Comments on: Holiday Rental Scams: Checking For Bogus Holiday Lets http://blog.schofields.ltd.uk/416/how-to-check-for-bogus-holiday-rentals/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:24:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: How to safely book your next holiday online | Schofields Blog http://blog.schofields.ltd.uk/416/how-to-check-for-bogus-holiday-rentals/comment-page-1/#comment-1144 How to safely book your next holiday online | Schofields Blog Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:17:27 +0000 http://blog.schofields.ltd.uk/?p=416#comment-1144 [...] Insurance – Is Your Holiday Home Covered? (5) Holiday Rental Scam Shocks Letting Industry (5) Holiday Rental Scams: Checking For Bogus Holiday Lets (5) Liability Insurance in France (3) Prevent Frozen Pipes And Bursts [...] [...] Insurance – Is Your Holiday Home Covered? (5) Holiday Rental Scam Shocks Letting Industry (5) Holiday Rental Scams: Checking For Bogus Holiday Lets (5) Liability Insurance in France (3) Prevent Frozen Pipes And Bursts [...]

]]> By: John http://blog.schofields.ltd.uk/416/how-to-check-for-bogus-holiday-rentals/comment-page-1/#comment-459 John Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:52:39 +0000 http://blog.schofields.ltd.uk/?p=416#comment-459 Validation schemes like the seal of approval scheme run by yourholidaymatters.com can play a very positive part here as well. Equally Visit Britain assessements for example can only be achieved if visited by an inspector, so a VB Star rated property does at least exist, and you can check it's not a scam by looking for the property on the VB site itself! Validation schemes like the seal of approval scheme run by yourholidaymatters.com can play a very positive part here as well. Equally Visit Britain assessements for example can only be achieved if visited by an inspector, so a VB Star rated property does at least exist, and you can check it’s not a scam by looking for the property on the VB site itself!

]]> By: Phil http://blog.schofields.ltd.uk/416/how-to-check-for-bogus-holiday-rentals/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Phil Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:30:27 +0000 http://blog.schofields.ltd.uk/?p=416#comment-319 Hi Nick, Thanks for your comment. Seems like you are taking some positive steps to protect payments. Hopefully other holiday rental portals will adopt such measures. Philip Hi Nick,

Thanks for your comment. Seems like you are taking some positive steps to protect payments. Hopefully other holiday rental portals will adopt such measures.

Philip

]]> By: Nick http://blog.schofields.ltd.uk/416/how-to-check-for-bogus-holiday-rentals/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Nick Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:09:14 +0000 http://blog.schofields.ltd.uk/?p=416#comment-309 Useful Tips We offer all our owners free online booking software that allows them to take credit cards which connects to Paypal to process the payment. The owners have the option of charging an administrative fee that covers the credit card costs and I am sure the holidaymaker is only too happy to pay the extra for peace of mind. We also guarantee the payment in case of any subsequent problems with Paypal but in the years we have been operating this we have never had a holidaymaker making a chargeback claim with Paypal. Useful Tips

We offer all our owners free online booking software that allows them to take credit cards which connects to Paypal to process the payment.

The owners have the option of charging an administrative fee that covers the credit card costs and I am sure the holidaymaker is only too happy to pay the extra for peace of mind.

We also guarantee the payment in case of any subsequent problems with Paypal but in the years we have been operating this we have never had a holidaymaker making a chargeback claim with Paypal.

]]> By: Phil http://blog.schofields.ltd.uk/416/how-to-check-for-bogus-holiday-rentals/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Phil Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:04:43 +0000 http://blog.schofields.ltd.uk/?p=416#comment-78 Hi Rob, Interesting point, I'm not sure if this also applies to credit cards? This could be problem when taking payments for last minute bookings without verifying guests. By posting key collection details to an address, at least the owner will have proof of address to dispute chargeback’s. Hi Rob,

Interesting point, I’m not sure if this also applies to credit cards?

This could be problem when taking payments for last minute bookings without verifying guests. By posting key collection details to an address, at least the owner will have proof of address to dispute chargeback’s.

]]> By: Rob http://blog.schofields.ltd.uk/416/how-to-check-for-bogus-holiday-rentals/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Rob Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:54:52 +0000 http://blog.schofields.ltd.uk/?p=416#comment-77 Great tips. I have looked into paypal and found one potential pitfall for owners - customers can make a "chargeback" after they have stayed in the property. I hope the people who do this are few and far between though. Great tips. I have looked into paypal and found one potential pitfall for owners – customers can make a “chargeback” after they have stayed in the property. I hope the people who do this are few and far between though.

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