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If you're thinking of investing in a holiday home this year, there can be a lot to consider. From gathering insight to...

A local authority in a tourist hotspot claims that local landlords have “overwhelmingly” backed a move to clampdown on Airbnbs and...

A countryside body is blaming the government’s failure to provide affordable housing and the rise in short lets for a homelessness...

A six week consultation is now underway as a council bids to stop HMOs being used as Airbnb or other short...

A prominent westcountry agency is hosting a free event for landlords and investors later this month. Webbers is holding the afternoon session...

A team of experts will look into the impact ofd Airbnbs and other short lets in a part of the UK...

The founder of a luxury holiday lets firm in one of the UK’s tourist hotspots says even wealthy landlords are now...

A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...

An agency that already runs a series of webinars for landlords is to hold a special one dedicated to explaining the...

New data from the Office for National Statistics, based on the 2021 Census results, show growth in the number of holiday...

The Generation Rent activist group claims holiday homes are eroding the supply of available properties in key tourist areas.  It claims 80...

A Tory MP representing a popular tourist area has attacked the proliferation of short lets, and wants a “locals first” policy...

A recent study by nationwide conveyancers Muve, using official data from the Office for National Statistics, has revealed the most and...

The top UK holiday hotspot for 2023 is Yorkshire, according to Sykes Holiday Cottages’ latest Staycation Index report. Known for its picturesque...

With the ever-changing landscape of the lettings industry and legislation, being a landlord can be a minefield. So many individuals view...

Last week it was announced that North Devon's second homeowners could pay double the amount of council tax after one year...

A Labour MP has told the House of Commons that “families are being turfed out of their private rented homes under...

A landlord has been fined £10,000 by a Devon council for failing to tackle what it calls “essential repairs following a...

A landlord has been fined £10,000 by a Devon council for failing to tackle what it calls “essential repairs following a...

The charity Shelter is organising a fringe meeting at next week’s Conservative party conference, with a prominent campaigner for a mandatory...

A council has launched a best practice charter for operating “considerate holiday lets” in partnership with a property industry trade body. The...

A council in a second home and short let hotspot is making a desparate plea to private landlords for help. Torbay Council,...

Any restrictions on Airbnb and other short lets platforms will hit millions in the UK, according to the people behind new...

A Conservative MP who has already suggested a 25 mile limit around some rental properties to reserve them for people with...

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

HMO minimum space standards may be changed by council A council has launched a six week consultation on proposals to change size...

A west country council is the latest to launch an initiative aimed at helping landlords meet the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...

A new league table of capital values in seaside locations shows the affordability challenge of investing in areas with guaranteed holiday...

New research has produced a league table of locations where capital appreciation in the past year has exceeded the average wage...

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

A Devon council is promoting a scheme to lease properties from private landlords to provide homes for those in need.  In exchange...

A private landlord has been slapped with a £400 fine for allowing a tenant’s waste to be fly-tipped on the site...

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

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

A council’s own lettings agency is coordinating the call for landlords to house Afghan refugees, in one of the country’s most...

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

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...

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

A landlord in south west of England has been given a nine month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, following a...

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

Online searches for properties in remote or coastal locations has increased sharply, according to Rightmove.  The property website analysed the areas people...

New research looking at where is currently the best place to invest in buy-to-let property in this country, based on rental...

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

A number of MPs are currently earning rental income from properties let to private tenants, including eight ministers in Boris Johnson’s...

Reposit has teamed up with Devon-based letting agency Webbers to extend its tenancy deposit alternative to the South West of England. The...

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

Amanda Lamb, one of television’s most sought-after property presenters, has been confirmed as keynote speaker at this year’s Mid Devon Landlord...

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

The Charitable Foundation of TDS, the deposit protection scheme, has announced that it made just over £94,000 in awards in its...

A buy-to-let landlord in Ilfracombe, a seaside resort on the North Devon coast, has been given a suspended prison sentence for...

The Landlord team at Tozers Solicitors act for a wide variety of landlords, from social landlords with a mixed portfolio of...

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

Landlords with family size homes in East Devon are being urged to rent their properties to vulnerable Syrian refugees after East...

In what is a welcome change to the landlord bashing articles often featured in the media, the Daily Mirror and Daily...

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

A free open evening is being held by Teignbridge Council for anyone interested in letting property in the South Devon district. The...

A letting agent in South London has been found to be the front for a cannabis growing operation, with drugs grown...

An unregistered gas fitter has been received a suspended prison sentence for illegally installing a gas boiler and undertaking landlord’s gas...