Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2006 | Page 16

PROPERTY

island based, island run. Island Holiday Homes

Island Holiday Homes makes up part
of the group of companies that is
Hose Rhodes Dickson.
Established 5 years ago Island
HolidayHomesprovidesunsurpassed
marketing of it’s client’s holiday
homes via a dedicated website
advertising each home with 10
photographs together with online
availability and booking and links
to many specifically targeted Isle of
Wight sites. Further, their full colour
brochure is distributed to thousands
of prospective and former visitors to
the Island.

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Also included within the service is full
property management, with change
over cleaning, gardening, linen
hire and maintenance for the very
competitive rate of 15% + vat.
Online availability and booking
introduced by Island Holiday Homes
for 2006 has proved an invaluable
investment,whilsttheenhancementto
the website cost £000’s, bookings via
Island Holiday Homes have increased
ten fold. Matthew White, Managing
Director, says that “with everyone’s
increasingly hectic lifestyles, those
seeking a holiday home on the Island
through Island Holiday Homes can

view availability at their leisure and in
the comfort of their home 24 hours
a day. Once they have found their
desired home they can then book it
and pay online. This is particularly
helpful for those visiting the Island
from abroad. With the confidence
that their booking has been made and
online payment complete, they need
not waste time looking elsewhere
for 2nd or 3rd choices, which is of
course a huge comfort and benefit for
the clients of Island Holiday Homes”.
Island Holiday Homes is managed
by the very competent Catherine
Henderson (nee Hopper) who prior

to accepting her current post 4 years
ago worked for the estate agency
for 6 years. Catherine’s rounded
experience together with assistance
from Jan Mills, who also joined
Island Holiday Homes from the estate
agency and coupled with the fact the
Island Holiday Homes is Isle of Wight
based, assures homes owners that
theirinterestsarebeingprofessionally
managed at all times.
Catherine said, “many new clients I
have attained instructions from have
been surprised by just how much
moneytheirpropertycouldearnthem