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Stories and Strategies for Successful Hosting
Explore practical insights and expert advice from SuperControl and industry leaders. Learn from real-life success stories in self-catering, with tips and strategies that truly work.
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How to Set the Right Price for Your Short Term Rental
21st March 2025Getting your short-term rental pricing right isn’t just about guessing what guests will pay. Set rates too high, and your property sits empty. Go too low, and you could be leaving money on the table.
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3 Ways to Increase the Value of Every Booking
13th March 2025Most holiday let owners focus on getting more bookings, but what if you could make each booking more profitable?
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How Booking Habits Are Changing & What to Do About It
11th March 2025The way people book short term rental stays is changing and keeping up means understanding these shifts and adjusting your approach. In a recent webinar with Key Data, we explored what 2024 taught us and how property owners can use these insights to make smarter decisions in 2025.
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DAC7 Reporting Made Simple for Self-Catering Agencies
10th February 2025When HMRC introduced the DAC7 directive, self-catering agencies across the UK faced a new and complex reporting requirement. Designed to enhance tax transparency in the digital platform economy, DAC7 mandates…
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How UK Self-Caterers Can Embrace Nordic Hygge to Boost Bookings and Profits
22nd January 2025Fiona Drane is a seasoned tourism marketing professional with extensive experience in rural tourism and self-catering businesses. In this article, she explores how UK self-caterers can embrace Nordic Hygge to boost bookings.
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The Day Peter Swapped Coding for Community Cheer
22nd January 2025Our community volunteering initiative gives every team member paid hours to volunteer each year. One of our Senior Developers, Peter Graves, recently took part in the initiative to help Us2U, a charity that’s close to his heart. With Christmas approaching, the charity needed help packing food parcels for over 400 families.
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Shining Bright with The Star Awards 2024
19th December 2024At SuperControl, we’re all about creating remarkable experiences for our clients, but behind the scenes, it’s our amazing team that makes everything possible. This year, we held our annual Star…
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Complying with Fire Safety Regulations for Self-Catering Properties
15th November 2024As a self-caterer, ensuring your property meets fire safety regulations is essential for the safety of your guests and to remain legally compliant. Fire safety requirements can vary depending on whether your property is located in Scotland, England, or Wales.
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3 Common Pricing Challenges and How Dynamic Pricing Solves Them
14th November 2024Let’s break down three common pricing challenges and see how dynamic pricing, specifically through Beyond, can help solve them.
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Premier Cottages Annual Conference 2024 Key Takeaways
7th November 2024Greetings from the SuperControl team! Robert, Melinda, and Tobias here—we recently had the pleasure of joining the Premier Cottages Annual Conference and wanted to pass along some of the top insights and tips we gathered.
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Escape the Haunted Pricing Trap: How to Use Dynamic Pricing to Break Free from Underperforming Rates
24th October 2024Explore how dynamic pricing can help you escape the cobwebs of underperforming rates and unlock a more profitable future.
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Guest Blog: Top 5 Tips from Coolstays to Help Your Property Stand Out Online
8th October 2024At SuperControl, we’re always looking to help our clients maximise their property’s potential. That’s why we’ve teamed up with our partner Coolstays, who have over a decade of experience showcasing the most unique and exceptional places to stay. Here, they share their top five tips to ensure your self-catering property stands out from the crowd and becomes a guest favorite.
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The Task at Hand: Managing Compliance for Large Portfolios
2nd October 2024In this guest blog, YourCompliance explores the top compliance challenges property managers face and how an innovative compliance management platform can simplify processes, reduce risk, and provide peace of mind.
