Premium bottled water to compliment whisky
Your guests will love 126 Water For Whisky from Loch Ness. This premium bottled water comes in a gift presentation box which promotes provenance from Scotland. 126 Water is extracted, filtered and bottled in the Highlands of Scotland to compliment whisky. This is the best water to add to your whisky. It’s what your dram has been waiting for!
Kenny Stewart | Partner
kenny@126water.comProperty Management and Consultancy Services
Adore Scotland offers exclusive holiday let services to help you grow.
We are specialists in marketing luxury homes, providing services to reduce your admin work & deliver first-class guest services.
In our Adore Academy, we use coaching techniques, expertise and mindful support to help you succeed.
Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed 1.4 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, Hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.
Carl Thomson | Public Policy Manager
carl.thomson@airbnb.comAwaze is the largest managed vacation rentals and holiday resorts business in Europe bringing together trusted travel brands including cottages.com, the UK’s leading provider of holiday cottages and luxury homes, and Hoseasons with its broad range of accommodation from parks and lodges to boats and cottages.
FIRE RISK ASSESSMENTS are now compulsory for Short Term Lets. Fire Safety-Fire fighting equipment and everything else in between! We can provide cost effective services to help you comply with everything required. Let us help you with you with your fire safety compliance and leave you to promote your business?
**Fire Risk Assessments
**Fire Safety Training & Consultancy
**Fire Extinguishers/equipment
**Required Signage
Lynn Nicolson Dodds | Assessor / Consultant
lynn@thebenlomond.comAccommodation listing site showcasing the best places to stay in Scotland
Find your next amazing place to stay on Scotland’s leading marketing platform showcasing the best places to stay in Scotland. We go off grid, under the radar & above the parapet to showcase the very “Best Scottish Cottages”, the unique the quirky, the hidden & the divine with no commission fees.
Alasdair Walker | Owner
hello@bestscottishcottages.co.ukBeyond revolutionizes revenue management for property managers & hosts. Our integrated system combines data insights, advanced dynamic pricing, & modern booking tools. Access proprietary market data, outperform competitors, & boost revenue up to 35% with the only system that utilizes real-time consumer search data to enrich our pricing algorithm and market intelligence.
Booking.com was founded in the Netherlands in 1996. It aims to bring together travellers from across the world with a wide range of accommodation and travel options, with short term accommodation an important and growing part of its business. Booking.com has offices in Edinburgh as well as Manchester (its UK HQ), London and Bristol.
Fiona MacConnacher | Fiona MacConnacher | Public Affairs Manager, UK & Ireland
Property management and booking service
We believe ‘Experiences Matter’ so this is at the heart of everything we do. Our Property Management Software, Channel Manager, Template & Custom Websites are all designed to provide a great experience for your Owners, Guests and your Business. Register for a free trial, with no fees or contracts.
Kelly Odor
kelly@booksterhq.comHoliday Home Insurance Intermediary
When letting your holiday home to paying guests you’ll want insurance advice from specialists who understand your needs. Boshers Ltd have been providing insurance cover for holiday lets throughout the UK since 1990, accommodating listed buildings and most construction types, except thatch.
A Scottish law firm with national and international capability, Brodies has a reputation for uncompromising quality, expertise and innovation. With over 750 staff operating from our bases across Scotland, Brodies offers a talented team of lawyers that services virtually all sector in the UK economy.
Neil Collar | Head of Planning Law
neil.collar@brodies.comLeading supplier of hospitality products, with a dedicated and experienced team who will astutely tailor the provision of quality products to meet your guests’ expectations at reasonable costs. Specialising in Guest Amenities, Bedroom & Bathroom Textiles and Capital Products for bedroom and public areas.
Lorraine Goodman | General Manager
lorraine.goodman@bunzl.ieCapital Allowance
Cavetta Consulting – Scotland’s key capital allowances consultancy, founded in 2015. Our highly qualified and dedicated staff specialise in providing capital allowances and integral features claims, on purchases and refurbishments, for businesses with furnished holiday lettings in Scotland.
Alan Cadden | Director
alan.cadden@cavettaconsulting.co.ukHoliday Home Rental Agency
Click Book Stay is an independent business representing holiday let accommodation owners across Scotland and Northern Ireland. We are the first Self Catering Agency to be awarded Quality in Tourism’s REST accreditation for Responsible, Ethical, Sustainable Tourism
Web Design Agency
Creatomatic are a SuperControl Recommended Agency. We’ve developed an unbeatable integrated online booking system to suit self catering property agencies and owners of all shapes and sizes.
