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With over 40 million Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term...

New research suggests that a like-for-like comparison shows short lets earning 21 per cent more than the same home let out...

Those wondering why Airbnb is accused of contributing to the shortage of long term rental stock may be interested in seeing...

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to know the views of individuals on letting out homes in the capital via short...

A price comparison website has given a league table of features which it claims can allow landlords to increase the charges...

Airbnb’s general manager is claiming that there is no fact-based evidence to link the proliferation of short lets across the UK...

Consultation events are to be held this week to gauge the reaction to a possible compulsory register for all Airbnb and...

Research by a rental platform suggests there are currently over 65,000 short let properties being advertised in London alone. The platform, Rentd,...

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

Politicians in a city with one of the UK’s most frenzied short lets markets are pledging to return Airbnb style units...

Even before the pandemic, we were seeing dramatic changes across the buy-to-let landscape with holiday lets steadily increasing in appeal –...

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

Talk is getting louder about restrictions surrounding Airbnb and other short let platforms - and nowhere is the volume greater than...

A Labour MP in the westcountry appears to be winning support for a campaign he has launched called First Homes, Not...

The Generation Rent activist group has launched a lobbying campaign, giving a template letter for people to send to MPs ahead...

There’s more evidence of ex-pats re-entering the buy to let and holiday let markets. The Cambridge Building Society has introduced three buy...

Airbnb says it will offer free short-term housing to up to 100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine.  These stays will be funded by Airbnb...

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

Landlords wanting to let out via Airbnb and other short let platforms in Edinburgh will have to apply for planning consent...

A prominent property website, which monitors the lettings market, suggests that rent controls would drive a proportion of rental stock to...

Covid-19 has upended most industries, at least for a short while, over the past two years. But the tourism sector has...

Airbnb entered the realm of holiday lettings in 2009, but it wasn’t until 2016 that it really started to gain traction...

Airbnb says its short lets business is back almost to 2019 pre-Covid levels in cities, and it reports many work-from-home renters...

The Airbnb market in the UK is booming.  Before the pandemic there was over 223 thousand active listings on Airbnb in the...

The specialist holiday let market is becoming increasingly attractive to ex-pat investors - and another mortgage lender has entered the sector...

With over 40m Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term accommodation...

The Council for the Protection of Rural England is the latest body to blast Airbnb and other short lets for their...

Suffolk Building Society has just become one of the few lenders to consider applications from landlords who intend to market and...

The government looks set to clamp down on holiday rentals and will this year formally consult on the concept of a...

Knight Frank has given an end of year assessment of the prime London lettings and says rents in the enclave are...

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...

Airbnb can make life easier for UK landlords by increasing yields, simplifying the rental process and providing peace of mind against...

Councils north of the border will be given powers to ensure short-term lets are safe and meet the needs of local...

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

Airbnb is making more overt attempts to lure long term renters away from traditional landlords. In recent days it’s revealed new policies...

A government housing minister has confirmed to the House of Lords that a new tax regime for Airbnb hosts and holiday...

A Labour councillor in the Lake District says second home owners who let their properties should be obliged to pay five...

If you let out holiday properties or have switched to Airbnb or similar platforms, tax inspectors may be coming for you. Accountancy...

The Property Investor Show returns to London’s Excel Centre next month – the first major UK property event to go ‘face...

A council has written to Housing Minister Chris Pincher calling for a new approach to the short lets issue. Oxford council leader...

The comparison website GoCompare is to routinely ask home insurance applicants whether they are going to be Airbnb-style short let landlords. GoCompare...

Former Liberal Democrat party leader and Lake District MP Tim Farron has met with bosses from Airbnb to challenge them on...

A new league table has been prepared showing the average costs of listings on Airbnb - and London features outside the...

The government is considering forcing landlords who rent out homes as Airbnb-style short lets to apply for planning consent. This would not...

The leader of a council in one of the areas of the UK with the highest number of Airbnb-style short lets...

A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners is now nearing its 50,000...

A tax expert is warning professional and amateur landlords that if they switch from conventional rentals to Airbnb-style short lets for...

Proposals to impose strict controls on Airbnb and other short lets - including possibly requiring planning consent and licensing - will be...

Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...

A petition calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to increase tax on holiday lettings has neared its 45,000-signature target over the weekend. Former...

Protesters in a part of the UK with high numbers of holiday lets will stage a demonstration next week demanding cheaper...

A tracking study, conducted in partnership with the UK Short Term Accommodation Association, shows exactly how well Airbnb and other short...

