Renting our house out for the Open

poohzee

Hi, we live in Monifieth, just 5 - 10 mins from Carnoustie where the Open is o be held next year. We are thinking about renting out our house for the week and were wondering if anyone has any experience or advice about this?

damo101

There are loads of agencies in edinburgh that deal with renting out houses just for the festival, could try doing a search for them (don't know any off hand tho).

Damo

Oscar

When the open was in East Lothian, a local estate agent handled most of the local short lettings. I think they advertised in the local papers for suitable residencies.

donna-j_2

When the Open is in St Andrews one agent mainly handles it all, Pagan Osbourne. They might be able to offer advice on who deals with properties for Carnoustie.

ailuro2

Hi- we are just up the road from you in B'hill, never thought about renting out the house, was a big earner last time the open was in Carnoustie...what are the dates?

Anne_Marie_2

Blackadder are the local agents for house letting.
http://www.open2007.com/index.asp?tm=35

The prices that some people are looking for are truly obscene. But if folk are mad enough to pay those kind of prices, good luck to them. I was looking at rentals for Carnoustie, so perhaps with rentals in Monifieth and Barnhill, you would be looking at a smaller rental? Unless you offered to chauffeur them about. (Not advisable, it's bad enough driving about Carnoustie at the best of times, let alone during the Open.)

Dates of the Open are from Thursday 19th July to Sunday 22nd July.

Can't give any advice about renting, but from what I can gather, golfers are quite a good lot. They are hardly in the house, just use it mainly as somewhere to put their weary heads after a day out watching the golf, followed by being sociable in the local drinking establishments.

debster369

No clue how you would go about it but I do know that a few years ago when it was in Gullane people from Gullane, North Berwick and Aberlady were renting out for ridiculous amounts of money.