Our SuperControl powered websites generated over £10 million in direct booking revenue for our clients in ’21
Holiday Let Finance
Experts in Hospitality Mortgages – The Cumberland Building Society specialise in mortgages for the tourism and hospitality sector. If you’re thinking of buying a new property or switching your existing mortgage to save money on your mortgage, we could help.
Commercial Photographer
Commercial photogfapher specialising in architecture, hotel, guest house, hospital and food photography in the UK. Based in Pitlochry
David Brown
davidbrown.imaging@gmail.comServices & Supplies
We import and manufacture towels, linen, duvets, pillows, slippers and mattress protection. With our buying power we can offer massive savings to ASSC members.
Tony Spiers | National Sales
tony@decotex.co.ukAgency
Discover Scotland is one of the original Self Catering Pioneers with the business tracing its roots back to 1982 with the production of it’s first brochure. We remain at the forefront of Scottish Self Catering and act as Agents for owners across all of the country.
Chartered Surveyors
We can help you with home reports and all other industry recognised valuations. Additional services include: business sales, building surveying and a team of rural property specialists. Details of many other services are available on our Partner for Business Listing
Caroline Wayte | Marketing Manager
ASSC@dmhall.co.ukDog Friendly Scotland is a holiday rental platform for independent holiday home providers. We make it super easy for owners wishing to take their dogs on holiday, as all our listings are 100% dog friendly. We don’t charge commission fees and guests don’t pay booking fees. Win-Win!
We welcome all ASSC members to sign up and list today!
James Duncan | Director
james@dogfriendlyscotland.comFire & Safety Consultancy
We are a fire and safety consultancy. We undertake all aspects of compliance within this sector. Services offered include fire risk assessments; fire training; fire extinguisher supply of new and annual servicing; fire engineering as well as interlinked smoked detection.
Carol Wilson | Client Relationship Manager
enquiries@dpdfireandsafety.comOnline Retailer of high quality bedding and bedlinen
The Duvet Store is a Scottish online retailer specialising in high quality Duvets, Pillows, Mattress Toppers, Mattress Protectors and Bedlinen in both standard and bespoke sizes. Our products are manufactured mainly in Scotland, the UK and Europe, New to our range this year, Egyptian Cotton Towel.
Holiday Homes
We offer an extensive range of delightful properties to suit all tastes. From large houses with sea views, to traditional cottages and modern Apartments (with the majority being pet friendly), we offer a choice of properties in all of the East Neuk villages and St Andrews.
Holiday Let Management
I personally manage your holiday rental marketing and bookings, and with the help of my small hand-picked team take very good care of your guests and your property. We care that your holiday apartment or house is presented to its best and take care of every detail to achieve consistently high reviews.
Manufacturer of beds, headboards, curtains, blinds and soft furnishings
Elite Contract Furniture are a family owned supplier of mattresses, bed bases, headboards, soft furnishings, contract furniture & accessories helping to design, project management and install refurbishments and room upgrades. We welcome you to visit our showroom and get a flavour of what we can do.
Chartered Accountants, Tax & Business Advisors
Providers of specialist accounting, tax and business advice to the leisure sector, including cloud accounting, systems integration, tax compliance, tax planning – particularly CGT and IHT, profit improvement and strategic advice.
Scott Greig | Partner
Scott.Greig@eqaccountants.co.ukCapital Allowances Consultancy
Eureka Capital Allowances identify hidden tax relief in self-catering properties that owners are unaware of and accountants cannot claim.
As experts in self-catering property, Eureka’s experienced team can unlock tens of thousands of pounds in tax savings and cash rebates for owners.
Jason Batty | Managing Director
jason@eureka-moment.co.ukBusiness Development, Accounting, Finance, tax
We are a business growth, accounts, and tax specialists whose aim is to encourage, empower & support business owners to achieve:
– increased and lasting success;
– greater awareness and understanding of the nature of success;
– greater peace of mind; and
– more free time to do what they enjoy
Brian Wright | Director
brian@fbdconsultancy.co.ukOnline booking, PMS and Channel Manager
Our cloud-based reservation system is designed to be really easy to use and is packed with all of the features you need to run a successful self catering accommodation business. Choose from our totally FREE Basic online booking service or upgrade to our Premium all-in-one property management system.
