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![Hands Off Short Lets - long term empty homes are bigger problem](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2%20shutterstock_1251325300.jpg)
The embattled short let and holiday let industry has hit out at what it calls the “rampant hypocrisy” of councils when...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Second homes and incomer buyers are good news - Propertymark](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
Propertymark has stepped into the row over whether there should be more controls over second homes, holiday lets and people from...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Hate Crime - Anti-Second Home Posters reported to police](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1524802199%20protest(1).jpg)
Anti-second home posters seen in parts of North Wales and on social media have been reported to the police as a...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Brexit and High Interest Rates pose major challenges to agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Letting agents believe Help to Buy has been the most positive influence to the property market in recent times, while on...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Airbnbs may need Planning Consent in key tourist location](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A council claims it’s reached an important stage in the process of deciding whether to implement the Article 4 Direction power...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency urges second home owners to be Airbnb hosts for tax reasons](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
The head of a lettings agency in Kent says it would be a “practical solution” for second home owners to become...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tory says councils lose out by levying second home taxes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investor and landlord purchases rise, despite soaring taxes](/upload/images/shutterstock_1210308844.jpg)
The largest lettings agency in Scotland says purchases by landlords and other investor buyers in that country have risen sharply despite...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government to double council tax on empty homes after one year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
Sharpened rules to double council tax on long term empty properties will come into force from April 1, says the government. A...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rental Sector Tax Grab - leading agency boss speaks out](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
A figure in one of the country’s highest profile lettings companies has hit out at a government proposal to penalise the...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Short Lets Clampdown - More campaigners back Gove](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
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
![Buy to let portfolio used for housing association tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
A council that is buying private properties in second home hotspots to let to local people has struck a new agreement...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shock figure reveals tax burden paid by private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £600m over the last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by the country’s largest...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Recent rise in buy to let landlords quitting, confirms Bank of England](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_BankofEngland-1-400x310.png)
A new Bank of England survey has confirmed a growing outflow of landlords from the private rental sector since 2020. The Bank’s...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour housing policies win strong public support as Tories lag behind](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Independent polling gives Labour a big lead when it comes to its approach to housing policy. Detailed polling by the Ipsos pollster...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Another holiday lets area council slaps tax surcharge on second homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
Second homes in the area of Essex known as Tendring - including popular holiday lets resort Frinton on Sea and the...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent says second home clampdown is no answer to long-term shortage](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
The long-term shortage of rental accommodation is now addressed by a short-term clampdown on second homes and empty properties, a leading...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Politicians told - You’re wrong on additional homes tax surcharge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
Propertymark has told politicians that an additional homes tax will not succeed in increasing housing supply. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council Tax set to double for second homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
The Scottish Government is proposing to give local councils the discretion to charge Council Tax premiums of up to 100 per...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Clampdown needed on Airbnb and other short lets - new demand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
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
![40 year buy to let mortgage available from today](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/L%26G%20Mortgage%20club%20announces%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
HSBC is increasing its maximum mortgage term to 40 years for buy to let, purchase, remortgaging and additional borrowing. Second homes will...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Hate campaign launched against Airbnb](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
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
![Council Tax premium 'not enough to return homes to rental sector'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
Council tax premiums being considered in Wales would be insufficient to persuade short let and holiday home owners to move their...
31 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Public want more tax on Airbnbs and higher private rental standards](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
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
![Tax Loopholes - government slammed over additional properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council chief slams holiday lets 'tax subsidy' scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2%20shutterstock_1251325300.jpg)
A Liberal Democrat council leader says all properties - even those in properly established lettings businesses - should be charged council...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Private rental sector still a big money-earner for tax authorities](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-400x310.png)
Investors and second home buyers contributed over a quarter of all property taxes in the last year according to a property...
02 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Government told - Stop the attacks on holiday lettings sector!](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
A holiday lettings agency has come out fighting on behalf of its clients. Following calls by local leaders in Cornwall and Devon...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Surcharge: Labour considers raising it even higher](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDutyRates_400x310.png)
Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...
12 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![New consultation on second home council tax hikes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxRefund-400x310.png)
A new consultation by one of the national governments within the UK advocates giving more councils power to make huge rises...
04 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent blasts government over huge second home tax increase](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
An agent has spoken out about a proposal to allow huge council tax rises on second homes and empty properties. New Scottish...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![New powers confirmed over holiday lets and second homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1251325300.jpg)
New powers have been revealed to tackle what the Welsh Government calls the ‘problem’ of second homes. A statement from the Senedd...
05 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour council tax freeze ‘not for empty buy to lets or second homes’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
Labour’s much-publicised pledge to freeze council tax for the next year excludes empty buy to let properties and second homes it...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tory MP blames Airbnb lets for shortage of staff accommodation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/airbnb400x310.jpg)
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
![Higher tax on second homes - another council speaks out](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
West Oxfordshire council is the latest to demand new government legislation to increase council tax on empty and second homes in...
15 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bid to identify future private rental properties in London](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentOnlineSearch-400x310.png)
A council is introducing a service which it claims will help identify properties which cannon future be used as private rental...
