Mulberry Cottages

Thanks to the locations and unique distinctiveness of our cottages, Mulberry Cottages has had such a huge growth since it began in 2006! Let's take a minute and look back (something we rarely get to do) So how was Mulberry Cottages born? Launched by Sarah Wood, as a spin off from her successful rural estate agency, a holiday lettings agency was bor... n! Sarah, owns, directs, influences and runs the business with very hands on mind-set. When the holiday lettings began it was so difficult to find a memorable name that was relevant. So the business was up and running but it had no name! Sarah decided to focus on our heartland, Kent, the Garden of England. Thoughts progressed to a tree, preferably bearing fruit. The first ever office was based in a sleeping rural village called Wye, and one lunchtime Sarah was taking a walk around and found herself staring at the famous and grand Mulberry tree which is supposed to one of the oldest trees in the country. A Taaaa Daaaaa moment hit Sarah and this holiday lettings agency was given a name - Mulberry Cottages! It all began in 2006, Staycations didn't exist, not even as a name, holiday homes were damp and dingy, families went to Spain and Greece for their holidays and holiday agencies offered appalling service to both guests and owners. The recession that began in 2008 changed all that. People couldn't afford to go abroad, didn't want to be far from their jobs because they thought they might not have one when they got back holiday cottage agencies in the UK realised that if they wanted to attract guests their properties needed to be inspiring, inviting with excellent service and above all well marketed and on line. So clearly there was a gap in the market for Mulberry Cottages to take advantage of! So where are we now? A culture started to develop at Mulberry of putting the guests and the owners first. And this culture that has become inbred into our daily lives, it was not something Sarah planned on day 1, it has developed as a result of our teams commitment and 'can do' ...Read More