Managing your house in Dubai for holiday rentals
When you consider buying a house in Dubai there may be a nagging feeling at the back of your mind that it will not be used enough to justify the expense. Why not lease it out whilst retaining the use of it as a holiday home for a period each year? The cost of rental in Dubai is incredibly high at the minute and a house in Dubai currently presents a good opportunity as Dubai investment property.
However, not every house in Dubai offers the same levels of rent to be collected. This will obviously depend on the size of the property, location and its desirability as a rental in Dubai. Its performance as a Dubai investment property will also greatly depend on amenities and whether you are aiming at long-term or holiday lets.
Managing your holiday rental in Dubai
The difficulty of this task should not be underestimated. Dubai is thousands of miles away and you must find people interested in renting your house in Dubai. This can be done through advertising, agents or the local tourist board. You might want to establish a website to take bookings online and offer a credit card facility.
A holiday rental in Dubai must be managed and suitable for guests, but you must also consider potential damage and the risks when it is lying empty. You must find out about the legal requirements for people hoping to turn their house into a Dubai investment property through renting plus costs such as:
- Building a website
- Advertising
- Tax and insurance
Overseas Homes Direct - rental service for your Dubai investment property
In order to ensure that your house in Dubai is not left empty throughout the year, Overseas-Homes-Direct.com offers an online “villa rental service”. We have teamed-up with the leading provider of villa renting services to bring you a low-cost DIY rental service and booking engine for holiday rental in Dubai.
This service allows you to use the holiday booking engine which you can integrate within your own website, with the option of using an online web builder to create your own mini-site. You set the weeks you want to rent your holiday home using the online “availability tool” and the rent per week.
Your holiday home (with links to your web site) is advertised on www.overseas-homes-direct.com, www.myvillarenters.com and other web sites offering holiday homes. Your holiday rental is then advertised to thousands of holiday makers, who can book online using a credit card or by contacting you by email.
This secure and reputable villa rental service will cost you between 7.5% and 10% for the booking charge depending on whether they pay by credit card or directly.
This service ensures your Dubai investment property is leased out for most of the year but still allows you the flexibility to book weeks for you and the family. Let overseas-homes-direct take some of the hassle out of managing your house in Dubai. We can help you turn your property into a profitable holiday rental in Dubai and a holiday home at the same time.
