One of the common concerns for homeowners and property managers alike when managing a holiday home is to avoid disturbing neighbors through excessive noise. Overtime, a number of technological solutions have been developed to put an end to this unwelcome nuisance. Please find below my review of Minut Smart Home Alarm. Minut Smart Home AlarmUp until now, I have been using the Spanish multi-sensor Roomonitor device to alert me of potential noisy guests. Overall, our experience has been quite positive since the system also offers a feature that allows air-conditioning units to turn off automatically in case no one is…

How do I advertise my holiday home in Spain? This is the first question you should ask yourself if you own a property in Spain. If you choose the services of a professional agency to look after your holiday home, they will take care of the advertisement for you. If, on the other hand, you are willing to look after it yourself, here’s some important marketing tips. (more…)

The COVID-19 pandemic is still ravaging Spain, which recently led the southern region of Andalusia to impose a perimetral shut down. In the last 24 hours, some 11,000 new coronavirus cases were registered in the country, of which just over 2,000 cases in Andalucia. This also affects the holiday rental industry and Coronavirus reduce the number of rentals on Costa del Sol. (more…)

According to the Andalusian Tourist Board, there are approximately 40,000 registered holiday properties in the region (not counting of course the significant amount of illegal ones). This means that the competition is fierce. If you are planning on investing in a holiday home on the Costa del Sol, it is therefore important to make improvements and maximise rental income. (more…)