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The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Airbnb - which recently announced it’s sharing some information about its landlord hosts with HMRC - is now sharing data with...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A holiday lettings agency and an estate agent in a tourist hotspot have joined forces. Suffolk Coastal will continue with its sales...
11 March 2024
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Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Earlier this week Housing Secretary Michael...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
There’s growing anger over restrictions on private homeowners using their properties via Airbnb and other short let platforms. Earlier this week Housing...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Prominent MPs from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have renewed their onslaught on Airbnb and other short let platforms. Former Lib...
06 February 2024
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Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Summer looks like it’s going to be a hectic period for lettings agents and the private rental sector according to TV...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Letting agents’ body Propertymark is throwing its weight behind a mandatory licensing and registration scheme for short let landlords. Anyone who lets...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Airbnb and other short let platforms are from this week required to send data on their clients’ earnings to HMRC. And a...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A new report claims that Airbnb has generated tens of thousands of jobs in the UK and enables people to work...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A trade body representing short lets operators has slammed government housing failures. The Short Term Accommodation Association says it’s analysed local authority...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Glasgow’s lettings market is the strongest it’s been in up to 10 years, with a shortage of rental flats driving demand...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Airbnb’s global chief executive has suggested that the short lets platform may handle longer term rentals in future. Brian Chesky, in an...
11 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Airbnb has taken the unusual step of buying space on an influential Labour Party website, just ahead of the party’s conference. Amanda...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Westminster’s Labour controlled council is stepping up its war on Airbnbs and other short lets. It was a mandatory registration system for...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Nakul Patel and on my business card...
22 September 2023
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Airbnb is launching a UK campaign this month aimed at luring first-time customers. It’s part of a local campaign that launched last...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A move to stop HMOs being used as Airbnb or other short lets has been put forward in the westcountry -...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
What is billed as Europe’s largest PropTech event takes place in London this week, on September 6 and 7. PropTech Connect will...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A body largely consisting of councils wants more controls over Airbnbs and other short lets - and it wants local authorities...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A report being considered by a council says one of the UK’s biggest cities could see an 80 per cent collapse in...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A hate campaign against AirBnb appears to have been launched in a Welsh village. Newspaper reports say a sticker reading 'Death to...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A planning committee meeting discussion on an application for 100 new apartments in Manchester turned into a forum for complaints about...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
One in eight tenants admit to letting out part or all of their rented property - and that rises to a...
26 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Airbnb has issued a statement responding to the call for a clampdown on short lets demanded by Labour’s outspoken London Mayor,...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Government does not intend to abandon its licensing scheme for Airbnbs and other short term lets, nor to delay...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
An attempt to introducing statutory licensing for Airbnbs and some other tourist accommodation has got a frosty reception. The Welsh Government -...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A mortgage lender has conducted a survey of homeowners which has produced a string of anti-landlord and anti-overseas investor attitudes. Market Financial...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Build To Rent operator Apo is partnering with PropTech platform Lavanda to offer increased exposure to Airbnb-style short-lets. The partnership will see Apo...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A newspaper is reporting that almost 1,500 homes which could be used for long-term mainstream rentals have been ‘lost’ to short...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The leader of the council that was rebuffed by a court when it tried to control the spread of Airbnb-style short...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A trade body has criticised the various UK governments for “rushing blindly” into poorly-constructed regulation of short lets. The angry words from...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Airbnb claims there has been a 75 per cent drop in party reports made to Airbnb in the UK since its...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the country’s most popular destinations for both visitors and short let accommodation is likely to be hit with a...
30 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Airbnb is offering a £50 travel voucher to any Liverpool household hosting their first Airbnb guest in a private room in...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A news service claims that in many UK cities there are now more entire homes listed on Airbnb than there are...
03 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the idea of a compulsory national register of landlords and hosts operating Airbnb and other...
26 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A group of activists is trying to raise £15,000 to campaign for local councils to clampdown on AirBnb and other short...
25 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Airbnb is warning the UK government not to be heavy handed in its planning controls restricting the short lets sector. At the...
17 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The new trade body for short lets has reacted angrily to a government plan for AirBnb and other short let hosts...
13 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Airbnb says any new rules for short lets in Wales should protect hosts and the benefits they bring to the tourism...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A proposal to introduce a national register of Airbnb hosts in a bid to curb rowdy behaviour by guests has been...
29 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A Conservative MP in a tourist region has blamed the switch of rental accommodation to Airbnbs for a shortage of places...
27 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Licensing for Airbnbs and similar short lets should be targeted in priority areas only and not the subject of blanket rules. That’s...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The UK Short Term Accommodation Association says the high profile digital platform Booking.com is to become a member. Available in 43 languages...
20 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The growth of the short term rentals sector has helped create an economy featuring jobs that benefit local communities and fit...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A council says it’s using planning powers to try to control the proliferation of Airbnbs, but suggests the real answer may...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A new block of apartments on the banks of a photogenic canal has been given the planning green light - but...
03 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The political party propping up the Scottish Government says higher taxes on buy to lets will help the housing market be...
