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

With the rising cost of living and the UK’s inflation crisis creating financial uncertainty, many are looking to make more secure...

There’s a new warning that the cost of living crisis facing landlords and tenants could get sizeably worse thanks to yet...

The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...

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

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

New data from Rightmove reveals the effect the staycation boom is having on the rental market across Britain. Seaside towns and other...

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

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...

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

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

A mortgage lender specialising in high net worth clients has identified those areas outside London seeing the most prime purchases. Enness Global...

The closing of a tax loophole which allow some owners of holiday lets to avoid paying council tax does not go...

A council enquiry is proposing a flurry of new landlord licensing schemes in one county in England.  An inquiry into the private...

A landlord who persistently broke residential lettings rules has been banned from operating in what a local council calls “a landmark...

A PropTech ‘prospector’ tool which analyses Rightmove data from an investor’s perspective has produced a list of the 10 best average yields...

Police in Devon say they will be cracking down on holiday homes let by landlords in contravention of Coronavirus lockdown rules...

A homelessness charity is calling for landlords to come forward with accommodation for clients to be housed over Christmas. Harbour Housing, a...

A selective licensing regime is being considered by a westcountry council following an enquiry into private rental sector conditions. Cornwall Council says 50...

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

A local council has moved to try and attract more buy-to-let landlords with a range of new services, aimed at boosting...

When it comes to investing in property, it pays to know about the latest property hotspots and up-and-coming areas whether you...

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

Landlords and letting agents have joined forces to campaign against government plans to scrap Section 21, the so-called ‘no fault eviction’. ‘Fair...

The rise in popularity of holidaying in the UK or ‘staycation’ has led to a mini boom for the UK tourist...

A tenant who caused almost £6,000 worth of damage to his rented home after refusing to vacate the flat, despite being...

Rents in England and Wales increased by 4.45% to an average of £861 in the 12 months to June 2018 but...

The National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) stepped up its efforts to help improve electrical safety in the private...

Rents in the South West, which includes the likes of Bristol, Devon and Cornwall, has seen rental price increases outstrip all...

A private landlord from Cornwall has been given a 12-month prison sentence suspended for 24 months, fined £5,000, and ordered to...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has opted to extend its exclusion of a letting agency by an additional four years after seven...

Holiday home landlords who own property in sought-after locations in the UK can earn up to almost six times the average...

A landlord has pleaded guilty for failing to comply with license conditions at a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) she ran...

British pensioners are increasingly choosing a rent a home by the seaside when they retire because the cost of buying property...

A landlord in Cornwall, who has not been named, has been fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £2,000 costs after illegally...