A property firm has branded the current council tax rules for holiday homes “a mess” and says local and national government...
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26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Ongoing ‘tax grab’ deters investors says senior lettings agent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
The head of lettings agency Benham and Reeves has made an outspoken attack on stamp duty. The agency analysed data from the...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Empty Homes Scandal - TV property guru on the warpath](/upload/images/shutterstock_57880816.jpg)
Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Tax Changes - how the government has got it wrong](/upload/images/shutterstock_216955000.jpg)
The chief executive of a short lets service says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is wrong to think penalising landlords will help solve...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax Grab from landlords closely resembles Generation Rent advice](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA accused of putting landlord profits before society’s interests](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax Raid planned on landlords in Budget - report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the private rental sector according to a report this morning...
03 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tory council chief backs Gove’s clampdown on short let landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The Conservative leader of a council which claims it has had problems with Airbnbs and short lets has given wholehearted backing...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![What To Consider When Investing In A Holiday Let in 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
If you're thinking of investing in a holiday home this year, there can be a lot to consider. From gathering insight to...
27 January 2024
From: Agent Advice
![Seven Ways to Make a Home More Energy Efficient in 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
With 3.5 million UK adults planning major home improvements in 2024, an energy expert has shared seven adjustments that can properties more sustainable. The...
06 January 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Tory MPs lobby government demanding Airbnb crackdown](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A group of Conservative MPs has organised a lobby of the government to demand a clampdown on Airbnbs and other short...
08 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Slap taxes on short lets and holiday homes, urges countryside charity](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
A countryside body is blaming the government’s failure to provide affordable housing and the rise in short lets for a homelessness...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Second Homes on the march - full breakdown by type and location](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
There are some 141,245 second homes in England and Wales, new figures show. Flats are the most common type of second home,...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenants to be hit by five per cent energy cap rise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
The energy price cap is to rise to an annual average of £1,928 from January. Regulator Ofgem says a typical household paying...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy to Let Sell-Off has been going on since 2016 says agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
Landlords have been selling more homes than they bought in every year since 2016 when a raft of tax and regulatory...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Banning Orders not used because of council cuts - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
A website claims that Banning Orders on private landlords have not been served because of local government funding shortfalls. Open Democracy says...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Why are landlords selling up?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/sold-sign-landlord-today-v2(1).jpg)
The challenges facing the property market right now are well reported; from rising interest rates pushing up mortgage payments to a...
03 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![What Regulation is in Store for Holiday Lets in England?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
Recent years have seen a surge in the holiday lettings sector with the popularity of digital platforms like Air BnB. It...
08 July 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Tax Shock - property firm wants landlords to pay even more](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Activists take aim at holiday home owners in tourist areas](/upload/images/shutterstock_1227135172.jpg)
The Generation Rent activist group claims holiday homes are eroding the supply of available properties in key tourist areas. It claims 80...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mayor wants local Airbnb tax to help fund public services](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
One of the country’s most popular destinations for both visitors and short let accommodation is likely to be hit with a...
02 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Intel - top staycation locations for short lets](/upload/images/shutterstock_649227541.jpg)
The top UK holiday hotspot for 2023 is Yorkshire, according to Sykes Holiday Cottages’ latest Staycation Index report. Known for its picturesque...
29 April 2023
From: Top tips & guides
![Top Tories and Shelter release blueprint for rental reform](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents2-400x310.png)
A Conservative-leaning think tank and campaigning charity Shelter have released a book of essays on renting and housing. A statement from Bright...
04 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council to spend £1m gathering information about HMOs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_AgentOnline-400x310.png)
A council is to spend £1m “to gather information about the conditions of specific groups of privately rented properties and proactively...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Holiday Lets - the importance of supporting the local community](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
Last week it was announced that North Devon's second homeowners could pay double the amount of council tax after one year...
25 February 2023
From: Agent Advice
![Families “turfed out” of private rental homes, claims Labour MP](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/FamilyBuyers-400x310.png)
A Labour MP has told the House of Commons that “families are being turfed out of their private rented homes under...
23 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Second Homes tax hike agreed by all political parties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
Plans to impose a premium on council tax for for second homeowners have been approved by Cornwall Council with all-party agreement. The...
19 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Boycott Airbnbs to solve the short lets problem, editor urges](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/holidayhomes400x310.jpg)
The new editor of an influential newspaper property supplement has come up with a way of solving what she calls “the...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![New short lets and second homes policy - vague government pledge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
The government has announced that it’s going to work on a new second homes policy with one particular council - if...
