Holiday Letting Agents Cornwall
We know that finding the right people to look after your holiday home is based hugely around trust, and our local team ensures your property is managed efficiently, while maximising its rental potential and keeping your guests happy. All our team live locally, and over the last decade we’ve built up a hub of reliable businesses who we work alongside to manage your property in Cornwall. We take pride in offering a seamless guest experience and work closely with housekeeping teams to ensure your property is cared for and looked after the way it should be.
Why Choose Cornish Secrets for Holiday Letting Management in Cornwall?
Our professional approach to holiday letting services ensures that you’ll always have a friendly local team member available to help, whatever query you may have. Our knowledge of this county and sector makes us the go-to experts in letting your holiday home.
We appreciate that every property requires a different level of management, and we offer a bespoke service, tailored to you and your holiday lets’ needs. We want to maximise your rental income and we know how to make the most out of your property; perhaps you’re weighing up the costs of adding a hot tub, confused by all the safety testing and what needs to be done, or simply want to talk through how many weeks to rent out your property. Fear not, our advice is backed up by over 10 years’ experience of working in this field, so you know you’re in safe, hardworking hands. Each property in the Cornish Secrets portfolio is unique, but one thing’s for certain across all the holiday homes we work with, we want ultimate guest satisfaction and for owners to feel supported through this partnership
Our Comprehensive Holiday Letting Services
- Guest Communication & Booking Management: Our friendly local team professionally handle guest interactions, bookings, secure payment transactions, safety deposits, and obtaining reviews. To ensure guests make the most out of their time here, our Great Cornwall Guide takes the stress out of research, providing inspiration on all the best places to eat out, attractions to visit, and beaches to explore.
- Marketing & Photography: We collaborate with professional property photographers to capture holiday homes in the best light. We manage and execute photoshoots, including video and drone footage and the creation of property floor plans. We weaponise strong imagery across our social media channels to build interest and when suitable, and with prior agreement, we utilise your holiday letting using certain third party companies to attract further bookings. The additional funnel of our Great Cornwall Guide draws more attention to our properties.
- Knowing Your Property: When property enquiries come through, our friendly local team can speak confidently about our portfolio as all properties have been personally vetted. The team can discuss the different houses available, to ensure they are suitable and meet the guests needs.
- Property Maintenance & Inspections: Annual checks are carried out to ensure the property is kept in tip-top condition for the upcoming season, offering advice on improvements where necessary.
- Ensure Professional Cleaning: Working closely with housekeeping teams, we have formed excellent relationships with trusted professional cleaning companies who carry out thorough cleaning after each guest stay, with additional deep cleans and specialist hot tub maintenance as required, to offer full-service property management.
- Financial Management: Transparent handling of income and expenses, including efficient payment of bookings and a projection of earnings. We make it our duty to keep an eye on VAT registration limits, and monitor the market to adjust prices to reflect competitors and trends, however owners can rest assured as there will always be a set minimum price, so your property always makes a profit.
- Compliance & Safety: Our annual reviews ensure your property complies with local health, fire safety regulations and standards, we stay up to date with all the necessary regulations so that you have total peace of mind.
Tailored Holiday Letting Solutions
Cornwall offers such a range of property styles, so we don’t operate on a one-size-fits all letting service. Whether you own a small coastal retreat or a larger luxury property in the Cornish countryside, Cornish Secrets can tailor its services to suit your individual needs. Our local team works closely with you to ensure your property performs well in Cornwall’s competitive holiday rental market, keeping an eye on market trends. We don’t believe in fixed terms, so you have the flexibility you need, such as unlimited owner weeks, and no threshold on booking periods, we believe there should always be an open dialogue between Cornish Secrets and property owners.
Maximising Your Holiday Letting’s Income Potential
- We use effective marketing strategies that increase visibility and bookings, including maximising your property’s reach through additional booking channels. By investing in high quality photography, your property imagery stands out from the crowd to boost holiday let income in Cornwall.
- Social media channels provide another opportunity for property exposure, enticing potential bookings with appealing video footage and property photography.
- Creative property promotion via The Great Cornwall Guide to increase awareness and visibility across top-performing pages.
- Expert management of property visibility so that your property isn’t left to stagnate in this competitive market.
- Our dynamic pricing strategies are put in place to maximise revenue during peak times but also those quieter months, we know that pricing is key but with our set minimum letting amounts, it will optimise rental returns.
- We’re people pleasers, therefore ongoing guest satisfaction management and review improvement is what we do.
- We’ll continue to make suggestions on how to make your home more appealing from an industry-tested standpoint and based on market trends, whether that’s the consideration of allowing pets, reimagining unused space or changing minimum night stays, to optimise your rental’s financial return.
Why Cornwall is Perfect for Holiday Lets
The history and heritage of Cornwall can’t be found anywhere else and experiencing the lifestyle here is an attraction for many tourists. The unique geography makes it one of the most popular holiday destinations in the UK, with many tourist hotspots in Cornwall attracting millions of visitors each year it makes Cornwall a prime location for holiday rentals.
- Cornwall draws millions of tourists every year, with as many as five million visitors annually.
- Cornwall is known for its hardworking tradesman and skilled individuals, which homeowners rely on from time to time.
