In search of the best holiday let in Britain

Holiday home owners in Yorkshire could be in with a chance of winning £10,000 as part of a nationwide search for the best holiday lets across the UK and Ireland.

Sykes Holiday Cottages has announced the return of its competition to find the UK and Ireland’s best holiday lets for the second year running, with multiple categories and prizes up for grabs.

The rental agency is calling on property owners to put their properties forward for five categories, including Best Renovation, Most Quirky, Best Interior Design, Best View and Best Glamping.

The overall winner will be awarded £10,000, while winners of individual categories will receive a smaller cash prizes and a free consultancy session from the experts at Sykes.

The competition will be judged by Sykes’ CEO Graham Donoghue, alongside The Times’ Deputy Property Editor Carol Lewis, and Vanessa Warwick who cofounded property investor forum Propertytribes.com.

To enter the competition, holiday home owners should visit www.sykescottages.co.uk/blog/ukirelands-best-holiday-lets-2022/. Entries are open from now until July 1 and T&Cs apply.

Graham Donoghue, CEO at Sykes Holiday Cottages, said:

“Last year’s competition was a great success and it was a joy to celebrate such a varied collection of world-class holiday lets.

“We recently carried out independent research of UK holiday let owners which found that a quarter only started letting during the pandemic, so we can’t wait to see what else is out there when we resume our search this year and look to spotlight some extraordinary properties!”

The winner of last year’s competition was Martin Matheson, owner of The Sheiling in the Scottish Highlands.