Politicians of both major parties have voiced concern over former council houses being used as Airbnb and other short lets in...

A buy to let mortgage broker says that investment in a National Park property could help landlords cash in on the...

A council leader has criticised landlords in a tourist hotspot for evicting long term tenants and switching to higher paying Airbnb...

Eight landlords letting flats on the same street have been banned from renting them out on Airbnb. The Edinburgh News website says...

A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners has got 42,000 backers -...

Airbnb says it’s working to consider new approaches to short-term letting and the burgeoning holiday lets sector - and this has...

An online platform that places landlords’ listings on portals and manages bookings is seeking new funding through the Seedrs crowdfunding site. Smarthost...

The total value of tax relief declared as a result of the government’s Rent a Room Scheme has soared 187 per...

Airbnb has blocked nearly 80,000 UK reservation attempts following the introduction of restrictions that prevent under 25-year-olds from making entire home...

Airbnb management company Houst is expanding its service into a new area. Houst has identified Kent as an area expecting one of...

The number of second homes in the UK has risen 30 per cent over the last five years, according to a...

A Scandinavian company is bidding to create a short lets rival to Airbnb and has announced it is opening in the UK...

The first thing you need to consider when you’re buying a second property is what are you buying it for –...

The owner of a property used for an illegal party has been fined by a London council for breaking lockdown. Police were called...

A tax specialist says HM Revenue & Customs is mobilising its teams to probe Airbnb hosts - and he warns ‘the clock...

What is your name and how long have you been a landlord? My name is Lea Savage, and I have been a...

A council clampdown on four short let flats in Edinburgh has been backed by the Scottish Government. The council discovered that the...

Some tenants will spend years living in temporary Airbnb-style short let accommodation after the Coronavirus crisis ends, a lettings platform claims. The...

The Liberal Democrats want Airbnb to ensure its landlords offer free accommodation to victims and survivors of domestic abuse in Tier 3...

A move to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms operating in Scotland has received a hostile welcome from a countryside...

The government is reported to be considering applying VAT to the use of Airbnb and other short let platforms in a...

A leading figure in the short lets sector is advising tenants to “take the pub home” this Christmas. Merilee Karr, chair of...

Airbnb’s UK operation is under scrutiny by the City watchdog over fears it could be exploited for money laundering purposes Although there...

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed so many things for so many people. For international real estate agents in Spain, it has...

Airbnb in the UK has imposed stark restrictions on bookings during the current England lockdown period. Until December 2 those who are...

Airbnb claims a proposal to regulate short lets could put 17,000 jobs at risk and take almost £1m a day out...

No matter if you have a property abroad, a holiday home, or rent a place long-term, 2020 has definitely been a...

For over two decades, The Cumberland has been offering specialist lending to the hospitality sector, and 10 years ago, it became...

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...

A new survey of 700 landlords from a respected buy to let lender reveals the regions with the strongest levels of...

A rental sector management firm is asking whether possible upcoming tax probes by HMRC may spell the end of the short-let...

An accountancy firm is warning Airbnb landlords they may be investigated following a decision by the short lets platform to share data...

Electrical Safety First is calling for the introduction of mandatory electrical safety checks as part of the Scottish government’s plan to...

A landlord in Oxford is no longer allowed to offer a local property for short-term lets following a lengthy planning battle...

West One has launched two limited edition buy-to-let mortgage products, which both benefit from West One’s ‘no credit scoring’ approach, with...

A number of buy-to-let landlords have switched to short-term lets in recent years, as a consequence of skewed policy that favours...

Renting out a property as a short-term let or holiday home has proved extremely profitable for some property investors, and a...

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has teamed up with West One to launch a new range of buy-to-let semi-exclusive products with West...

Renting out a property as a short-term let or holiday home has proved extremely profitable for some property investors, and a...

With the number of new tenancies currently being agreed at an historic low, there is evidence to suggest that there will...

Airbnb has confirmed that it is laying off 25% of its workforce as the short-term lets platform joins a slew of firms...

Airbnb has announced that it is temporarily restricting all booking across the UK to coronavirus key workers, such as NHS and social...

Renting out a property as a short-term let or holiday home has proved extremely profitable for some property investors, and a...

There has been a significant increase in the number of landlords and homeowners switching from short-term lets to longer rentals.  Across the...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are switching to short-term lets, as a consequence of skewed policy that favours holiday homes...

