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Gite Security Sense - Property Check

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Keep your Holiday Home or Gîte Safe and Secure after Summer!  So, your last summer guest has departed and the clocks roll back by an hour.  But is it time to put your gîte or holiday home to bed? Your holiday property investment may now be at greater risk looking tightly shuttered against a grey sky and early night fall.  A closed for winter swimming pool highlights that your property is not in use.  Marketing flyers, local newspapers and magazines quickly mount upon unattended post boxes which communicate a vociferous message that nobody is at home. Take steps to protect your property . . . Get to know your neighbours!  Ask them if they would be willing to remove accumulating printed matter from your post box and from around your front door.  Would they be willing to carry out a  Garden Check  to ensure that your garden does not look over grown should an Indian Summer arrive unexpectedly! Think about your prop...

Gardening Services . . . More or Less?

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Garden maintenance services   are essential for your gîte and its holiday rental income growth.  However, a finely manicured minimalist lawn upon which your gîte may sit poised in readiness for this summer season’s marketing photos may come at a price if poorly managed.   Minimal garden design  and conservative soft landscaping does not necessarily equate to low cost maintenance care-free gardening.  Indeed, the ‘ Less is More ’ approach in spacious garden design requires specialised care. The easiest way to provide that special care is to invest in regular garden management services to ensure the maintenance of your garden design throughout the year, even out of season.  January and February may portray garden dormancy, but these winter months are important if your garden is to flourish in quality condition for your guests from early to late high season. With the security of this summer’s holiday rental income firmly in mind, our ...