Scotland’s favourite booking system
You are an individual business with specific needs and ways of working. You need a system that can be built around you. With freetobook you get what you want… a free website booking engine and diary to manage bookings. Choose and pay for any other services you need, nothing more. You’ve got all the tools you need at your fingertips… channel manager, payments, Google etc.
Marketing agency and property managers
Marketing agency and property managers offering a variety of services and options for short term rental owners in the Highlands and further afield.
Scottish Toiletries, Gifting, Gins & Ciders
SUSTAINABLE, SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE & FAMILY RUN business from the Highlands with history & provenance.
PRODUCTS – all crafted using fruits, plants, herbs and flowers grown at the ‘award winning’ garden.
EXTRA SPECIALTOUCHES – luxurious guest experience
Toiletries, Gins, Hampers, Lifestyle, Retail
Karen Millar | Business Development Manager
karen.millar@gordoncastlescotland.comFire Protection
Family run fire protection business who can cater for all your fire protection requirements including: Fire Extinguisher Servicing, Fire Hydrant Servicing, Fire Safety Signage, Kitchen Suppression Installation and Maintenance, Dry Riser Servicing, Fire Damper Servicing, Fire Awareness Training, Fire Risk Assessments Fire and Door Inspections
Lee McDonald | Sales and Operations Manager
info@grahamfireprotection.comFor more than two decades now, we’ve changed the relationship between our industry and our most important asset: the planet. Discover how our expertise, support and advice has helped thousands of businesses start positive green journeys that are fit for the 21st Century. We are proud partners to over 2800 eco-friendly accommodation providers and attractions in the UK and abroad.
Our mission is to encourage and enable people to make sustainable choices that reduce their impact on the planet.GuestReady is a leading hospitality & property technology company with a focus on short-term rental management.
We launched operations in 2016 and are presently active in over 30 cities around the world, including cities such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Paris, Lisbon, and Dubai.
Dale Hornidge | Regional Manager Scotland
dale.hornidge@guestready.comWith over 30 years of experience, holidaycottages.co.uk is now one of the leading names in UK holiday rentals, and the flagship of Travel Chapter – home to a unique network of award-winning brands which includes Cottages & Castles and Canine Cottages.
Town Planning Consultancy
Houghton Planning provide a range of services to cover all aspects of town and rural planning. We can provide advice on submitting a Planning Application, or Certificate of Lawfulness, and can submit those for ASSC members.
Howden, formally Bruce Stevenson, is an international insurance group of talented experts with the freedom and support to do what we do best. Together, we are working to change the insurance narrative – supporting our clients while using insurance as a tool to increase resilience for individuals, businesses, and communities.
Derek Nicol | Account Executive
derek.nicol@howdeninsurance.co.ukInterhome
Interhome Group has been professionally managing holiday homes and apartments for over 50 years in the UK. Our guests primarily come from mainland Europe, and they are looking for their perfect getaway in Scotland. If you are interested in reaching a new market please feel free to get in touch.
Daniel Hodgson | Service Office Manager | Interhome Group | Service Office
daniel.hodgson@interhome.groupLuxury Design and Construction Company
Iron and Pine specialize in creating luxury, modular holiday accommodation. All our models are durable, functional, visibly stunning and incorporate energy efficient materials and technology that help provide a good ROI. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional customer service, from the initial consultation to the final installation.
Alan Love | Director of Sales and Marketing
alan@ironandpine.co.ukDMO Website
IslayInfo has been secured and relaunched by local charity Islay Development. It’s the leading DMO site for the island with both more members and far more visitors, helping local tourism. Any revenues over operating cost go to Islay Development for its work on the island.
Ina Glover | Chief Executive Officer
news@islayinfo.comInsurance Brokers specialising in cover for self-caterers
30 years of experience with self-caterers provides us with a wealth of knowledge not available elsewhere. Not all insurances are the same, so talk to us for the cover you need.
