Cornish Gems Bulletin Board http://www.cornishgems.com/newsdesk.html Latest news and forthcoming events in South West Cornwall 2010-09-06T13:32:02+00:00 Cornish Gems news[at]cornishgems[dot]co[dot]uk (Cornish Gems) en-gb Copyright 2007 - 2010 Cornish Gems Short Breaks and Extended Stays goes LIVE on website http://www.cornishgems.com/newsdesk/short_breaks_and_extended_stay.html To maximise usability to our website, you can now find your perfect holiday home for short breaks from the 1st October 2010 to 31st March 2011. On the homepage, click on the Luxury Holiday Cottage Search and click on the duration tab. Here you can choose from a 2, 3 or 4 night stay at selected properties throughout our portfolio. From cosy, romantic one bed cottages to large 6 bedroom homes on the Coast. Take advantage of some fantastic deals whatever your requirements.

Why not have a look at Buttercup Cottage and The Brambles, ideal for romantic breaks away. Short breaks start from £259.00.

Can't get enough of Cornwall and want to stay longer than week? Now you can search for properties that are available back to back for up to 4 weeks throughout the year. Again, click on the duration tab on the Luxury Holiday Cottage Search for availability.

Have a dog? From the 1st October 2010 the beaches throughout Cornwall become dog friendly again. With a wide range of dog friendly properties in our collection, now is the time to book your Autumn holiday with us! To view our dog friendly cottages please click on the link.

]]> text/html 2010-09-06T11:22:24+00:00 susie[at]cornishgems[dot]com (Susie Hale) General Budget 22nd June 2010 http://www.cornishgems.com/newsdesk/budget_22nd_june_2010.html Favourable tax rules reinstated for holiday lets

The Chancellor, George Osborne, today presented the first Budget of the Coalition Government.

He commented, "There are many small businesses in the tourism industry today. To help them, I am reinstating the favourable tax rules for furnished holiday lettings, which our predecessors had planned to repeal".

The Current rules:

For property to count as a holiday letting you are probably aware it must be:

  • In the European Economic Area
  • Furnished
  • Available to the public for at least 140 days a year
  • Commercially let for at least 70 days a year
  • Consist of short lets of not more than 30 days
  • Only let for 210 days a year.

Furnished holiday lets are treated favourably for tax purposes, as currently you can:

  • Set losses against other income in the same way as trading losses
  • Claim capital allowances on the cost of furnishings, furniture and equipment
  • Use Entrepreneurs relief to reduce effective CGT rate
  • Hold over and rollover relief available
  • FHL profits count as pensionable income.
]]> text/html 2010-06-22T15:10:23+00:00 susie[at]cornishgems[dot]com (Susie Hale) General 20% Discount on all June Holidays http://www.cornishgems.com/newsdesk/20_discount_on_all_june_holida.html *** Cornish Gems Massive Summer Sale ***

Now the summer is hotting up, we are offering a fantastic discount on all cottage holidays taken with us in June.

We have some lovely properties still available in beautiful coastal and rural locations around Cornwall. The sun has put his hat on so come and enjoy our stunning county and stay in the best accommodation Cornwall has to offer. But hurry, our properties are getting snapped up very quickly!

All discounts are available when you book through the website. For all enquiries please call the team on 0844 800 2813. Your holiday starts here!

Browse our available holiday cottages for the coming weeks:

]]> text/html 2010-06-02T10:49:38+00:00 nadia[at]cornishgems[dot]com (Nadia Durrant) General St Ives Voted As Best Family Holiday Destination in UK http://www.cornishgems.com/newsdesk/st_ives_voted_as_best_family_h.html St Ives has been declared Best Family Holiday Destination in the prestigious Coast Awards 2010. Crowned as the ultimate all year round family holiday destination in the UK, it was highly commended for its array of adult and child friendly attractions and things to do, whilst being singled out for having a unique art scene.

The award comes as a result of winning the Coast magazine readers' voters poll and according to Alex Reece, deputy editor of the magazine and Coast Awards organiser, it is certainly well deserved: "We're not surprised that St Ives is a hit with readers. For a small town, it offers such variety - from bucket-and-spade beaches to high culture".

Cornish Gems have over 40 luxury holiday homes, cottages and apartments available to rent in St. Ives, many have harbour views that stretch across to Godrevy Lighthouse, Gwithian and beyond. We also have a number of dog friendly cottages and plenty with parking. Click here to view them all

]]> text/html 2010-05-23T09:19:14+00:00 julianne[at]cornishgems[dot]com (Julianne Cox) General Cornish Cribs Charity Auction http://www.cornishgems.com/newsdesk/cornish_cribs_charity_auction.html Cornish Cribs Charity Auction

Award winning luxury holiday specialists, Cornish Gems, launched a new service in April that showcases some of the most desirable accommodation in Cornwall, branded Cornish Cribs.