07 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Are letting agents discrediting the zero deposit insurance concept?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
Many landlords have welcomed the zero deposit insurance concept - but is this being damaged by the pressure-selling techniques of some...
06 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Gove may make planning consent compulsory for holiday lets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/holidayhomes400x310.jpg)
The government is considering making home owners apply for planning consent if they wish to use a property for holiday lets. The...
02 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![UK's Happiest Place has lots (and lots) of holiday homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy(F)Landlord-400x310.png)
If you were to believe recent headlines, holiday homes and short lets make everyone’s lives miserable - yet the happiest place...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![‘Government acts to protect tenants’ says Gove in landlord clampdown](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAdvice-400x310.png)
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made an announcement overnight that “the government will always act to protect tenants.” The claim comes as...
24 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Under Threat - The Holiday Lettings Sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/holidayhomes400x310.jpg)
A confused and complicated approach to holiday homes in England, Scotland and Wales threatens the future of the holiday letting sector...
05 November 2022
From: Tax & Finance
![No Stamp Duty cut for landlords or Airbnbs, says Tory MP](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/SDLT_400x310.png)
A Conservative MP says the stamp duty cut announced in the now-legendary mini-Budget at the end of last month should not...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![£5,000 for every tenant at risk of eviction - new council scheme](/upload/images/library/eviction-image400x310.png)
A pilot scheme described as helping “tenants threatened with eviction to stay in their homes” has been extended after Cornwall Council...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Warning to tenants - don’t be tempted by Don’t Pay UK](/upload/images/library/Millennial-PayingCard-400x310.jpg)
A warning has been issued that anyone wanting a mortgage in future may put their credit rating at risk if they...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Delay in council tax premiums imposed on second homes](/upload/images/library/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
One of the country’s second home and holiday let hotspots has been told it will be unable to levy extra council...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Holiday lets do not impact housing affordability - claim](/upload/images/library/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
Holiday lets and second homes in one hotspot in the UK have not, after all, impacted on house prices and affordability,...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Energy price rises may be even higher than previously predicted](/upload/images/library/house-prices-rise400x310.png)
New forecasts from an energy industry consultancy suggests that the average domestic consumer’s energy bills could soar to £3,363 a year...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb restrictions will hit millions in the UK - claim](/upload/images/library/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
Any restrictions on Airbnb and other short lets platforms will hit millions in the UK, according to the people behind new...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - why landlords are tempted to go to AirBnb](/upload/images/library/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
New research suggests that a like-for-like comparison shows short lets earning 21 per cent more than the same home let out...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental demand cooling in hotspots busiest during pandemic](/upload/images/library/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
New data from Rightmove suggests that rental demand is cooling in some areas where the market was busiest during the pandemic. And...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Mandatory Airbnb landlord register: Could it avert housing crisis?](/upload/images/library/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
Consultation events are to be held this week to gauge the reaction to a possible compulsory register for all Airbnb and...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![The Ultimate Guide to Investing in a Holiday Home](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EnglishHolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
With the rising cost of living and the UK’s inflation crisis creating financial uncertainty, many are looking to make more secure...
30 April 2022
From: Agent Advice
![Cost of living crisis for landlords and tenants set to worsen](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UpsetCouple-400x310.png)
There’s a new warning that the cost of living crisis facing landlords and tenants could get sizeably worse thanks to yet...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Activists want holiday lets allowed only to long-term local residents](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EnglishHolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Labour MP launches ‘First Homes, Not Second Homes’ campaign](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarketStockImage-2-400x310.jpg)
A Labour MP in the westcountry appears to be winning support for a campaign he has launched called First Homes, Not...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb and short lets wreck local housing markets, say conservationists](/upload/images/Logos/Airbnb-Alt-400x310.jpg)
The Council for the Protection of Rural England is the latest body to blast Airbnb and other short lets for their...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental stock slumps in tourist areas thanks to Staycation craze](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/staycation%20resize.png)
New data from Rightmove reveals the effect the staycation boom is having on the rental market across Britain. Seaside towns and other...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rent control momentum grows - petition nears 50,000 signatures](/upload/images/library/ElectronicSignatures-400x310.jpg)
A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners is now nearing its 50,000...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb fights back against criticism of short lets](/upload/images/Logos/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Petition to increase lettings tax nears 45,000-signature target](/upload/images/library/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
