Thinking of donating a short break in your holiday home to a charity?

Gift donations of holiday homes to our charity are one of our premium gifts and they are allocated to those most in need of our service users and we are extremely grateful for these donations.

Making a huge difference

Our time at Owl Cottage gave us a chance to be a family again, away from the strains of home. We hadn’t had a holiday together for a long time and it was was time to start the new life we had been forced to put on hold because of cancer.

Just wanted to send sincere and heartfelt thanks for our week away. It has boosted our spirits and revived us, and we are looking forward with a lighter spring in our steps.

How will it all work?

Unfortunately, at this time, the charity can only offer accommodation that is commercially let, due to insurances, health and safety regulations etc etc.

Donations of holiday homes and cottages to our charity are not allocated on a ‘first come first served’ basis to ensure we reach a couple or family who will benefit the most from the experience.

To donate a stay in your holiday home or cottage to our charity, please fill out the form below or contact holly@somethingtolookforwardto.org.uk. We can then discuss your donation in detail and answer any questions you may have if they are not covered in our FAQ’s.

We will then promote your cottage on our website and through our social media. We can also promote who has donated their cottage unless you wish to remain anonymous.

FAQs

You can donate as many or as few nights as you wish. If you only have availability for one night that’s great. If you are able to offer your cottage for a weekend or a week, then even better!

We do not expect you to donate in your peak periods and we are only too happy to accept periods in low season or mid-week. We are grateful for any donations and so are our gift recipients.

Although we are happy to accept set days or weeks for a donation, it is really helpful for you as a donor to be flexible with booking dates as many of our gift recipients find it difficult to commit to set times due to treatment and illness etc. It is really helpful if they can discuss their booking directly with you.

The gift recipient is eligible to pay any service charge and this is made clear to them at the application stage. This would be paid to you directly by the gift recipient.

Unfortunately, at this time, the charity can only offer accommodation that is commercially let, due to insurances, health and safety regulations etc etc.

Currently our charity only accepts gifts of properties which are already ‘commercially let’.

Please see below some important points required to meet the charity’s conditions for donating a gift of a stay in your ‘commercially let’ accommodation.

  • The property is fully insured to comply with legal hire requirements:
    – Buildings
    – Contents
    – Public Liability
  • You agree to donate time in your property without charge (however you may choose to charge a cleaning/laundry fee and/or deposit which is payable by the beneficiary)
  • You agree to contact the applicant with property address via e-mail and liaise accordingly through the booking process (the charity will assist with correspondence)
  • The beneficiary will be responsible for any damage to the property as per the deposit details
  • You agree that there is no restriction to you making the donation of property
  • The property is fit for purpose of being a holiday let
  • You agree to respect the privacy of the applicant whilst on holiday

Donating your holiday home or cottage to our charity

Unfortunately, at this time, the charity can only offer accommodation that is commercially let, due to insurances, health and safety regulations etc etc.

  • CRITERIA REGARDING 'COMMERCIALLY LET' PROPERTY GIFTS

    Currently our charity only accepts gifts of properties which are already 'commercially let'.

    Please see below some important points required to meet the charity's conditions for donating a gift of a stay in your 'commercially let' accommodation.
    • The property is fully insured to comply with legal hire requirements: - Buildings - Contents - Public Liability
    • If your property is in Scotland, you must have a Short Term Holiday Let License
    • You agree to donate time in your property without charge (however you may choose to charge a cleaning/laundry fee and/or deposit which is payable by the beneficiary)
    • You agree to contact the applicant with property address via e-mail and liaise accordingly through the booking process (the charity will assist with correspondence)
    • The beneficiary will be responsible for any damage to the property as per the deposit details
    • You agree that there is no restriction to you making the donation of the property
    • The property is fit for purpose of being a holiday let
    • You agree to respect the privacy of the applicant whilst on holiday

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