10 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Political wannabes wrong to blame holiday lets, claims top agent](/upload/images/shutterstock_1251325300.jpg)
A prominent lettings agent has criticised leading candidates for the leadership of the Scottish National Party for anti-holiday let policies. David Alexander,...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![No blanket licensing required for short lets - Propertymark](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
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
![Business Rates shock for holiday let owners - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
The Valuation Office Agency has issued a reminder that changes to eligibility rules for self-catering properties will come into effect from...
10 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let Tax Surcharge - agent puts politician on the spot](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
One of the politicians backing a tax surcharge on the purchase of second homes and buy to lets has been put...
30 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Politicians insist “we’re not at war with holiday lets”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Propertycalculator-400x310.png)
South Hams council in south Devon - one of the UK’s top holiday spots - has unanimously agreed proposals for second...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let tax rise - agents angry at damage to rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxRefund-400x310.png)
Letting agents in Scotland are angry at the Scottish Government for increasing the tax surcharge on buyers of buy to lets...
20 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tax on buy to lets and second homes up to 6% - will rest of UK follow suit?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/TaxPlanning-400x310.png)
Land and Buildings Transaction Tax - the Scottish equivalent of stamp duty - has risen to six per cent for all...
16 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Public back big tax rise for second home and lets owners](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
A consultation proposing a steep rise in council tax for second homes has won strong public support. Flintshire council in north Wales...
09 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Short Lets trade body reveals its first chief executive](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/ShakingHands-400x310.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Game Over for renting if stamp duty rises too much, agent warns](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
A respected agent is warning that a proposal to increase stamp duty on additional homes could kill off the rental market...
29 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Empty homes and holiday homes totals on the rise - new figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
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
![We want higher council tax for second homes, says lettings agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
A holiday lettings agency has taken the unusual step of speaking out in favour of higher council tax for second home...
21 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Another council hits Airbnbs and holiday homes with higher taxes](/upload/images/library/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
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
![What do you really think of Airbnb and other short lets?](/upload/images/Logos/AirbnbLogo-400x310.jpg)
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
![Government relies on private rentals to keep Homes For Ukraine afloat](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-Newspaper-400x310.jpg)
The government is relying on the private rented sector to bolster its high-profile Homes for Ukraine programme - despite a series...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb threat to communities leads to ‘locals only’ policy idea](/upload/images/Logos/Airbnb-Alt-400x310.jpg)
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
![Delay in implementation of second homes’ council tax levy](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/House-Keyring-400x310.jpg)
One of the country’s second home and holiday let hotspots has been told it will be unable to levy extra council...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Building Society slammed for mortgage ban on second homes](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MortgageDeclined-400x310.png)
A building society which has taken the unprecedented step of stopping lending on second homes has been sharply criticised by a...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Politician wants Airbnb hosts to switch properties to long-term rentals](/upload/images/Logos/AirbnbLogo-400x310.jpg)
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
![Fighting Back - short lets and holiday homes do NOT hit affordability](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
Holiday lets and second homes in one hotspot in the UK have not, after all, impacted on house prices and affordability,...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark group lobbying politicians ahead of rental reforms](/upload/images/Locations/WalesFlag-400x310.jpg)
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
![AirBnb attacks “buy to let speculators” after regulation threat](/upload/images/Logos/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
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
![Mayors may get new powers over Airbnb and short lets sector](/upload/images/Logos/AirbnbLogo-400x310.jpg)
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
![Backlash over wide-ranging holiday lets rules change](/upload/images/Locations/WalesFlag-400x310.jpg)
A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Town votes on ban for new homes being sold as holiday lets](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EnglishHolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
The famous seaside town of Whitby in Yorkshire has voted in a referendum considering a ban on new build properties being...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Activists want sweeping new taxes on some lettings properties](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/TaxCut-400x310.png)
Activists are calling on the government to impose swingeing taxes on some lettings properties “to bring them back into the residential...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Millions in tax lost through lettings loophole - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/LandlordStressed-400x310.png)
Local and central government is losing out on millions of pounds of council tax income this year because of the business...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Higher taxes on empty homes? OK with us, says Propertymark](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Tax-400x310.png)
Propertymark says it welcomes measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill that will mean swifter action to get the hundreds...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tory MP wants 25 mile limit for some tenants and properties](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Tory-Labour-400x310.jpg)
A Conservative MP is suggesting that there could be a ’25 mile limit’ imposed around certain rental properties to ensure they...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Second Home Taxes - government releases more details](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Tax-400x310.png)
The government has released more details of the powers being given to local authorities to levy additional taxes on second homes. The...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tax Take - Second home owners who don’t let out must pay more](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Tax-400x310.png)
Leaks from government ahead of this morning’s Queen’s Speech suggest that second homes which are not let out are likely to...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tax on homes to let is ‘hard to implement, not cost effective’](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
