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The embattled short let and holiday let industry has hit out at what it calls the “rampant hypocrisy” of councils when...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Proposals to regulate Airbnbs and other short lets in one part of the UK should be modified, a trade body says. Currently,...

The short lets sector - already receiving political and community criticism for eroding the wider private rental sector - needs better...

The trade body for short lets operators - the Short Term Accommodation Association - says it wants even more travel restrictions...

A study by a trade group representing the short lets sector says it’s confident of recovering to 2019 levels of business...

Airbnb and other short let operators will be the first part of the rental sector to recover once the pandemic eases, it’s...

Members of a short lets group are offering free or discounted accommodation to NHS and other frontline workers during this current...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

A trade body wants the government to ensure its latest lockdown grants cover short lets businesses. The UK Short Term Accommodation Association...

The absence of traditional holiday and business users of short let accommodation has prompted a trade body to introduce a discount...

Rental operators specialising in short lets are signing up to a tracking study to assess the sector’s size and significance.  The exercise...

The new trade group representing short lets operators is asking the government to make sure the short lets sector is specifically...

The fledgling trade association representing short lets companies wants public cash and other forms of aid to help the sector through winter. Merilee...

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association, a new trade body representing the short-term rental sector, has added two new members to...

The Short Term Accommodation Association, a trade body representing suppliers to the Airbnb-style short-term rental sector, has announced four new members. This brings...

The short lets market aimed at international travellers may be in for a difficult time - even the co-founder and chief...

The short let sector says it’s been agreed that it can open Airbnb and similar platforms for bookings from July 4...

A document outlining options for the future regulation of Airbnb and other short let platforms in the UK is to be...

The plethora of support companies around Airbnb and other short let platforms in the UK have told the government that it...

The new trade body for companies working in the beleaguered short lets sector has recruited 14 new member firms - although...

A project called NHS Homes, run by a number of suppliers within the short lets sector, has now made available some...

Airbnb and similar platforms have seen a collapse of business since the start of the Coronavirus crisis with some 70 per...

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Hostmaker, a property management firm working with properties listed on Airbnb and other short-let platforms, has ceased trading with its parent...

A new trade body set up to represent companies working with hosts using Airbnb and similar platforms says the government should...

An accreditation scheme has been launched for the fast-growing sector of short lets and home sharing.  The UK Short Term Accommodation Association,...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...