Hi

I am from Australia and will be traveling to the UK in July with my husband and am looking to stay for 6 months(holiday visa limit). Does anyone have contacts or information about short term house/apartment rentals in Scotland, Wales and England (want places in the country)?Holiday rentals seem to be very expensive so would like to see if we could rent somewhere for up to 2 months at a time.

Also any advice on buying a cheap car for the time versus car rental?

Thank you in advance
Anne

You might try the website for Sabbatical Homes. I think you'll find longer lets (and more affordable rents) from homeowners there who need to work abroad and are looking for longer-term tenants.

God luck with your search -- and your upcoming adventure.

I meant "Good luck"...

Look at http://www.numberfive.com/. We used them a couple of years ago and enjoyed the stay. On car, email me. [email protected]

Thank you both so much for your replies.Pavot, I tried Sabbatical Homes but they are only in London so will keep on looking.

Regards
Anne

Hi jollyroger,
I recently used sabbaticalhomes.com for a place in London but they do have some rentals in Scotland and Wales and elsewhere in England. Look under sabbaticalhomes.com, then the pull-down menu under 'browse' and the top category is 'by country'. You'll see them there.