook Report 2025: https://www.sykescottages.co.uk/letyourcottage/advice/article/holiday-letting-outlook-report-2025

19:44 Work with Sykes: https://www.sykescottages.co.uk/letyourcottage/

Host Planet: https://www.hostplanet.club/

James Varley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdsvarley/

Harriet Kerr: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harriet-k-77b60725/

Sykes Holiday Cottages: https://www.sykescottages.co.uk/letyourcottage/

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Learn How To Take Great Photos For Your Airbnb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi9XiAQ1H-0

Holiday Let Insider is brought to you by Host Planet and Sykes Holiday Cottages. The series is presented by James Varley, a holiday let investor and property manager who is also the Founder of Host Planet. Before founding Host Planet, James spent 20 years in the media, including a decade leading corporate communications for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Contact the show: [email protected]

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