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Self employed agency brand Harding Green has appointed a former Hamptons agent to handle short lets for clients. Nina Wallrock, who has...

Airbnb’s global chief executive has suggested that the short lets platform may handle longer term rentals in future. Brian Chesky, in an...

Airbnb has taken the unusual step of buying space on an influential Labour Party website, just ahead of the party’s conference. Amanda...

Westminster’s Labour controlled council is stepping up its war on Airbnbs and other short lets. It was a mandatory registration system for...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Nakul Patel and on my business card...

A move to stop HMOs being used as Airbnb or other short lets has been put forward in the westcountry -...

A body largely consisting of councils wants more controls over Airbnbs and other short lets - and it wants local authorities...

A report being considered by a council says one of the UK’s biggest cities could see an 80 per cent collapse in...

A planning committee meeting discussion on an application for 100 new apartments in Manchester turned into a forum for complaints about...

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...

Chester-based Residential Estates, established over 30 years ago, has been rebranded as Guestz.  The firm says it’s from a local lettings and...

Airbnb has issued a statement responding to the call for a clampdown on short lets demanded by Labour’s outspoken London Mayor,...

The Scottish Government does not intend to abandon its licensing scheme for Airbnbs and other short term lets, nor to delay...

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...

A newspaper is reporting that almost 1,500 homes which could be used for long-term mainstream rentals have been ‘lost’ to short...

The leader of the council that was rebuffed by a court when it tried to control the spread of Airbnb-style short...

A trade body has criticised the various UK governments for “rushing blindly” into poorly-constructed regulation of short lets. The angry words from...

Airbnb claims there has been a 75 per cent drop in party reports made to Airbnb in the UK since its...

One of the country’s most popular destinations for both visitors and short let accommodation is likely to be hit with a...

Lavanda, a student lettings property management tech supplier, has announced a partnership with UPP, a student accommodation provider working in partnership...

Airbnb is offering a £50 travel voucher to any Liverpool household hosting their first Airbnb guest in a private room in...

A new consultation by one of the national governments within the UK advocates giving more councils power to make huge rises...

A news service claims that in many UK cities there are now more entire homes listed on Airbnb than there are...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the idea of a compulsory national register of landlords and hosts operating Airbnb and other...

A group of activists is trying to raise £15,000 to campaign for local councils to clampdown on AirBnb and other short...

Airbnb is warning the UK government not to be heavy handed in its planning controls restricting the short lets sector. At the...

The new trade body for short lets has reacted angrily to a government plan for AirBnb and other short let hosts...

Airbnb says any new rules for short lets in Wales should protect hosts and the benefits they bring to the tourism...

A Conservative MP in a tourist region has blamed the switch of rental accommodation to Airbnbs for a shortage of places...

Licensing for Airbnbs and similar short lets should be targeted in priority areas only and not the subject of blanket rules. That’s...

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association says the high profile digital platform Booking.com is to become a member.  Available in 43 languages...

The growth of the short term rentals sector has helped create an economy featuring jobs that benefit local communities and fit...

A council says it’s using planning powers to try to control the proliferation of Airbnbs, but suggests the real answer may...

A new block of apartments on the banks of a photogenic canal has been given the planning green light - but...

Short lets platform Airbnb - increasingly used by landlords acting as hosts - has issued a warning to consumer users about...

Airbnb has come out in favour of a short lets registration scheme across the UK - similar to the one promised...

House prices in York - where the local MP is leading an onslaught on the proliferation of short lets - have...

South Hams council in south Devon - one of the UK’s top holiday spots - has unanimously agreed proposals for second...

It’s been announced that a deadline for existing hosts on AirBnb and other short let platforms to register with the Scottish...

The fledgling trade body for the UK’s short lets industry has welcomed the government’s proposal for a registration scheme for hosts. The...

A Labour MP has attacked Airbnb hosts and others in the short lets business, accusing them of “this exploitation of housing...

A crackdown on Airbnbs and other short lets in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, has infuriated landlord’s’ representatives. In line with the rest...

The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association has named a new chief executive.  Andy Fenner will support STAA chairperson Merilee Karr and director...

Airbnb-style short-lets in another part of Scotland are to be subject to new licensing rules. The scheme, introduced by the Scottish Government,...

Hamptons has snapped up specialist short lets company Wimbledon Accommodation,  a supplier to the annual Wimbledon tennis championships. Wimbledon Accommodation has operated...

Governments across the UK must do more to understand the scale of short lets and the threat they may pose to...

The short lets industry - consisting of suppliers and operators within the burgeoning sector of Airbnb-style lettings - is to stage...

A holiday letting agency has criticised the introduction of licensing for short term rentals in Scotland as “poorly thought-through and ill-timed”.  Iain...

The first step within the UK to officially monitor Airbnb-style short lets comes into effect on Saturday, which is October 1. Scotland’s...

