Mary Wilson talks to Ross Elder about the demand for self-catering accommodation in Bulgaria. Enquiries year to date for holiday homes in Bulgaria are up 9 per cent; making it a recession busting travel hotspot.

Holly Kirkwood encourages readers of Country Life to recognise the untapped asset of rental income in their second homes and highlights research findings from Holiday Lettings within the piece.

Changing by the minute the bargains on dailymail.co.uk are the hottest in town and you'll find some from Holiday Lettings popping up there from time to time. Recent mentions include Le Chat Malin in the Dordogne.

Ginny McGrath picks the hottest deals available for summer sun in the Canaries including Casa Molina and Parque Albatros Hotel Apartment.

Cherry Maslen talks to Ross Elder about the potential in the UK second home market for earning extra income if you opt to let out the property short term. She incorporates data from Holiday Lettings and Rightmove Automated Valuation Model to produce average yields on investment. The article also appeared in the Sunday Times Scotland edition with comment from Ross on the value of the second home markets in Edinburgh and the Highlands in particular.

Simone Kane picks the best of the bargain bunch in the eurozone this summer and takes a particular liking to this luxury farmhouse Campo Verde in Vilatan, Galicia.