Making holiday rentals available also means maintaining them well. Housekeeping is an essential part of welcoming travellers in the best possible conditions, the aim being that they feel comfortable, like at home, and also that they want to recommend the place and even come back to it. But it's not always easy to have the time to go around your rental(s) to vacuum, dust or do the laundry. Recourse to a company specialising in home cleaning services appears then to be the solution to ensure the good condition of the property and to save time. Not to mention that it also includes tax benefits
Why use a home cleaning company?
When you decide to buy a property to rent to holidaymakers, you must of course think about its maintenance. First of all, we want to present a place where it is pleasant to live and which makes you want to come back. Sometimes, some rentals also stay several weeks without receiving visitors. And the dust, the musty smells, it happens very quickly and it builds up. However, it is not always easy to find time to go and clean the place yourself. Everyone is busy with daily obligations, work, children, shopping and cleaning the main house. This is why delegating household chores to a specialized company has many advantages. A professional intervenes according to an agreed schedule, and as a professional, you can be sure of the quality of the work provided. Sweeping, dusting, floor care, making beds, cleaning and drying linens are among the many skills of a housekeeper and it is essential that this is done regularly to keep an apartment or house in good repair. For the owner, it is a saving of precious time, time that can be spent doing something else, leisure or activity time with the children. It is a good way to avoid stressing about the state of the rental and a guarantee to appear in the eyes of travellers as the perfect host, one who is respectful and concerned about the comfort of his tenants
Tax benefits as well
Many French people have recourse to a household helper, including for the maintenance of holiday rentals. In order to fight against undeclared jobs, the government had the good idea of taxing this type of service. This tax advantage may take the form of a tax credit or reduction, and the rate is set at 50% up to a maximum of 12,000 euros per year plus +1,500 euros per dependent person or child, up to a maximum of 15,000 euros. You should not hesitate to ask the tax authorities, especially to find out whether you are eligible for the tax credit, as it has a considerable advantage over the tax reduction. In fact, when one incurs expenses that qualify for the tax credit, one is either reimbursed the full amount if one is not taxable, or reimbursed the difference with the tax one owes when one is taxable. Within the framework of the tax reduction, if the amount of the tax reduction is higher than the amount of the tax, there can be no refund and the tax is therefore reduced to 0 €. The tax credit therefore benefits the taxpayer directly and it is the Treasury that issues a cheque to be credited to the account. In all cases, tax credit or reduction, it is important to note that the employment of a household helper for the maintenance of one's vacation rental has a significant tax advantage that should be considered to make life easier and to take care of one's property and vacationers