A petition calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to increase tax on holiday lettings has neared its 45,000-signature target over the weekend. Former...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cheaper Rents - tenants' protest scheduled for next week](/upload/images/library/RisingRents-400x310.jpg)
Protesters in a part of the UK with high numbers of holiday lets will stage a demonstration next week demanding cheaper...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Politicians want action on Airbnb lets using ex-council houses](/upload/images/library/EmptyHomes-400x310.jpg)
Politicians of both major parties have voiced concern over former council houses being used as Airbnb and other short lets in...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![New petition calls for rent controls and additional home taxes](/img/default/llt.png)
A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners has got 42,000 backers -...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Prime property investors look beyond London, lender reports](/img/default/llt.png)
A mortgage lender specialising in high net worth clients has identified those areas outside London seeing the most prime purchases. Enness Global...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Closing tax loophole for rentals doesn’t go far enough for some](/img/default/llt.png)
The closing of a tax loophole which allow some owners of holiday lets to avoid paying council tax does not go...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Three year tenancies and much more licensing proposed by council](/img/default/llt.png)
A council enquiry is proposing a flurry of new landlord licensing schemes in one county in England. An inquiry into the private...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlord banned following third prosecution in eight years](/img/default/llt.png)
A landlord who persistently broke residential lettings rules has been banned from operating in what a local council calls “a landmark...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Best yields for rural buy to lets identified by PropTech ‘prospector’](/img/default/llt.png)
A PropTech ‘prospector’ tool which analyses Rightmove data from an investor’s perspective has produced a list of the 10 best average yields...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Police probe homes let by landlords contrary to Covid rules](/img/default/llt.png)
Police in Devon say they will be cracking down on holiday homes let by landlords in contravention of Coronavirus lockdown rules...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Charity wants landlords to provide accommodation in time for Christmas](/img/default/llt.png)
A homelessness charity is calling for landlords to come forward with accommodation for clients to be housed over Christmas. Harbour Housing, a...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Licensing: council ponders selective scheme ‘to improve standards’](/img/default/llt.png)
A selective licensing regime is being considered by a westcountry council following an enquiry into private rental sector conditions. Cornwall Council says 50...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Staycation boost for short-term let landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
A number of buy-to-let landlords have switched to short-term lets in recent years, as a consequence of skewed policy that favours...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Council appeals to landlords to take tenants off the housing waiting list](/img/default/llt.png)
A local council has moved to try and attract more buy-to-let landlords with a range of new services, aimed at boosting...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Top UK regeneration hotspots unveiled](/img/default/llt.png)
When it comes to investing in property, it pays to know about the latest property hotspots and up-and-coming areas whether you...
17 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![The UK coastal districts with the most holiday rentals unveiled](/img/default/llt.png)
With the summer holiday season in full swing, UK coastal districts are seeing a boom in staycation bookings. Cornwall was discovered to...
13 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlord groups form coalition to oppose scrapping of Section 21](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords and letting agents have joined forces to campaign against government plans to scrap Section 21, the so-called ‘no fault eviction’. ‘Fair...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rise in popularity of the ‘staycation’ creates opportunities for BTL landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
The rise in popularity of holidaying in the UK or ‘staycation’ has led to a mini boom for the UK tourist...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Tenant causes almost £6k worth of damage after refusing to pay rent](/img/default/llt.png)
A tenant who caused almost £6,000 worth of damage to his rented home after refusing to vacate the flat, despite being...
12 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rents in England and Wales remain virtually unchanged month-on-month](/img/default/llt.png)
Rents in England and Wales increased by 4.45% to an average of £861 in the 12 months to June 2018 but...
03 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![NAPIT seeks to help landlords improve electrical safety in rented homes](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) stepped up its efforts to help improve electrical safety in the private...
24 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![South West sees fastest growth in rents](/img/default/llt.png)
Rents in the South West, which includes the likes of Bristol, Devon and Cornwall, has seen rental price increases outstrip all...
24 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landlord given suspended sentence for putting residents ‘at risk of harm’](/img/default/llt.png)
A private landlord from Cornwall has been given a 12-month prison sentence suspended for 24 months, fined £5,000, and ordered to...
11 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rogue agent’s behaviour ‘affected the lives of several landlords’](/img/default/llt.png)
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has opted to extend its exclusion of a letting agency by an additional four years after seven...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Holiday homes could earn you six times more income than a buy-to-let](/img/default/llt.png)
Holiday home landlords who own property in sought-after locations in the UK can earn up to almost six times the average...
19 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Landlord fined for HMO licence breaches](/img/default/llt.png)
A landlord has pleaded guilty for failing to comply with license conditions at a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) she ran...
22 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Pensioners choose to rent by the sea as property prices soar](/img/default/llt.png)
British pensioners are increasingly choosing a rent a home by the seaside when they retire because the cost of buying property...