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

An insurance firm’s analysis of official figures show there are now no fewer than 760,821 vacant properties in England, Scotland and...

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

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

The trade body representing short lets providers and support companies has reacted angrily to government proposals for a radical shake up. Housing...

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

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

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

A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...

Activists are calling on the government to impose swingeing taxes on some lettings properties “to bring them back into the residential...

One of the UK’s largest lettings groups has made an outspoken attack on the policies of a political party standing in...

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

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

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...

A petition calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to increase tax on holiday lettings has still not hit its 45,000-signature target. Former long...

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

Campaigners against letting agents and landlords appear to suggest that the issue of rising rents is uniquely confined to the UK...

A lack of longer term rental accommodation thanks to the growth of Airbnb and other short lets has led to a...

Rental stock has dropped as landlords seek to profit from the staycation boom, Rightmove claims. Data from the portal suggests seaside towns...

A tenant who says his former rental property has been turned into an Airbnb has set up a petition demanding Chancellor...

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

International research suggests that short lets - Airbnb and similar platforms - cause housing shortages and push up private rents. Research by...

One in eight homes coming onto the rental market in inner London since May has previously been an Airbnb or other...

A new mortgage product aimed at buy to let investors wanting to enjoy a slice of the holiday home staycation market...

One of the country’s largest lettings agencies is to lose 17 jobs out of 100 in what the company founder calls...

The leaseholder of a council property in central London has been found guilty of advertising it on Airbnb and the Booking.com...

A London council says nearly half of the Airbnb-style short let properties available in its patch last year exceeded their legal...

Generation Rent - an outspoken organisation sharply critical of lettings agents and many aspects of the private rental sector - is...

The growing chorus of calls to professionalise the short lets sector has won influential backing from a senior PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold...

A local authority in Manchester is pioneering a ban to prevent buyers of homes at a new development from selling them to private...

A holiday lets and short-term lettings market boom can be put down to a combination of four reasons, according to specialist...

The Republic of Ireland has adopted new policies requiring owners in 'high housing demand areas' to secure planning consent if they...

Another short let management firm, set up in the wake of an explosion of Airbnb-style renting by amateurs and professionals, is...

The specialist property investment lender Together is diversifying its product range to cater for investors who want to let out their...

What is believed to be the first-ever study of Airbnb’s effects on house prices - not just rents - suggests the...

The local authority in Islington, north London, is attempting to close what it calls a loophole concerning private rental property and...

A short-let platform says overseas students may be a new market sector for agents who handle Airbnb-style bookings on behalf of...

An industry body has asked classified listings online service Gumtree to issue its users clear warnings about possible scams involving fake...

The rise and rise of Airbnb - the global online short-lets system that could be used by landlords to short-circuit letting...