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A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...

An insurance chief with expertise in the holiday lets sector has stood up for owners who let their properties to holidaymakers...

The popularity of staycations is set to continue into 2022, with bookings for UK holiday lets reportedly up 22 per cent compared...

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

A protest by Welsh nationalists has called for a new Property Act to be passed by the Welsh Parliament, which would...

Yesterday Landlord Today reported that there was now a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage...

A tourism chief has stood up in favour of closing what the government calls a tax loophole for landlords letting out...

Harry Roberts, managing director of My Favourite Cottages, outlines how holiday homes can be made more sustainable. Earlier this month, world leaders...

Landlords in or anticipating entering the holiday let market are being offered a series of tips by one of the country’s...

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...

Welsh Nationalist politicians are complaining about a finance company which identified part of Wales as having attractive yields for buy to...

New research shows that holiday let features appear to be the most in demand, based on Google searches.  Prospective renters appear most...

An estate agent in Scotland is warning that a new attack on the rental sector and holiday homes may be underway.  Jennifer...

A public consultation is underway on proposals for a local authority to increase the council tax premium for second homes -...

Airbnb management company Houst is expanding its service into a new area. Houst has identified Kent as an area expecting one of...

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

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

There’s been a howl of disgust from the UK’s major landlord group following the Welsh Government’s shock increase in stamp duty. Landlord...

There’s been renewed media spotlight on landlords who register their holiday lets as businesses, and can thus claim a key grant. The...

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...

Buyers of second or holiday homes in Snowdonia National Park should require planning permission to purchase. That’s the view of the park's...

Local people in a part of Wales claim they are being priced out of their communities by investment buyers and second home...

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

Landlords thinking of letting property on a short-term let this summer are being urged to have the right insurance protection in...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are switching to short-term lets, as a consequence of skewed policy that favours holiday homes...

The tax and regulatory changes introduced in recent years have led to an increase in the number of landlords exiting the...

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border have come under increasing pressure ahead of the incoming changes to the energy efficiency of...

If you’re an existing landlord with bad credit issues looking to remortgage your buy to let property or perhaps buy a...

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

Leek United has reduced rates on its buy-to-let products by up to 40bps. The lender’s five-year fixed rate buy-to-let product is now...

More than 8,300 Londoners have called on London Mayor Sadiq Khan to ban adverts ‘encouraging’ landlords to abandon long-term tenants for...

Controversial short-lets managing agents Hostmaker has defended its latest advertising campaign after once again sparking outrage among some industry professionals for...

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

With the number of Brits enjoying a staycation this summer expected to be almost a quarter (23.8%) higher than in 2016,...

Southwark council in south London is warning local leaseholders to refrain from renting out properties via short term holiday rental sites,...

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

The number of second homes liable to pay stamp duty increased to 62,800 in the final quarter of last year, up...

The recent increase in stamp duty land tax (“SDLT”) on “additional residential dwellings” represents the latest in a series of measures...

Scottish finance minister John Swinney is to introduce a 3% surcharge on the full purchase price of all ‘additional properties –...