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The government is ruling out any U-turn on the tax changes regarding furnished holiday lettings - despite substantial complaints from Tory...

The tax reliefs enjoyed by landlords running Furnished Holiday Lets (FHL) were cut by the Chancellor this month. Some say the...

The Chancellor has rendered hundreds of lettings businesses unviable overnight as a result of his Budget tax clampdown. That’s the view of...

The chief executive of a short lets service says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is wrong to think penalising landlords will help solve...

A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...

“Huge numbers” of small family-run holiday lettings businesses in Wales are selling up because of new restrictions and large tax hikes. New...

HM Revenue and Custoims is running a series of webinars aimed primarily at those new to earning income from property of...

When a popular Dorset pub was devastated several years ago, thanks to a huge chimney fire, the owners were left with...

Recent years have seen a surge in the holiday lettings sector with the popularity of digital platforms like Air BnB.  It...

The managing director of a major holiday lets firm is urging landlords to make their properties dog friendly if they want...

Accountants and tax advisers are reporting that HMRC has sent out a spate of what are called ‘one-to-many’ letters to taxpayers. The...

Private rental property should be “acquired” and used for social housing according to a think tank. And it says tax penalties, laws...

York council has set out strict guidelines for Airbnb style short lets and for holiday rentals.   A statement from the Labour-controlled authority...

A holiday lettings agency has taken the unusual step of speaking out in favour of higher council tax for second home...

An influential new report wants higher taxes for landlords letting holiday properties. The Office for Tax Simplification - a division of HM...

A confused and complicated approach to holiday homes in England, Scotland and Wales threatens the future of the holiday letting sector...

AirBnb owners are leaving the market for long term lettings following changes to the regulations in Scotland according to a leading...

Managing property finances can be hard work, long-winded and stressful. With regulation changes and market volatility, keeping on top of your...

Bringing your pup on holiday is becoming more popular than ever. And with studies finding that ‘dog-friendly’ was one of the...

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

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

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 holiday lettings agency is offering £10,000 to the owner of what it declares to be Britain’s Best Holiday Let. Sykes Holiday...

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

Britain’s holiday rental market is preparing for a busy year ahead, as many travellers are expected to opt for staycations over...

With the staycation boom caused by Covid-19, which is likely to continue for the foreseeable future as travel restrictions remain for...

Scotland’s rental market continued to go from strength to strength, with the average rental property north of the border generating a...

If you have inherited a holiday home or B&B you could save thousands of pounds in inheritance tax, according to Kirwans...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are still unaware, or only vaguely aware, of the changes to mortgage interest relief, despite the...