- Stunning beaches, rich history, and numerous attractions make Cornwall the ideal holiday location.
- Popular destinations like Newquay, Padstow, and St Ives guarantee high demand for holiday properties.
What our Property Owners Say
We like to build strong relationships with property owners and are our friendly local team are always at the end of the phone. But don’t just take our word for it, see our property owner reviews in Cornwall:
Cornish Secrets has been managing Treleigh, our holiday house in St Ives since we opened for guests in 2013. From creating a great video and photographs to go on the website, to a flexible booking service, Cornish Secrets have always promoted Treleigh so that we have enjoyed stress free bookings and happy guests. Thank you Cornish Secrets.
Cornish Secrets have been a pleasure to work with. Their service has been impeccable and they have always gone above and beyond to provide the best experience possible for the guests who stay at Lamorna.
Cornish Secrets have found us amazing guests during the last four years we have rented our house with them. We’ve not had any problems or issues – guests have always left our property in a great condition. Cornish Secrets are really professional and great with communication, responding to messages quickly. We have had a brilliant relationship with them and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to others thinking of renting their property.
How to Get Started with Cornish Secrets Holiday Letting Services
Interested in letting Cornish Secrets manage your holiday letting? Email us today with your details and a few images of your holiday home, for a no-obligation consultation, or give us a call to chat a few things through and see how we can help maximise your property’s rental potential.
Frequently Asked Questions About our Holiday Letting Services in Cornwall
Many prospective owners face the same questions when considering property management in Cornwall. Our list of FAQ below should provide answers for those initial queries.
How do I start letting my property with Cornish Secrets?
We accept new properties all-year round, so whenever you’re ready drop us an email with your details, including the location of your property and ideally some a few images of your holiday home, and one of our friendly local team members will get back to you ASAP to arrange a no-obligation consultation or to answer any questions you have.
What’s included in the property management services and how much does it cost?
We don’t operate in a one-size-fits all manner. Our services are tailored to you and your home’s needs. We don’t believe in sign-up fees either, as undoubtedly, you’ve already invested heavily in your holiday home with many initial outgoings. Our commission structure is reasonable and transparent, so you’re fully in the know.
What is your commission?
Cornish Secrets charge an exceptionally low commission rate for the first year of business, with an incremental increase thereafter.
How do you market my property to potential guests?
We invest heavily in SEO, ensuring that our website gets seen by not only lots of people but the right demographic. Our professional property photography stands out from the crowd, with detailed photoshoots, property videos and drone footage and the creation of floor plans to entice bookings. We also use third party companies when suitable to further your property’s reach and share our strong imagery across our social media channels and throughout our Great Cornwall Guide <insert link>. In the last 12 months our website’s organic traffic growth has risen by 36% with 2025 set to be even bigger yet.
How much traffic do you get?
Our traffic is dependent on the time of year given seasonality, but on average we receive between 1000-3000 website sessions per day (1000 per day on average out of season and 3000 per day on average in season).
What kind of return can I expect from holiday letting?
Every property and every owner is different, which means the financial return varies. Some choose to only let for a few months a year and live in the property for the rest of the time, whereas others live overseas and never visit their holiday home making it open for bookings all-year round. Regardless of the owner’s preferences, we always set a minimum price amount to ensure you are always making a profit with every booking.
Can I use the property for myself?
Absolutely. Property owners have unlimited owner weeks with no restrictions on dates or lengths of time, as long as you provide Cornish Secrets with plenty of notice.
Can my friends and family visit?
Of course. With our unlimited owner use policy, you are free to book out as many weeks as you like, just make sure you give us fair warning.
How do you decide on pricing?
We don’t use pricing bands or tariffs; every property is treated on an individual basis. We keep a close eye on travel trends, current affairs and comparable properties in the areas, to ensure our prices reflect the market. By operating with a set minimum price amount, you’ll never let at a loss.
Do I need to accept pets?
It isn’t mandatory that you accept pets at your property, but if your holiday home is suitable for dogs (with plenty of outdoor spaces for furry friends to explore), we do recommend that you accept dogs as you’ll attract a far larger pool of bookings. We charge guests extra for pets (between £35-£50 per dog, per week) to cover the additional cleaning required, and we stipulate how many dogs are allowed with a prior agreement put in place.
How do you protect my house from damage?
We charge guests a non-negotiable damage deposit, which is set between £200-£600, depending on the property size.
Do I have to use one of your recommended housekeepers or cleaning companies if I already employ one?
We are happy to work with any co-existing staff for your property. However, we also have built up a brilliant network of local, reliable companies who we are more than happy to introduce you to.
Why should we choose you?
If you have a holiday home in Cornwall and want to build a partnership with a friendly local holiday letting agent, Cornish Secrets offers everything you need, and more. As a trusted company based here in Cornwall, our impressive website figures combined with unrivalled owner flexibility, and exceptionally low commission rate, makes us the smart choice.
Contact Cornish Secrets for Professional Holiday Letting Service in Cornwall
Ready to let Cornish Secrets manage your holiday home in Cornwall? Contact our expert team today and find out how we can help you achieve hassle-free property letting, while maximising your income potential.