The owners of second homes in a key short lets and tourist hotspot are set to have to pay a premium...

Travel Chapter, one of the UK’s largest holiday lettings firms specialising in self-catering accommodation, has become the latest organisation to join...

Propertymark is calling on letting agents to share their thoughts and experiences on the impact of Airbnb and other short lets.  At...

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association says the Scottish Government’s backing of a bid to control short lets in Edinburgh could...

Airbnb is piloting new tools which it claims may identify and block prospective renters who want to stage anti-social parties. The technology...

Airbnb has outlined plans to invest £500,000 to “preserve and showcase the West Midlands' cultural assets and boost tourism in the...

ARLA Propertymark has released details of its written response to a Parliamentary committee investigating the impact of Airbnb-style short lets on...

UK hosts on Airbnb collectively earned over £1.5 billion in 2021 the short let platform claims. Some £668m of that was over...

A trade body representing the Airbnb-style short lets sector says this kind of accommodation now has a five per cent market...

A politician has called on Airbnb hosts in his local area to switch their properties to long-term rentals. Isle of Wight councillor...

Holiday lets and second homes in one hotspot in the UK have not, after all, impacted on house prices and affordability,...

A tenant has allegedly confronted an unnamed lettings agent over being “pushed out” of his long-term tenancy to make way for...

AirBnb says proposed changes to short let rules in Wales should be aimed at property speculators, not ordinary people. The Welsh Government...

Airbnb has signed what it calls “a landmark agreement” with the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, becoming the official hosting provider for ...

Airbnb says that its so-called ‘party ban’ - introduced in 2020 at the height of the pandemic - is being made...

Speculation in national newspapers suggests that the government is considering giving local mayors some powers over parts of the private rented...

One of Britain’s largest cities wants to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms. The proposed scheme in Glasgow follows legal changes...

Another lettings agency is offering a major incentive to landlords switching from Airbnb to traditional long term rentals. Hills Lettings, a south...

An agency in an Airbnb hotspot is offering incentives to landlords who switch from short lets to long-term mainstream letting. Dan Roskilly,...

A Labour MP says a surge in the number of stag and hen parties in her constituency - undertaken by people...

Airbnb is giving away £100 vouchers to anyone in the UK who shifts into the short lets sector for the first...

Airbnb, so often criticised for operating in the largely-unregulated short lets market, has called on the UK government to scrap Section...

Shock figures suggest that Airbnb owners are charging up to 600 per cent more to stay at their properties during major...

The Labour Mayor of Bristol has spoken out about the threat to the mainstream rental sector posed by the proliferation of...

Airbnb says it’s been overwhelmed by the support for its initiatives to help Ukraine. As of Tuesday this week there had been...

The TrustedStays platform, where users can book short let accommodation, is linking with business-centric service London & Partners. London & Partners’ role...

A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...

A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...

Cornwall has been in the spotlight as an area with an acute shortage of long-term rental properties because landlords have switched...

The UK Apartment Association - set up six years ago as a form of trade body for Build To Rent operators...

Figures obtained by ITV News suggest that one of the country's most popular tourist locations has as many Airbnbs listed as...

A major holiday let company in one of the country’s prime tourist destinations says more affordable homes should be built to...

Westminster council wants central London to have the same powers as Paris and Amsterdam to stop anti-social behaviour caused by Airbnb...

UK software company Lavanda is working with a Middle East developer to export the concept of Airbnb-style short lets to the...

One of the country’s best-read and respected regional newspapers has accused Airbnb of a ‘racket’ by advertising homes on its short-let...

New measures to reduce the impact of Airbnb and other short lets in Scotland are “hugely disproportionate” a property group claims. The Scottish...

Wales and Scotland are ahead of the game when it comes to limiting the impact of short term lets on the...

Politicians who express concern over the number of holiday lets and Airbnbs in tourist areas miss one major point - if...

MPs and the wider public have been presented with a lengthy report on the growth of Airbnb and similar platforms across...

Opposition appears to be growing to the first major bid in the UK to regulate the spread of Airbnbs and properties...

A report prepared by housing experts in Manchester shows a massive surge in the number of Airbnbs in the city -...

The trade body representing Airbnb and other short let providers and sector suppliers says the short let industry is best placed...

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...

Shocking figures produced by a council in the south west show the vast number of short lets available - and by...

A community interest company is setting up a rival platform to Airbnb, with the aim of using the commission to benefit...

A politician is raising the possibility that people who live in private blocks and let out their apartments via Airbnb or...

Tesco and Morrison supermarket chains are now selling Airbnb gift cards, which are also available from the short lets platform directly...

Over half of tenants who have stayed at short let home-based properties via Airbnb or similar platforms have broken or damaged...

It’s been revealed by a short lets trade body that the typical Airbnb day rate in London in September was £151.40...

A scam in one city has reportedly seen scores of individuals robbed of thousands of pounds as short lets have been...