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Anyone renting an Airbnb or other short let property in Edinburgh from the summer of 2026 is likely to be hit...

Flats in a multi-millionaire developer’s prestigious shoreline scheme in Folkestone can, after all, be short-let following a U-turn by the property...

A controversial council has launched a 12 week consultation on its policies restricting Airbnb-style short lets. Edinburgh council insists that new Airbnb...

Regulation of lettings and estate agencies must be a priority for the government elected tomorrow, a PropTech entrepreneur demands. Sián Hemming-Metcalfe of...

Thousands of homes in central London may have been lost to Airbnb and other short let platforms, a Labour candidate claims. Rachel...

A review of Edinburgh’s controversial short term lets licensing will take place this summer. City councillors agreed to publicly consult on the...

The BBC is reporting that councillors in Manchester have launched a series of attacks on users of Airbnb and other short...

A lettings agency director is suggesting the short lets boom may be over. Marc von Grundherr, director of Benham and Reeves, says...

An accountancy firm is warning those using Airbnb and similar short let platforms that new tax rules mean they could lose...

An insurance firm’s assessment of how to market a holiday let successfully claims that strongly favourable reviews are far and away...

London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

A council claims it’s reached an important stage in the process of deciding whether to implement the Article 4 Direction power...

A lettings agent who is also on the executive of Propertymark claims one of Britain’s tourist hotspots has been over-run with...

The head of a lettings agency in Kent says it would be a “practical solution” for second home owners to become...

The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...

It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...

Airbnb - which recently announced it’s sharing some information about its landlord hosts with HMRC - is now sharing data with...

A holiday lettings agency and an estate agent in a tourist hotspot have joined forces.  Suffolk Coastal will continue with its sales...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Earlier this week Housing Secretary Michael...

There’s growing anger over restrictions on private homeowners using their properties via Airbnb and other short let platforms. Earlier this week Housing...

Prominent MPs from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have renewed their onslaught on Airbnb and other short let platforms.  Former Lib...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

Summer looks like it’s going to be a hectic period for lettings agents and the private rental sector according to TV...

Letting agents’ body Propertymark is throwing its weight behind a mandatory licensing and registration scheme for short let landlords. Anyone who lets...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

Airbnb and other short let platforms are from this week required to send data on their clients’ earnings to HMRC. And a...

A new report claims that Airbnb has generated tens of thousands of jobs in the UK and enables people to work...

A trade body representing short lets operators has slammed government housing failures. The Short Term Accommodation Association says it’s analysed local authority...

Glasgow’s lettings market is the strongest it’s been in up to 10 years, with a shortage of rental flats driving demand...

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...

Airbnb is launching a UK campaign this month aimed at luring first-time customers. It’s part of a local campaign that launched last...

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

What is billed as Europe’s largest PropTech event takes place in London this week, on September 6 and 7.  PropTech Connect will...

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 hate campaign against AirBnb appears to have been launched in a Welsh village. Newspaper reports say a sticker reading 'Death to...

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

One in eight tenants admit to letting out part or all of their rented property - and that rises to a...

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

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...

An attempt to introducing statutory licensing for Airbnbs and some other tourist accommodation has got a frosty reception. The Welsh Government -...

A mortgage lender has conducted a survey of homeowners which has produced a string of anti-landlord and anti-overseas investor attitudes. Market Financial...

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...

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

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 proposal to introduce a national register of Airbnb hosts in a bid to curb rowdy behaviour by guests has been...

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...

The political party propping up the Scottish Government says higher taxes on buy to lets will help the housing market be...

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

The housing crisis will be made worse by rent caps, two property experts have said. Various activist groups, much of the Green...

A local authority in West Sussex is proposing to build its own Airbnb four bedroom house on the site of old...

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...

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,...

The number of long-term empty homes has risen in every region of the UK during 2022 according to new government figures. The...

A bizarre lettings start-up has launched - and isn’t taking rent in return for property.  KindRoom instead offers itself as a platform...

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...

A proposal to introduce rent controls is likely to be discussed at Labour’s annual conference, being held early next week in...

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...

Sibling businessmen Jonathan and Matthew Daines are to create 15 new jobs at the Warwickshire-based PropTech platform Lettingaproperty over the next...

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

Agents are being dragged into a debate over whether locals should be given priority to rent or buy, as a result...

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

A council has purchased some 40 properties to avoid them becoming holiday homes and Airbnbs. Highland council in Scotland is spending up...

PropTech operator Lettingaproperty has won £750,000 to build a new rental platform of landlords and tenants. The cash boost, from the MEIF...

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

Propertymark has set up a working group of experts, agents, landlords and stakeholders in response to radical reforms to the private...