Where it REALLY pays to own a holiday buy-to-let - and why the Cotswolds beats Cornwall By Jessica Beard Updated: 12:22, 19 May 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Prized for its hundreds of sandy beaches, fishing coves and glorious countryside, Cornwall has long been the undisputed champion of staycations and the holiday let market. Last year, official data revealed the county had the highest numbers of holiday homes (6,080) which attracted 14,230 guests. However, despite these figures, Cornwall is not the most lucrative hotspot for short-term (less than 28 days) buy-to-let landlords.
We reveal where holiday lets make owners the most money. The Cotswolds is an area which stretches from Stratford-upon-Avon in the north to Swindon in the south, Gloucester to the west and Oxford to the east How the Cotswolds became a hotspot Many will be surprised to learn that a Cornish bolthole generates less income than Cumbria, the Lake District and Dorset too. The highest earning region in 2023 was the Cotswolds, an area which stretches from Stratford-upon-Avon in the north to Swindon in the south, Gloucester to the west and Oxford to the east.
Here the average holiday home owner makes £28,500 a year (all figures before tax), according to Sykes Holiday Cottages. A four-bedroom cottage in a chocolate box village such as Broadway or house in a small market town such as Chipping Campden would make an annual £46,300 in holiday rent. Its popularity as a quintessentially English destination has been s.
