April Fools came early here this year and the Guardian lapped it up - our April Fool adverts included B&B at Buckingham Palace, a week at Hagrid's Hut at Hogwarts, a trip to the old lady's Shoe and the Gingerbread House perfect for family getaways!

Ross Elder will once again be taking to the Main Stage at the forthcoming A Place in the Sun Live exhibition at Earl's Court. He will be speaking to potential holiday home investors about how lettings forms a constituent part of the holiday home purchase and his top tips on how to do it well.

Catherine Moye looks at the top end of the holiday lettings market. Including data from Holiday Lettings on the growth of the market and the increased choice now available to holidaymakers, as more and more owners realise the added value of owning a second home and start letting it out.

Mark Anstead looks at the increasing numbers of second home owners switching to holiday lettings in an attempt to cover their mortgage costs. Talking to Holiday Lettings, he discovers how this growth in the number of UK holiday home lettings is supported by a 77 per cent increase in booking enquiries for UK holidays in 2009.

Graham Norwood looks at the growth of the UK holiday let market as more and more second home owners switch to short term lets in lieu of property sales. He touches on the growth experienced by Holiday Lettings in 2008, when the number of available homes for let in the UK grew by 77 per cent.

Gina Dyer talks to best friends and co-founders of Holiday Lettings, Ross Elder and Andy Firth, about the passion and drive that has seen their business grow to its marketing leading heights.`

Marc di Silva reports on the increasing trend of second home owners making their properties available to holidaymakers for short term rental.