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Reduce ordinary ₤ 211 by reserving independently owned holiday buildings in the UK, direct with the proprietor. Kip runs as a subscription scheme, costing just ₤ 14 a year or ₤ 2.99 a month and giving special access to one of the most beautiful holiday homes that all featured something special, whether that's an outdoor jacuzzi, roaring log fire or homemade cake awaiting guests on arrival.

Red-brick cottages covered in wisteria, grand mansion houses embeded in manicured yards, converted barns with pool - High-end Cotswold Rentals curates exclusive houses to take control of in this attractive edge of England Owners Nigel and Maria Stengard-Green started business to advertise their own residential or commercial property, and Bookmarks now manage loads of rentals.

The group at participant's club Kip Hideaways edits a pared-back listing of vacation homes to hire with homes that rest 2-6 people and have pleasant interiors - a Scandi-inspired cottage on the Isle of Skye with ecru shiplap and a home window seat ignoring the sea, or a beach residence in Whitstable with views right across the pebbles from the linen-draped bed.

The shower room has been upgraded with an expensive double-ended bath and the kitchen space is stocked with tea and coffee, however the remainder of the home is 100 per cent back-to-basic You can also cut the fresh roses and herbs from the garden to include some fragrance to the location.

Sheepskin Life hires out honeyed-stone homes in the Cotswolds and wise red-brick residences in Somerset, along with residential properties throughout Scotland, Ireland, Wales et cetera of the UK - a mixture house in capitals of Yorkshire with initial features, or a 16th-century cottage in the Brecon Beacons with a huge flat lawn that's ideal for games in the sun.