Tax experts say that an attempt to levy higher purchase tax on holiday lets and second homes in one part of...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Should holiday lets be restricted to buyers with long-term local links?](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/staycation%20resize.png)
The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let winning out over Holiday Lets, says agency](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/BTL400x310.png)
Lettings agency Galbraith reports that landlords are now returning to the residential lets sector from holiday lets after several years without...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Tax Hikes: Agents slam politicians for failing to understand effect](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
ARLA Propertymark has slammed politicians who appear to have ignored a public consultation and gone ahead with draconian changes affecting second...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Ethical Lettings Agency charges ultra-low fees](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-NEW-400x310.jpg)
A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Airbnbs equal homeless people, triggering call for short let controls](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/CornwallHomes400x310.png)
Figures obtained by ITV News suggest that one of the country's most popular tourist locations has as many Airbnbs listed as...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Holiday lets firm says tourist areas need more affordable homes](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-400x310.png)
A major holiday let company in one of the country’s prime tourist destinations says more affordable homes should be built to...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Memo to government: Slash stamp duty surcharge to get more rental units](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Stamp-Duty400x310.png)
Politicians who express concern over the number of holiday lets and Airbnbs in tourist areas miss one major point - if...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tax clampdown on letting second homes confirmed by government](/upload/images/library/HolidayHome%20400%20x%20310%20-min.jpg)
Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lib Dems want big rental sector controls ‘to solve housing crisis’](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
The Liberal Democrats have proposed sharp restrictions on holiday rentals at the heart of the party’s plans to solve the housing...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government gets lesson in how to stimulate buy to let market](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingHelp-400x310.jpg)
New figures show how effective the stamp duty holiday was in stimulating buy to let - and how similar measures could...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![New tax system for Airbnbs and holiday lets being finalised by government](/upload/images/Logos/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
The government says it’s finalising plans for a new tax regime to apply to additional homes, and in particular those used...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Call for short lets classification to be ‘amateur’ and ‘commercial’](/upload/images/Logos/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
Proposals to regulate Airbnbs and other short lets in one part of the UK should be modified, a trade body says. Currently,...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Help London’s rental sector - agent’s plea to government](/upload/images/Locations/LondonMap400x310-min.png)
A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![New calls to stop rental homes switching to Airbnb](/upload/images/Logos/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
A new call has come for government action to stop the hemorrhage of properties shifting from long term rental to Airbnb...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![New call for rent controls in area hit by short lets and holiday homes](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Budget-Purse-400x310.jpg)
A part of the country which has seen a severe long term rental stock shortage as a result of switches from...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Activists want HMRC to remove tax perks from holiday lets](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of the Generation Rent campaign, says rents in Wales, Scotland and South West England have soared thanks...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb hits back at growing criticism of damage to rental sector](/upload/images/Logos/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Tory MP to declare ‘state of emergency’ over loss of rental stock](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Conservative-logo400x310.png)
A Conservative MP says he is to declare a “state of housing emergency” in his constituency because of the loss of...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Town with 57% second homes clamps down on future lettings](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarketStockImage-2-400x310.jpg)
A town with one of the UK’s heaviest concentrations of holiday homes is clamping down on future purchases by outsiders who...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dramatic reform likely for rental sector in Scotland - warning](/img/default/lat.png)
There was much publicity this week for the efforts of the Welsh Government to deter the letting of second homes. Now it...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Wales to clamp down on holiday lets and additional homes](/img/default/lat.png)
Wales’ Labour-led administration is to announce a three-pronged approach to affordability issues - and it looks likely to involve a clampdown...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Shift from long term lets to Airbnb ‘contribute to housing emergency’](/img/default/lat.png)
A politician in one of the poorest parts of the UK wants his local authority to declare a ‘housing emergency’. Cornish councillor...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stop Rent Rises and Tax Second Homes - petition wins huge support](/img/default/lat.png)
Almost 40,000 people have signed a petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners. The...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Acute rental shortage now hitting every part of the country](/img/default/lat.png)
Areas of the country which appear to have had a surplus of rental stock in the past is now reporting a...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Letting agent tells of “heartbreaking” need for affordable homes](/img/default/lat.png)
A letting agent in Cornwall has told local TV how she finds herself in ”heartbreaking” situations because of the lack of...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency warns that landlords seriously worried by CGT threat](/img/default/lat.png)
An agency is warning that possible Capital Gains Tax changes are now a cause of major worry to their landlord customers. Barrows and...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![‘Tax premium’ levied on second homes to fund local properties](/img/default/lat.png)
A Welsh council has agreed to levy what it calls “a tax premium” on second homes from now until 2027 to...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Anti-second homes campaigners win talks with top politician](/img/default/lat.png)
Councillors from a town council in Wales are to be given an audience with the country’s First Minister to discuss the...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![“Airbnb pricing us out of our communities!” - MP slams short lets](/img/default/lat.png)
An MP claims the proliferation of short lets via Airbnb and similar online platforms is indirectly pricing local people out of...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax review may spell bad news for buy to let](/img/default/lat.png)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has requested a review of Capital Gains Tax rules from the Office for Tax Simplification - leading to...