@Pringleface
You are saying that any damage caused by guests is the fault of the holiday let owner. I don’t agree.
Not saying that at all. Of course, guests are going to cause some damage, sometimes deliberate or careless. My point is that sometimes, it's purely accidental, and sometimes the owner contributes by providing cheap/flimsy furniture/equipment, cheap/thin glasses/crockery, etc., cheap kettles/toasters, etc.
Also sometimes it's poor design, like one we stayed in last year where the kitchen door opened onto the fridge door, so you had to close the kitchen door before you could open the fridge door, and both were marked/dented where one door had been banged into the other, repeatedly, by numerous guests over a long period of time! That kind of thing isn't the fault of the guest, it's the fault of the muppet who designed the kitchen that way!
Coincidentally, just been doing the accounts of a couple who have two holiday cottages (I'm an accountant). They've only spent £1,780 on repairs/replacements for both for the full year - that's on gross revenue of £54,000! I wouldn't call that excessive in the slightest - it includes a replacement sofa, replacement bedding/towels, replacement cutlery/crockery/utensils, boiler service and a couple of plumbers bills, one to fix a leak and the other to clear a blocked loo!
If you are seeing huge/expensive repairs/replacement costs, then there's a reason for that. It's not normal. Either there are problems with the property and fixtures or you're target guest market is more likely to break things, i.e. large groups, party groups, hen/stag parties, etc. If your target market is couples or families of 4, then you shouldn't be seeing significant damages!