Resources
How to screen your guests
Screening renters is a real skill. Here’s how to minimise risk by picking the right guests.
How to use your photo gallery to boost bookings
Enticing photos help your bach stand out from the competition. Here’s how to use images to boost your bookings.
Best practice guidelines for bach owners
Bookabach and Qualmark's recommendations for best practice guidelines for holiday home rental management
What to include in a rental agreement
Putting your terms and conditions in writing protects both you and your renters and helps prevent disputes.
123 ways to equip your bach
Which amenities are essential to any holiday house – and which added luxuries are likely to increase your bookings?
How to give your bach the pet-friendly tick
If your holiday home is well set up for pets, it will quickly get a good reputation amongst dog owners who often feel deprived of good pet-friendly accommodation.
What to do when a booking is cancelled
Avoid disagreements about cancelled bookings by having a clearly defined cancellation policy in place.
How to add Bookabach to your website
Do you have your own website? Here's how Bookabach can help.
Qualmark code of ethics
The Qualmark code of ethics sets out 12 requirements for Qualmark Licence Holders
How to child-proof your bach
Want to rent out your bach? Make it family-friendly and you’ll encourage repeat bookings and word-of-mouth recommendations.
A bach owner’s guide to health and safety regulations
As a bach owner, you have to comply with five different Acts relating to health and safety. Diana Clement has read the Acts – so you don’t have to – and summarises the main points here.
How to manage key collection
Owners and property managers use a number of different ways to manage keys. It's up to you to work out which is best in your circumstances.
Your bach as a business
Once you start renting out your bach, it becomes a business. Here, Diana Clement clarifies some tax interpretations in the hope we can help you avoid being audited by the tax man!
Hot tips to boost your bookings in the cool months
Keep your bookings flowing through the low season with these hot tips from our Bachchat editor and successful B&B owner/operator.
