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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...