UK holiday cottages, direct from the owner

Find the perfect holiday home
for your stay.

Find your perfect holiday home, and book direct with the owner — keeping prices honest and the welcome warm.

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0% commission, 0 booking fees

The price the owner sets is the price you pay. No service charges, no surprise add-ons.

Every home, vetted in person

Owners are ID-checked. Properties are visited and signed off before they go live.

Direct line to your host

Message the owner before you book. Local tips, late check-ins, family quirks — sorted.

Fair on hosts, fair on you

Hosts pay £100/year flat — no commission — so the savings reach the price tag.

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Homes worth packing for.

Hand-picked by our team, freshly added every Thursday. Each one personally visited — no copy-paste listings.

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Coastal Collection [ photo · Whitewash Cottage exterior ]

Whitewash Cottage

4.91

St Ives, Cornwall

4 guests· 2 beds· Sea view
From
£186 / night
Available May
[ photo · The Old Boathouse, evening ]

The Old Boathouse

4.96

Salcombe, Devon

6 guests· 3 beds· Hot tub
From
£245 / night
Few dates left
[ photo · Skye bothy at dusk ]

Glen Brittle Bothy

4.88

Isle of Skye, Highlands

2 guests· 1 bed· Off-grid
Enquire for rates
Direct booking
[ photo · Cotswolds farmhouse, autumn ]

Hawthorn Farmhouse

4.84

Stow-on-the-Wold, Cotswolds

8 guests· 4 beds· Log fire
From
£312 / night
Pet friendly
Top rated · 4.95 [ photo · Lake District stone barn ]

Beck Hollow Barn

4.95

Coniston, Lake District

4 guests· 2 beds· Wood burner
From
£198 / night
7+ nights
[ photo · Suffolk beach hut ]

Saltmarsh House

4.79

Aldeburgh, Suffolk

5 guests· 3 beds· Beach < 2 min
From
£164 / night
New host
Browse by experience

However you holiday, there’s a home for it.

From the cliff-tops of Cornwall to a snug shepherd’s hut in the Yorkshire Dales — pick a feeling, find a stay.

How it works

Three steps, no surprises.

Direct booking with the owner. We sit quietly in the background, taking care of the platform.

01

Find your place

Search by region, dates, or what matters — sea view, log fire, dog welcome. Save favourites instantly, no sign-up wall.

02

Talk to your host

Message the owner before you book. Local pubs, the best beach, late check-in — it's all sorted by the people who know.

03

Pay what you saw

Book in a click. The price the owner sets is the price you pay — no fees, no surprises. Arrive to a home someone loves.

For homeowners

Keep 100% of every booking.

One flat fee, no commission. Set your prices, your house rules, your minimum stay — and pocket the lot. The average host saves £2,800 a year switching from the big platforms.

Your fee, total
£100/year
Flat. No tiers, no add-ons, no surprises.
Our commission
0%vs 15–20% elsewhere
Every booking. Every guest. Forever.
Average earnings
£14,800 / year
Based on 12-week occupancy. Top 10% earn £30k+.
Our story

We started Rent Your Holiday Home to make British holidays fairer for holiday makers and home owners. We believe in fair transactions, with no ongoing commission.

SR
Sara Rees
Founder, Rent Your Holiday Home
From the visitor’s book

Loved by guests, and by their hosts.

Reviews are from real, completed stays. Hosts can reply but cannot edit or remove what guests have written.

“Margaret left a tin of shortbread and a hand-drawn map of the best coastal walks. We did three of them. We’ll be back in autumn.”

EH
Eleanor H.
Whitewash Cottage, St Ives · April 2026

“No fees, no surprises, and the owner answered every question within an hour. The way booking should be — felt like staying with a friend.”

JR
James R.
Beck Hollow Barn, Coniston · March 2026

“We’ve listed our barn on three sites — RYHH is the only one where we keep the whole booking. £100 a year is a steal for what we get back.”

DK
Diana K. · Host
Beck Hollow Barn · listed since 2022