A new online calculator highlighting how much more rent landlords can make by letting to holidaymakers via Airbnb across a range...

With short trips to European capital cities an increasingly more popular option, a growing number of people are turning to Airbnb...

There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let landlords who are considering converting their property to a short-term...

The number of properties and rooms available to book on Airbnb has soared in major UK cities, as landlords, local families...

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to think twice about moving to holiday letting following proposed regulatory and financial changes to the...

The Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA), a UK trade body representing the entire short-term rental sector, from multinational platforms to individual...

It’s impossible to ignore the recent boom of the short let market, as more and more buy-to-let owners opt to try...

Hodge has introduced a new mortgage aimed at those wanting to acquire a holiday let property in the UK.  The mortgage, which...

There is a growing issue of tenants subletting their rental properties on websites like Airbnb, with some renters inappropriately using it...

Airbnb has been warned that it could face legal proceedings after being contacted by HMRC over "tax laws or regulations impacting...

Lord Alan Sugar has issued a warning to Airbnb users after a family was  cheated out of around £465 because fraudsters told...

An increasing number of Airbnb owners in Edinburgh are moving away from short-term letting in favour of traditional long-term tenancies as...

Transport for London (TfL) has finally bowed to pressure from campaigners and announced a ban on adverts that promote short-term letting...

The Airbnb revolution has widely changed perceptions of short lets, opening up a potentially lucrative market for buy-to-let investors.  For landlords, short...

With the summer holiday season in full swing, UK coastal districts are seeing a boom in staycation bookings. Cornwall was discovered to...

It is not always possible for an individual or company to improve its image beyond that of its industry, and that is...

An Airbnb host who rented out his council flat in central London has been fined £100,000 and evicted by Westminster City...

When people think of Manchester these days, possibly their first thought is of its thriving economy and the opportunities it now...

Hostmaker, which specialises in managing London properties put on to Airbnb and other short-let platforms, has apologised for causing controversy over...

More than 8,300 Londoners have called on London Mayor Sadiq Khan to ban adverts ‘encouraging’ landlords to abandon long-term tenants for...

Controversial short-lets managing agents Hostmaker has defended its latest advertising campaign after once again sparking outrage among some industry professionals for...

London mayor Sadiq Khan is being urged to pull advertisements encouraging landlords to move into tourist lets. Following a significant drop in...

Masthaven has announced changes to its buy-to-let mortgage range, including flexible criteria, rates for non-traditional tenants and landlords, as well as...

A growing number of private landlords are turning to Airbnb and similar platforms, but Apropos by DJ Alexander Ltd, a property management...

A new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has been launched with a view to looking into short-term lets. The new group, which...

More needs to be done to stem the increase in short-term lets on Airbnb and similar platforms to ensure that there...

Portico has expanded its client offering with the launch of Portico Finance, a mortgage broker and protection service, designed to offer...

Buy-to-let landlords who own property in Liverpool or Manchester could potentially achieve short-term letting yields of up to 30.7%, according to...

Short-term letting providers, including landlords who list properties on Airbnb, are not adequately protected by major insurance providers, according to a...

With the property market in a state of flux, even the traditional rental market appears to be cooling a little, particularly...

Buy-to-let landlords in London are being encouraged by property management firms to break strict short-term letting laws in the capital, an...

Despite the growing popularity of Airbnb and other short-term letting websites, less than 3% of landlords are currently engaged in the informal...

Portico has expanded its short-term lettings service, bringing its Airbnb services to Manchester and Liverpool’s high streets. The estate agency, which currently...

Hostmaker, a leading Airbnb and holiday rental property management specialist, claims to have found a way to fill the low-season and...

Many buy-to-let landlords who own properties in London took advantage of their assets by renting out their homes on a short-term...

More needs to be done to stem the rise in short-term lets on Airbnb in Scotland to ensure that the market...

A number of landlords who use short-term holiday rental sites are reinvesting their earnings in refurbishment work helping to provide much...

Portico’s short term lettings service, Portico Host, has been appointed to Airbnb’s professional co-host programme, bringing Airbnb services to London’s high...

There have been fresh calls for new restrictions on Airbnb and other short-term letting websites in this country, just days after...

Airbnb property management firm, Air Agents, has expanded from London into Bristol and Bath. With almost three million tourists visiting Bristol and...

The owner of a three-bedroom house in west London has not received a penny in rent despite her property being sub-let,...

The UK’s tourism sector is going from strength to strength with growing visits by foreigners in the country, and the increasing...

