Cornwall needs to be Forward Looking #2
It's good you've added your comment to the thread as a 2nd homer @Halffull. I really really liked your post.
I am, though, also really hoping you are pricing your letting as cheaply as you can (covering ownership costs with a little bit of profit maybe to cover the unexpected) rather than trying to beef up your personal income significantly via your 2nd home. (The latter would be an investment decision that would not receive a sympathetic ear.)
If your 2nd home is occupied for pretty much all of the year (when you don't need it) it will undoubtedly be helping the local economy - local shops, pubs etc, etc (as well as your agent and your gardener). That would be so great.
Please do enjoy your 2nd home @Halffull, but I cannot but ask, please, that you do not exploit it to our community's detriment.