David Morris | Director
info@jlmorris.co.ukDesign & Manufacturer of Self Catering Accommodation
JML Garden Rooms is a Perthshire-based, award-winning family business, designing and manufacturing luxury annexes and garden rooms for customers across the UK. Whether you are looking to offer modern self-catering accommodation or traditional Highland-style bothies, JML Garden Rooms can offer a great range of options
Claire Runciaman | Garden Rooms Sales and Marketing Manager
claire.runciman@jmlgardenrooms.co.ukKey Data is committed to being the most trusted global solution for short-term rental market data, unlocking expert insights for every aspect of your business. Adapt your strategy to changing market trends in real-time and compare your performance to competitors with the easy-to-use ProData Dashboard.
James Weatherby
Emeateam@keydatadashboard.comProperty Management
Logan Property is a full service management company specialising in short term lets in Edinburgh. We offer marketing, pricing, guest management, linens and cleaning. We support local suppliers and emphasise eco-friendly products wherever possible.
John Logan
john@logan-property.co.ukArchitects
Lucid Architecture specialise in bespoke, high quality projects with challenges and requirements where finding crative solutions is important.
Andy White
mail@lucidarchitecture.co.ukUK manufacturer of beds and mattresses to the contract market.
Mattison Contract Beds is one of the industry’s leading manufacturers of contract beds with over 150 years of experience.
For details on mattresses, divan beds, headboards, sofa beds, duo beds, bunk beds & bedding accessories please contact Derek Laing.
Derek Laing | Sales Manager for Scotland
Property Technology for the STR industry
Minut is the co-host that cares for your home, guests and community. Our sensor monitors noise, occupancy, motion and temperature in rentals, helping hosts prevent parties, enhance guest experience and protect their homes, without sacrificing guest privacy.
Alondra Palomino
alondra.palomino@minut.comProperty Management
Operto combines superior IoT hardware and user-friendly software to deliver a personalized and unforgettable guest experience. This approach also benefits property owners and managers by increasing operational efficiency and providing opportunities for return on investment to drive growth.
Nicola Graham | Partner Marketing Manager
nicola.graham@operto.comStephen’s highly energetic nature and deep knowledge of the internet has enabled him to travel the world engaging with companies large and small offering consultancy and training on many of the web technologies affecting so many businesses today. He has been involved with technology tourism for the last 20 years working with VisitScotland and many of the regional destination marketing organizations throughout Scotland.
Stephen Whitelaw | Digital Marketing Consultant, Social Media Evangelist and Technology Public Speaker
stephenwhitelaw@hotmail.comHospitality Supplier
A family business owned and run by husband and wife team, Ian and Janet Hartley, who founded the business 27 years ago after working in hotels and catering. We supply B & B’s, Guest Houses, Self-Catering properties and Hotels along with many other hospitality businesses.
Bespoke booking software with channel management
Simple owner controlled Online booking and management software to add to your own website to generate commission free bookings and ability to link calendars to other on line travel agencies you may be using. We also drive you new bookings & proud to be a Visit Scotland partner.
Water Retailer
Pure Utilities is a Licensed Provider of Water and Waste Water services to non-household customers in Scotland. We have extensive experience supplying self-catering properties, providing mains services to thousands of like-minded customers.
Takeel Riaz | Business Development Manager
takeel.riaz@pureutilities.co.ukRoomonitor is a real time noise monitoring device to prevent noise pollution, damages & neighbour complaints. The most efficient solution to control and protect you business without hassle. It allows you to be aware of the noise levels in your short-term rentals all day, every day.
Short Term Lets Services provides personalised support to guide Owners through licensing. Set up by the Gael Holiday Homes Agency to support their Owners through licensing we now offer as much or as little help as Owners need to get through, and maintain, licensing – from floor plans to acting as an application agent, regardless of who STL Owners & Managers choose to market their property with. At present our services are for Owners with property in Highlands. Our aim is to expand into neighbouring regions very soon.
Les Robinson
info@shorttermlets.servicesSolway Outdoors (incorporating Solway Spas) specialise in commercial hot tubs, chemicals and accessories. Our hot tub range has been customised specially for the holiday home market. We also stock garden furniture, pergolas, outdoor cooking options both for holiday homes and personal use.
Duncan McCready
duncan@thesolwaygroup.co.ukSolway Water Management provides independent impartial water safety advice covering the management, control and prevention of Legionella & other waterborne pathogens surrounding holiday accommodation, hotels and hot tubs. We provide onsite hot tub training & a full hot tub management service.
Iain Jardine | Water Hygiene Consultant
iain@solwaywatermanagement.co.ukDo You need Support to Manage Your current Business Challenges?Whether you’re a small hotel, Apartment, Bed and Breakfast, we can help you succeed.
