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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
Letting agents believe Help to Buy has been the most positive influence to the property market in recent times, while on...
16 May 2024
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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
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The head of a lettings agency in Kent says it would be a “practical solution” for second home owners to become...
02 May 2024
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A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...
01 May 2024
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The largest lettings agency in Scotland says purchases by landlords and other investor buyers in that country have risen sharply despite...
20 March 2024
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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
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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
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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
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A council that is buying private properties in second home hotspots to let to local people has struck a new agreement...
16 February 2024
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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
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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
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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
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Second homes in the area of Essex known as Tendring - including popular holiday lets resort Frinton on Sea and the...
01 December 2023
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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
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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
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The Scottish Government is proposing to give local councils the discretion to charge Council Tax premiums of up to 100 per...
22 September 2023
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A body largely consisting of councils wants more controls over Airbnbs and other short lets - and it wants local authorities...
31 August 2023
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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
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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
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Council tax premiums being considered in Wales would be insufficient to persuade short let and holiday home owners to move their...
31 July 2023
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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
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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
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A Liberal Democrat council leader says all properties - even those in properly established lettings businesses - should be charged council...
15 June 2023
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Investors and second home buyers contributed over a quarter of all property taxes in the last year according to a property...
02 June 2023
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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
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Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...
12 May 2023
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A new consultation by one of the national governments within the UK advocates giving more councils power to make huge rises...
04 May 2023
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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
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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
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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
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A Conservative MP in a tourist region has blamed the switch of rental accommodation to Airbnbs for a shortage of places...
27 March 2023
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West Oxfordshire council is the latest to demand new government legislation to increase council tax on empty and second homes in...
15 March 2023
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A council is introducing a service which it claims will help identify properties which cannon future be used as private rental...
10 March 2023
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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
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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
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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
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One of the politicians backing a tax surcharge on the purchase of second homes and buy to lets has been put...
30 December 2022
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South Hams council in south Devon - one of the UK’s top holiday spots - has unanimously agreed proposals for second...
23 December 2022
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Letting agents in Scotland are angry at the Scottish Government for increasing the tax surcharge on buyers of buy to lets...
20 December 2022
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Land and Buildings Transaction Tax - the Scottish equivalent of stamp duty - has risen to six per cent for all...
16 December 2022
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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
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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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A respected agent is warning that a proposal to increase stamp duty on additional homes could kill off the rental market...
29 November 2022
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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
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A holiday lettings agency has taken the unusual step of speaking out in favour of higher council tax for second home...
21 November 2022
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The owners of second homes in a key short lets and tourist hotspot are set to have to pay a premium...
29 September 2022
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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
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The government is relying on the private rented sector to bolster its high-profile Homes for Ukraine programme - despite a series...
10 August 2022
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Agents are being dragged into a debate over whether locals should be given priority to rent or buy, as a result...
05 August 2022
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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
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A building society which has taken the unprecedented step of stopping lending on second homes has been sharply criticised by a...
02 August 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
Holiday lets and second homes in one hotspot in the UK have not, after all, impacted on house prices and affordability,...
18 July 2022
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Propertymark has set up a working group of experts, agents, landlords and stakeholders in response to radical reforms to the private...
18 July 2022
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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
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Speculation in national newspapers suggests that the government is considering giving local mayors some powers over parts of the private rented...
28 June 2022
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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
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The famous seaside town of Whitby in Yorkshire has voted in a referendum considering a ban on new build properties being...
14 June 2022
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Activists are calling on the government to impose swingeing taxes on some lettings properties “to bring them back into the residential...
01 June 2022
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Local and central government is losing out on millions of pounds of council tax income this year because of the business...
30 May 2022
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Propertymark says it welcomes measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill that will mean swifter action to get the hundreds...
25 May 2022
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A Conservative MP is suggesting that there could be a ’25 mile limit’ imposed around certain rental properties to ensure they...
20 May 2022
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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
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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
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Tax experts say that an attempt to levy higher purchase tax on holiday lets and second homes in one part of...
11 April 2022
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The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...
25 March 2022
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Lettings agency Galbraith reports that landlords are now returning to the residential lets sector from holiday lets after several years without...
10 March 2022
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ARLA Propertymark has slammed politicians who appear to have ignored a public consultation and gone ahead with draconian changes affecting second...
08 March 2022
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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
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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
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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
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Politicians who express concern over the number of holiday lets and Airbnbs in tourist areas miss one major point - if...
17 January 2022
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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
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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
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New figures show how effective the stamp duty holiday was in stimulating buy to let - and how similar measures could...
19 November 2021
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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
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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
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A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...
12 October 2021
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A new call has come for government action to stop the hemorrhage of properties shifting from long term rental to Airbnb...
06 October 2021
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A part of the country which has seen a severe long term rental stock shortage as a result of switches from...
24 August 2021
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Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of the Generation Rent campaign, says rents in Wales, Scotland and South West England have soared thanks...
18 August 2021
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Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...
09 August 2021
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A Conservative MP says he is to declare a “state of housing emergency” in his constituency because of the loss of...
03 August 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Areas of the country which appear to have had a surplus of rental stock in the past is now reporting a...
11 June 2021
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A letting agent in Cornwall has told local TV how she finds herself in ”heartbreaking” situations because of the lack of...
27 April 2021
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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
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A Welsh council has agreed to levy what it calls “a tax premium” on second homes from now until 2027 to...
22 December 2020
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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
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An MP claims the proliferation of short lets via Airbnb and similar online platforms is indirectly pricing local people out of...
04 November 2020
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has requested a review of Capital Gains Tax rules from the Office for Tax Simplification - leading to...
15 July 2020
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A BBC News investigation has exposed some Airbnb and other short let platform users as flouting lockdown regulations. The probe has found...
07 April 2020
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A council is lobbying the government to ask for landlords using Airbnb and other short let platforms to be charged business...