Hard Times? Not at Edinburgh Apartment Agency Dickins
Summary
Offering flexibility in these uncertain times is striking a welcome cord with people who are unable to commit to a long term lease or buyers waiting to make a move, Dickins (www.dickins.co.uk) provide great quality self catering apartments in central Edinburgh locations.Parents of children don’t need to be concerned about a child’s crying waking up a guest in the next door room and they can enjoy big cost savings because they can cook meals in the apartment, rather than having to eat out at expensive restaurants.Page views on their website www.dickins.co.uk saw a massive 268% rise in January this year when compared to January 2008.These statistics are phenomenal but are a clear reflection of the recent surge in demand for short term letting and holiday lets in the UK.Although the property sales market may be stagnant, short term letting is certainly not dead in the water.Offering flexibility in these uncertain times is striking a welcome cord with people who are unable to commit to a long term lease or buyers waiting to make a move, Dickins (www.dickins.co.uk) provide great quality self catering apartments in central Edinburgh locations.Parents of children don’t need to be concerned about a child’s crying waking up a guest in the next door room and they can enjoy big cost savings because they can cook meals in the apartment, rather than having to eat out at expensive restaurants.Dickins busiest time of year is during the Edinburgh Festival in the summer and this year they are finding that many Edinburgh residents are taking advantage of the opportunity to raise some much needed cash by letting their home out to visiting theatre groups and festival lovers.Family gatherings are also popular as apartments provides a perfect private, relaxed and homely atmosphere for a get together, Dickins have looked after many families gathering together from all over the world to celebrate a wedding in the past year.‘We’ve been really encouraged with the number of bookings we’ve taken since the start of 2009, especially as the world seems to be in such an economic mess at the moment.They’re also the best way to feel a part of the life of a city and at Dickins, we’re committed to finding customers their own Edinburgh home from home’ says owner of Dickins, Louise Dickins.Demand for self catering accommodation in the UK is now on the increase as more overseas visitors can now afford to holiday in the UK due to the weakening pound, www.expedia.com reported an 80% increase in French tourists booking trips to the UK in January which is no shock considering the UK is now 20% cheaper for those in the Eurozone and 35% cheaper for Americans compared to this time last year (Times Online, 30 January 2009).But its not only overseas tourism that’s on the increase, due to the current economic climate and the weakening pound, British holidaymakers are being encouraged to holiday at home this year as travel costs are considerably lower and your pound will stretch further than what it would in the likes of Italy and Spain.