Short-let landlords, including those that list properties on Airbnb, will be able to apply for national accreditation from next month, as...

The Swansea Building Society will now offer its buy-to-let and holiday let products through TBMC’s mortgage panel after joining forces with...

There has been a notable increase in the number of landlords listing multiple properties on Airbnb, according to fresh research from...

The Tipton & Coseley Building Society will now accept mortgage applications for second homes and holiday lets where borrowers wish to...

With more Airbnb listings in this country than ever before, there is growing concern among MPs that the home sharing website...

Dragons’ Den star Tej Lalvani has acquired a stake in London-based Airbnb property management firm, Air Agents. Lalvani, the chief executive of...

London now has significantly more Airbnb listings than ever before, with a growing number of buy-to-let landlords turning to the holiday letting...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding has caused a major tourism boost for areas surrounding London and Windsor as illustrated...

Almost two-fifths of landlords are feeling positive about the future of the rental market, and are thinking about buying more properties...

Buy-to-let landlords who own properties in London that look set to be empty over the Easter bank holiday weekend are being...

A north London council is being encouraged to take a tough stance on reported Airbnb and equivalent style rentals in an...

A rating and review service that allows both tenants and landlords to assess each other after one month of engagement and...

A number of buy-to-let landlords currently do not use letting agents to find or manage properties, and it has been suggested...

Buy-to-let landlords looking for an impressive return on investment in the capital through Airbnb stays should look to invest in East...

Who are you? Will Handley, CEO of HomeRenter What does it say on your business card? CEO and Co-founder What is HomeRenter? HomeRenter’s mission is to...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland should not be permitted to use Airbnb, and equivalent websites, to rent out their properties for longer...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are letting out their homes as short-term holiday lets, making them no longer available for...

The world's ‘most successful’ Airbnb landlord is based in London and currently makes £11.9m a year in rental income, renting out...

A new online property letting website backed by newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror has been launched, offering to cut out the role...

A new licensing system in the West London neighbourhoods of Hammersmith, Shepherd’s Bush, Fulham, Chiswick and Ealing aims to protect landlords...

More than 130,000 homes have potentially been taken out of the long term private rented sector as more buy-to-let landlords list...

A London-based sales and letting agent has launched an Airbnb interior styling service that it hopes will enable more buy-to-let landlords...

Southwark council in south London is warning local leaseholders to refrain from renting out properties via short term holiday rental sites,...

A new website that allows landlords to view a prospective tenant’s credit score, including past rental payments, has been launched in the...

Many buy-to-let landlords are simply not getting the best mortgage deal, or find themselves trapped into mortgages with high standard variable rates, as...

Homestay networks and renting short-term lodgings are on the up – just look at the exponential rise of peer-to-peer sharing platform...

Landlords who own properties in London that look set to be empty over the Easter period are being urged to make...

With a growing number of buy-to-let landlords in London now using short-term letting platforms like Airbnb to breach the rules for...

Short-term letting agents in the capital are being urged by the Mayor of London to follow Airbnb’s lead by blocking hosts...

The short-term letting industry, which includes the likes of Airbnb, joined local authorities and community groups at City Hall yesterday to...

Airbnb’s announcement yesterday that it is banning hosts in London from renting out entire homes for more than 90 days a...

An increasing number of landlords are attempting to evade their legal responsibilities when it comes to renting out property by advertising...

A new crowdfunding campaign has been launched today with a view to raising £200,000 through Crowdcube to help tackle rogue landlords...

Many part-time landlords across the UK are putting their tenants’ lives at risk and could face hefty fines for breaking basic...

A growing number of landlords are attempting to shirk their legal responsibilies of renting out property by advertising it as a holiday...

More and more tenants are subletting rental properties on peer-to-peer websites such as Airbnb, according to an eviction specialist.   Landlord Action says...

Do you know who’s living in your property? Maybe not, according to new research.   Direct Line for Business found that one in...

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has warned that HMRC is set to target those making money from renting out...

This week saw the launch of Ruumi, an 'Airbnb-meets-Tinder' platform for tenants. Like Tinder, which matches relationship hopefuls, Ruumi claims to match...

A firm of accountants has warned that homeowners using Airbnb to raise extra cash could end up in conflict with HMRC...

Research from ARLA shows that 26% of letting agents have seen an increase in the number of enquiries for short-term lets With...

Q: Who is Movebubble? For private residential property owners looking to rent withoutusing an agency, Movebubble provides an online platform and a...