My mission is to support your business with the aim of increasing profitability and improving business performance.
Noemi Alonso | Director
noemi.alonso@soreon.co.ukMarketing Support Agency
Looking to grow your business? Struggling to find time for marketing? Get in touch with Source Marketing – award-winning, tourism focussed, highly experienced marketing support agency. Making marketing work for our clients – simple targeted solutions to kick start your success.
Accommodation Software Supplier
Recognised as an innovator in hospitality technology solutions, STAAH has been using cloud-based products to help accommodation providers around the world power their online distribution since 2008. Our award-winning products puts property owners in control by empowering them with great technology.
Licence and Planning Consultants
If you are in Edinburgh or Glasgow, your ability to apply for a licence is likely to be assessed alongside a Planning consideration. We also believe that Property Owners in East Lothian, Fife, Aberdeen, the Highlands, and Perth and Kinross will be affected.
STL Solutions have created a process to help those affected by Planning requirements, by applying for a Certificate of Lawfulness, and supporting you through to the Appeal process.
Booking & Management System
SuperControl is an all-in-one property management system and channel manager with everything you need to grow your business by increasing your control, saving you time and making you more money.
Robert Kennedy
robert@supercontrol.co.ukWe’re one of the UK’s leading independent holiday cottage rental agencies with over 25 years’ experience in the business and offering over 16,000 holiday homes across the UK & Ireland.
Simon James
simon.james@sykescottages.co.ukIntroducing the UK’s No.1 eco-friendly and only “glueless” toilet tissue for those who prioritize sustainability. Proudly made in the UK, Tanki sets a new standard with its zero plastic and glueless composition, reducing environmental impact, preventing blockages, and being kinder to the environment.
Tanki offers premium quality and is the leader in the category when it comes to the environment with the “Tanki Pledge”.
Tanki ensures a seamless flow for your home and septic tank. Designed specifically to be septic-safe and dissolve easily, it prevents clogs and maintains the optimal function of your septic system.
Make a positive impact on the environment with Tanki – “say no to glue and choose Tanki for your loo.”
David Hamlet | Managing Director
david@tanki.co.ukTown Planning Consultancy
Chartered Town Planning Consultant with over 35 years knowledge and working experience. Based in Badenoch and Strathspey, providing professional town planning services across Scotland and the UK. Providing expert planning advice and dealing with all types of planning applications (including Certificates of Lawfulness), appeals, and enforcement cases. Survey and preparation of plans (location, site layout and floor plans) for planning and licencing applications for short term lets.
Jane Shepherd | Director
jane@thetownplanner.co.ukDigital Guidebook Software
Touch Stay is your house manual or welcome binder in a digital form. Easy to use, add your own logo and colours, add as much content as you like in the form of text, photos, videos and links, then send it to your guests with your usual pre-arrival emails. The guest then views it on their own device.
Andy McNulty
andy@touchstay.comVisitScotland’s purpose is to grow and develop the sustainable economic benefit of tourism to Scotland’s visitor economy. Working closely with individual businesses, public agencies, local authorities and other tourism stakeholders to help achieve this through marketing activities, Quality Assurance (grading scheme) advice, partnership initiatives and events … to name but a few!
Holiday Rentals
Vrbo, part of Expedia Group, is a world leader in holiday rentals with the mission to connect holidaymakers to the people and places they love, giving them the space they need to drop the distractions of everyday life and simply be together.
WYM Rating is an independent Scottish business, specialising in all aspects of business rates advice. With many time-sensitive statutory processes and procedures, our team can guide you through all the growing complexities of the business rates environment from rates proposals/ appeals, billing issues and annual returns.
Billy McKaig | Director
billy@wymrating.comHoliday Cottage Lettings Agency
Waterside Breaks specialises in marketing holiday cottages and lodges by water across the UK. From lochside lodges in the Scottish Highlands, riverside cottages in the Norfolk Broads to lakeside cottages in the Cotswolds. Holiday options include hot tub lodges, fishing breaks and romantic escapes.
Tax Consultancy
As experienced Chartered Tax Advisors and ASSC Partner, Zeal are the ‘go-to’ for helping self-catering owners claim a specialist HMRC tax relief that even accountants don’t know about. Let Zeal unlock the tens of thousands of pounds hidden in the ‘embedded fixtures’ of your building.