Registration is simple. Browse to our register page, enter a unique username and email and complete your personal details. On registration your account will be created immediately and you will be logged in. You will then have full access to create and manage an advertising dashboard.

Registration is completely free. Advert listing incurs a small charge dependent upon what type of advert you post and any additional options (see How do the advert pricings work?).

Ad options give you the flexibility to create an advert to set it apart or make it stand out. We do require a small payment to use these featured icons. Details are below...

Price £1.00 (single cost)
Shopping walking distance
Computer
Games Console
Bars walking distance
Cinema near by
Stereo
Golfing facilities close by
Tennis courts
Television
Winter break/skiing
Sunshine holiday
Internet access
Games area

The ads will be advertised for a duration selected and under a location. Last minute ads can have duration from 1 to 8 weeks. Once expired they can be easily relisted (this will incur a 2nd payment equal to the original payment). Permanent ads (6/12 month with/without availability calendar) are displayed for either of the two durations. If the advert has an availability calendar, the advert will be displayed in any search results if the property is free for the dates specified (this gives the person searching better information about when the property is available).

Once adverts have been created they can be monitored, edited (including photos) or removed. The one restriction through the adverts dashboards is the options cannot change. These have been charged and paid for so remain static for the duration on the advert.

This depends entirely upon the advert type and selection made and paid for (Please see Is there any restriction on the created ads?).

All enquires or offers will arrive to you via your registered email account. You will be informed of their query and contact details. You will then be able to reply via email as you see fit.

(Please see How do I get notified from a potential holidaymaker?)

If you select the 'open to offers' tick box when you create the advert, this advertises to prospective holiday makers that your last minute deal is open to receive an offer. They can then contact you (via email) and offer a price different to that advertised. This may give you a better chance of filling those spare weeks!

You must use your own judgement to verify the authenticity of all enquires (please see Terms of Use).

We use PayPal's payment service for all our adverts. This is so you know and can have confidence that an established online payment provider is dealing with any transactions you make. We do not store any card details at all as this is handled entirely by PayPal. Once an advert is created that requires payment we redirect you to PayPal. PayPal then process your payment and notify our website (you can make a payment with or without a PayPal account). We then notify you of the transaction and we activate your advert on completion.

Permanent Ads – 6 months £1.00, 12 months £1.00
Last Minute Ads – Up to 2 weeks free then £0.25 for each additional week.

Advert options then go on top of the standard prices, these are all optional.

• Thumbnail (Small photo visible when searching or browsing advert listings)
  Small Thumbnail (£0.50)
  Large Thumbnail (£1.00)


• Highlight Price? (Price is highlighted so it stands out) (£0.50)


• Highlight whole advert? (Whole advert listing is highlighted with a bold border) (£1.00)


• Featured Advert? (We will promote your ad on various pages at certain intervals) (£2.00)


• Property Features? (Select icons to better show the features of your advert and make it stand out) (£1.00)


• Additional photos? (Default is 5 but you may have up to 10 more) (£0.50 each extra photo)


• Advert listing duration? (Last Minute Ad only)
  1 week FREE
  2 weeks FREE
  3 weeks (£0.25)
  4 weeks (£0.50)
  5 weeks (£0.75)
  6 weeks (£1.00)
  7 weeks (£1.25)
  8 weeks (£1.50)

Photos are resized when displayed but you can reduce the upload time. The largest photos we show are 450 pixels wide by 337 pixels tall. If you reduce the photo size to that or a number above, this will reduce upload time.
If you are running Windows XP, we recommend a great FREE tool created by Microsoft called "Image Resizer", you can use it to resize one or many image files with a right-click. You can download this great tool from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

An advert can be unlisted from the advert dashboard. Login to your account; browse to MyAds to view your active ads. Select the option unlist to the right of the list. This will then remove it from public view and move it to your inactive ads. From here it can then be permanently removed.

If the advert has been listed for less than a week we can issue a refund through PayPal. We MUST receive an email to admin@holidayhomeadverts.co.uk (or via Contact Us) within a week of the advert being activated to remove the advert and issue a refund (please see Terms of Use).

You may contact the owner or agent by viewing the ad and selecting (Respond to Ad). This will send an email to the advertiser with you contact details.

If the advert is open to offers a link will appear (Make an Offer...). You can then complete a simple form making your offer and submit to send an email proposing your offer to the advertiser.

The icons displayed next to advert show what features the property or holiday has (i.e. TV, stereo, tennis courts ...). If you hover over the icon you will see a description.

Last Minute ads are advertising a deal short notice to the arrival date. These can be open to offers and can be searched for and are easily visible on the home page. Permanent Ads are properties advertised for a 6 or 12 month duration. These can also have an availability calendar (if selected by the advertiser). These adverts will show a 'prices from' description in the search results but full details will have to be requested from the advertiser. If an availability calendar exists this shows the availability and prices from week to week.

If the advert has an availability calendar, this is visible on the 'Availability' tab when viewing the ad. If no calendar is present a query must be raised to the advertiser via the 'Respond' tab.

If the advert has a () or a () the advertising is stating that the property is safe for children or modified for disabled access. As stated in the website Terms of Use (Terms of Use), we can not guarantee the accuracy of the advert and you must make your own judgement. We recommend that any reservations or queries be settled with the advertiser prior to booking.

Login to your account and view 'My Profile'. You can then edit your name, email or 'about me' description.

Browse to one of your own adverts via the website search and select the 'Profile for [your username]' within the 'Browse Related Items' to the right of the page.

Login to your account and go to MyAds. All your adverts are accessible from these dashboards. A sub menu is the left of the page giving you access to other areas.

The advertising dashboard only provides a count of the number or enquires (general, booking or offers) sent to your mail account. It is your responsibility to store your received emails if you wish to keep them for reference.

When viewing MyAds basic stats are visible in the dashboard to show you the number of views, responses and even a 'Who is looking now' viewer. Select the link and a small popup window will show you a count of any people currently looking at your advertisement.

All pages within HolidayHomeAdverts.co.uk have a footer at the bottom of the page. All policies are available via links within this footer bar.

Use the search in the home page or in the browse to find a holiday that meets your requirement. The search form is explained below...

Quick Search: Simply enter a keyword for the advert (i.e. pool, Normandy or sun), select the location and click the 'quick search' text. Advanced Search: For a more selective search certain advert information and be defined within an advanced search. Location: Country or islands. Region: Area or island (i.e. Normandy, Costa Blanca). Search Term: Keywords (i.e. Walking, Golf, Tennis, Sun). Maximum Price: Top price you are willing to pay for a holiday. Arrival (+/-): Your desired arrival date, you can select up to plus or minus 14 days from the date you select. Sleeps: The number of beds you require. Posted Date: When the advert was created by the respective advertiser. Show: Type of advert, filter out last minute ads or permanent ads. Advertiser: Select if you want to view properties advertised by private advertisers or agents. Advert to include (tick boxes): Tick any of the boxes for photos, disabled access, pets, child safe to specify that only adverts should be listed that include these options.

If you view the advert select the 'Profile for [advertiser]' within the 'Browse Related Items' to the right of the page.

Yes. Use the 'Respond' tab of the advert to send an email to the advertiser asking any questions you gave.

A featured ad is advertised in sections on various pages throughout the site to make certain adverts stand out. This feature has been selected by the advertiser.

The watch list enables you to mark an advert so you can find it easily when you return to the site. When you come back you can view your watch list by clicking on the 'my watch list' link at the top of the page.

Adverts are displayed in a list and can be viewed by clicking the advert title or removed by clicking the red cross.