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Save money on average ₤ 211 by scheduling independently owned vacation buildings in the UK, straight with the owner. Kip runs as a membership plan, costing just ₤ 14 a year or ₤ 2.99 a month and giving unique access to the most charming holiday homes that all come with something unique, whether that's an exterior hot tub, roaring log fire or homemade cake waiting for guests on arrival.

Red-brick cottages covered in wisteria, grand manor homes set in manicured yards, converted barns with swimming pools - Luxury Cotswold Rentals curates exclusive residences to take over in this appealing corner of England Owners Nigel and Maria Stengard-Green started the business to promote their own residential or commercial property, and now look after lots of rentals.

The group at participant's club Kip Hideaways modifies a pared-back listing of vacation homes to hire out with properties that sleep 2-6 individuals and have sweet interiors - a Scandi-inspired cottage on the Isle of Skye with ecru shiplap and a home window seat forgeting the sea, or a beach home in Whitstable with sights right across the stones from the linen-draped bed.

The shower room has been upgraded with an expensive double-ended bathroom and the kitchenette is stocked with tea and coffee, yet the rest of the house is 100 percent back-to-basic You can also reduce the fresh roses and herbs from the garden to include some perfume to the location.

Sheepskin Life hires honeyed-stone cottages in the Cotswolds and wise red-brick residences in Somerset, as well as buildings throughout Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the rest of the UK - a brew residence in capitals of Yorkshire with original features, Bookmarks or a 16th-century home in the Brecon Beacons with a large level lawn that's best for games in the sun.