The Cornish Gems team held a dinner and black tie charity auction to celebrate the launch, which was hosted by well known Falkland's veteran Simon Weston OBE.

The event took place on Friday 23rd April at the prestigious Carlyon Bay Hotel and raised a staggering £5000!

All of the funds raised through the auction will be split 50/50 between Help for Heroes and the North2South Cycle Ride - a 990 mile endurance ride being undertaken by six infamous local businessmen raising funds for the Lizard Lifeboat Appeal (Reg. Charity No: 209603), Mullion Gym (Reg. Charity No: 1131635) and Cancer Funding For Cornwall (Reg. Charity No: 1119002).

If you would like to donate in support of Help for Heroes and the North2South Cycle Ride please visit www.justgiving.com/cornishcribs

For more information about Help 4 Heroes (Reg. Charity No: 1120920) visit www.helpforheroes.org.uk

For more information about the North2South Cycle Ride please visit www.north2southcycle.co.uk

]]> text/html 2010-02-23T12:05:37+00:00 office[at]cornishgems[dot]com (Cornish Gems Office) General Happy New Year! Cornish Gems new website now live! http://www.cornishgems.com/newsdesk/happy_new_year_cornish_gems_ne.html We are pleased to announce our 'new look' website went live on 1st Jan 2010. We have added some new features to make it even easier for our valued customers to find the right Cornish holiday cottages. We have more exciting enhancements coming very soon along with some exclusive special offers, so remember to add us to 'your favourites'. As part of our continued environmental policy we have a new and improved interactive e-brochure which can be downloaded through our website immediately, so no need to wait for the post! The good news is our e-brochure is kept right up to date with all our latest holiday cottages and we have plenty more joining us throughout the year in lots of picture postcard Cornish hotspots.

]]> text/html 2010-01-07T15:59:08+00:00 julianne[at]cornishgems[dot]com (Julianne Cox) General Make an Offer http://www.cornishgems.com/newsdesk/make_an_offer.html We are offering guests the chance to make an offer on one of our luxury Holiday Cottages for Christmas or New Year. Please see below the properties applicable to this fantastic special offer.

Christmas week - 21-28 December 2009
Grebe Cottage
Onshore Apartment
Pear Tree Cottage
Saltings View Cottage
25 The Digey
Bay Tree Cottage

New Year Week - 28th Dec 2009 - 4th Jan 2010
Bay Tree Cottage
White Sands
Pear Tree Cottage
The Coach House

Please call one of the team on 0844 800 2813 to make your offer.

]]> text/html 2009-12-17T11:20:08+00:00 office[at]cornishgems[dot]com (Cornish Gems Office) General New properties for 2010 http://www.cornishgems.com/newsdesk/new_properties_for_2010.html Cornish gems are offering a fine hand picked selection of new Holiday homes, cottages, apartments and villas available in cornwall.

Ros Vean - Mullion
(Sleeps 8)

Rose Cottage - The Lizard
(Sleeps 7)

Zinc 36 - Newquay
(Sleeps 4)

Pennywell Cottage - St Agnes
(Sleeps 6)

11 Fish Street - St Ives
(Sleeps 8)

Plus many many more…..

Please contact one of the team on 0844 800 2813 for more information on any of these luxury holiday properties and any special offers or discounts that may be available.

]]> text/html 2009-11-26T13:30:36+00:00 office[at]cornishgems[dot]com (Cornish Gems Office) General Special Luxury Holiday Offers with Cornish Gems for 2010 http://www.cornishgems.com/newsdesk/special_luxury_holiday_offers_.html Cornish Gems are offering their valued customers a 10% discount on their 2010 holiday but you must hurry, this offer ends 31st January 2010.

Simply select your favourite Cornish Gem from our luxury portfolio and either make your reservation on line or give us a call on 0844 800 2813 and we will be happy to help.

(Subject to availability and terms and conditions apply.)

]]> text/html 2009-11-19T14:34:28+00:00 nadia[at]cornishgems[dot]com (Nadia Durrant) General A Cornish Christmas http://www.cornishgems.com/newsdesk/a_cornish_christmas.html We are offering a fantastic 25% off selected Christmas and New Year breaks.

Please call for details 0844 800 2813.

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