31 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Short lets platform Airbnb - increasingly used by landlords acting as hosts - has issued a warning to consumer users about...
30 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The housing crisis will be made worse by rent caps, two property experts have said. Various activist groups, much of the Green...
26 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A local authority in West Sussex is proposing to build its own Airbnb four bedroom house on the site of old...
20 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Airbnb has come out in favour of a short lets registration scheme across the UK - similar to the one promised...
10 January 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices in York - where the local MP is leading an onslaught on the proliferation of short lets - have...
03 January 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s been announced that a deadline for existing hosts on AirBnb and other short let platforms to register with the Scottish...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The fledgling trade body for the UK’s short lets industry has welcomed the government’s proposal for a registration scheme for hosts. The...
13 December 2022
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A Labour MP has attacked Airbnb hosts and others in the short lets business, accusing them of “this exploitation of housing...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A crackdown on Airbnbs and other short lets in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, has infuriated landlord’s’ representatives. In line with the rest...
07 December 2022
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The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...
06 December 2022
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The UK Short Term Accommodation Association has named a new chief executive. Andy Fenner will support STAA chairperson Merilee Karr and director...
02 December 2022
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Airbnb-style short-lets in another part of Scotland are to be subject to new licensing rules. The scheme, introduced by the Scottish Government,...
29 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The number of long-term empty homes has risen in every region of the UK during 2022 according to new government figures. The...
24 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A bizarre lettings start-up has launched - and isn’t taking rent in return for property. KindRoom instead offers itself as a platform...
08 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Governments across the UK must do more to understand the scale of short lets and the threat they may pose to...
27 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The short lets industry - consisting of suppliers and operators within the burgeoning sector of Airbnb-style lettings - is to stage...
07 October 2022
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A holiday letting agency has criticised the introduction of licensing for short term rentals in Scotland as “poorly thought-through and ill-timed”. Iain...
04 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The first step within the UK to officially monitor Airbnb-style short lets comes into effect on Saturday, which is October 1. Scotland’s...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The owners of second homes in a key short lets and tourist hotspot are set to have to pay a premium...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A proposal to introduce rent controls is likely to be discussed at Labour’s annual conference, being held early next week in...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is calling on letting agents to share their thoughts and experiences on the impact of Airbnb and other short lets. At...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The UK Short Term Accommodation Association says the Scottish Government’s backing of a bid to control short lets in Edinburgh could...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Airbnb is piloting new tools which it claims may identify and block prospective renters who want to stage anti-social parties. The technology...
22 August 2022
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Airbnb has outlined plans to invest £500,000 to “preserve and showcase the West Midlands' cultural assets and boost tourism in the...
11 August 2022
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ARLA Propertymark has released details of its written response to a Parliamentary committee investigating the impact of Airbnb-style short lets on...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Sibling businessmen Jonathan and Matthew Daines are to create 15 new jobs at the Warwickshire-based PropTech platform Lettingaproperty over the next...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News
UK hosts on Airbnb collectively earned over £1.5 billion in 2021 the short let platform claims. Some £668m of that was over...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents are being dragged into a debate over whether locals should be given priority to rent or buy, as a result...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A trade body representing the Airbnb-style short lets sector says this kind of accommodation now has a five per cent market...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A council has purchased some 40 properties to avoid them becoming holiday homes and Airbnbs. Highland council in Scotland is spending up...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News
PropTech operator Lettingaproperty has won £750,000 to build a new rental platform of landlords and tenants. The cash boost, from the MEIF...
21 July 2022
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A politician has called on Airbnb hosts in his local area to switch their properties to long-term rentals. Isle of Wight councillor...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has set up a working group of experts, agents, landlords and stakeholders in response to radical reforms to the private...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A tenant has allegedly confronted an unnamed lettings agent over being “pushed out” of his long-term tenancy to make way for...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
AirBnb says proposed changes to short let rules in Wales should be aimed at property speculators, not ordinary people. The Welsh Government...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Airbnb has signed what it calls “a landmark agreement” with the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, becoming the official hosting provider for ...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Airbnb says that its so-called ‘party ban’ - introduced in 2020 at the height of the pandemic - is being made...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Speculation in national newspapers suggests that the government is considering giving local mayors some powers over parts of the private rented...
28 June 2022
From: Breaking News
One of Britain’s largest cities wants to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms. The proposed scheme in Glasgow follows legal changes...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Another lettings agency is offering a major incentive to landlords switching from Airbnb to traditional long term rentals. Hills Lettings, a south...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News
An agency in an Airbnb hotspot is offering incentives to landlords who switch from short lets to long-term mainstream letting. Dan Roskilly,...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
An Airbnb host who let three properties in a city has been fined for using domestic recycling facilities and failing to...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A Labour MP says a surge in the number of stag and hen parties in her constituency - undertaken by people...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Airbnb is giving away £100 vouchers to anyone in the UK who shifts into the short lets sector for the first...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
One of the UK’s largest lettings groups has made an outspoken attack on the policies of a political party standing in...