Renting for a week.

[ILikeSprouts]

Hi. We are hoping to spend a week up north visiting family around Xmas time. We were looking at a cheaper and more comfortable alternative to the usual Travelodges and Premier Inns and wondered about possibly renting a part-furnished house for a week. We have looked at prices in the area we want to stay and it seems reasonable enough,however, will landlords and agencies let us do this? Will we need to put down a hefty deposit,pay council tax etc?
T.I.A !

[Mr Veritas]

Would you not be better renting a "holiday cottage" for a week?
I think if you rent a non holiday cottage you might not be able to do it for just a week,most rented properties are a minimum of one or six months.
Have a look here:~
http://www.english-co...tages/pages/home.aspx
this is the website of one of the largest Holiday Cottage companies,where you CAN rent for just a week.
However,as we are now getting close to Christmas your choice may be limited.
Have a look anyway,you never know what you may come across.
Good Luck.

[ILikeSprouts]

Thanks, I'll check it out although I wouldn't have thought that there was any holiday type accomodation in the area we are staying.

[jb190281]

what area are you looking at sprouts?

[ILikeSprouts]

Manchester and it doesn't have to be central but the apartment prices are astronomical. It would be cheaper if we could rent a little house or something part furnished without all the whistles and bells.
There's a caravan park near to Rochdale so I could give them a ring in the morning.

[spudqueen]

There's some here
http://www.holiday-re.../19259/fa/find.squery
and a couple here
http://www.ownersdirect.co.uk/manchester.htm
I'm sure with a bit more searching on the web, or even a call to the Manchester Tourist Information Centre you'd find more.

[cassa333]

£224 for 7 days from 24th Dec to 31st Dec. Although you don't have the facilities to cook your dinner etc!! (Travel Lodge Oldham)

[Twenty20]

Renting out for a week or so, unless it's a holiday let, just isn't practical from the landlord's point of view. Legally, they would have to have an agreement drawn up, a deposit taken and put into one of the Schemes, references taken etc etc. Also, legally, they wouldn't be able to evict you for at least 6 months on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement if you didn't move out or failed to pay the rent. All in all, it just wouldn't be worth the trouble.