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National Landlord Investment Show has announced that the former Leader of the Conservative Party, the Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith,...

Insurance experts claim there are new issues facing short-let landlords following Airbnb's worldwide ban on the use of security cameras inside...

Airbnb is banning the use of security cameras inside rental properties from the end of April. Airbnb currently allows security cameras in...

Airbnb has released new figures showing that the typical host landlord makes a modest £5,500 a year by sharing their space...

Calling all landlords, Investors and property professionals: National Landlord Investment Show returns to Olympia London on 6th March for its first...

A short lets management service is making a pitch to win landlords who let out just one, two or three properties...

Airbnb says it will continue to share hosting data with HMRC because its landlord hosts want to pay their fair share...

Airbnb has taken further steps to get in the good books of HMRC by issuing a guide on tax for its...

Thousands of Britons earning from letting their spare room or using parts of their home on platforms like Airbnb could be...

Airbnb in the UK is bringing in restrictions on certain bookings over New Year’s Eve to deter guests holding anti-social parties. Proprietary...

The short-term holiday letting industry has significantly expanded in recent years, but this could all change with the introduction of a...

Airbnb is launching a new Sustainability Hub to help its landlord hosts in the UK retrofit and improve the energy efficiency...

Airbnb hosts - even those using just a spare room for occasional letting - will be amongst those subject to new...

The National Residential Landlords Association hosts a meeting at Labour’s annual conference tomorrow - but it admits the party’s rental policies...

Airbnb is linking up with private landlord agency OpenRent to offer reduced-price gas and boiler safety certificates. The short lets platform says...

A countryside property organisation has added its voice to the calls for an extension to a licensing scheme for Airbnbs and...

Trade bodies and short let landlords have made a last-ditch appeal to politicians to stop new rules which could see the...

Airbnb has issued a statement responding to the call for a clampdown on short lets demanded by Labour’s outspoken London Mayor,...

HMRC has recently launched a renewed investigation into Airbnb hosts, with the site compelled to share earnings data to assist in...

Airbnb is offering a £100 travel coupon to new hosts welcoming their first Airbnb guest during the Wimbledon Championships this summer.  Last...

A plan to regulate short lets such as Airbnbs has been ruled unlawful by a judge before it even comes into...

Airbnb has linked up with Neighbourhood Watch in a bid to stamp out anti-social behaviour in short lets this summer. As part...

Airbnb says it’s using screening technology to weed out anti-social tenants this summer. The short lets platform has launched what it calls...

With the government considering short let landlords having to seek planning consent for the use of complete houses, AirBnb has announced...

Airbnb is offering a £100 travel coupon to new Hosts welcoming their first Airbnb guest during the King’s Coronation in London...

  Second home market growth and falling house prices could be a combination for success. There’s been a clear positive correlation between profit...

Airbnb claims its so-called ‘spare room’ landlords earn an a rage of just £2,400 a year - the equivalent of a...

A prominent property industry figure says he backs higher council tax for unlet and vacant second homes but warns that Airbnb...

Landlords of Airbnbs and other short-lets risk facing penalties for tax evasion if they fail to report income on their rental...

This guidance was issued by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities this week. This guidance is in addition to the...

Airbnb has gone into battle against mortgage lenders opposed to their customers letting out their homes. The short let platform is calling...

The trade body representing hosts and suppliers to the short let industry is calling on people to defray cost of living...

The House of Commons will today debate a proposal for local authorities to have specific controls over the proliferation of Airbnbs...

In a bid to show it is clamping down on raucous guests, Airbnb has released details of thousands of parties it...

An online platform is launching to match people with space to let with tenants in need - but no rent will...

Local authorities in one part of the UK have revealed their charges for the licensing of Airbnb and other short lets. Scotland’s...

It's claimed that home owners could be making an extra £2.000 per month by renting out a spare room on Airbnb, depending...

The first step within the UK to officially monitor Airbnb-style short lets comes into effect tomorrow, October 1. Scotland’s Short-Term Lets Licensing...

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...

HMRC is reported to have issued a warning to people who used Airbnb or other short-let platforms to find tenants during...

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

Airbnb has teamed up with a tourism body to produce a report it describes as “ground breaking” in spelling out so-called...

Highland Council is going to ask the Scottish Government for a rent control zone in part of its patch. This is despite...

A review into the effect of short-term lets has been launched by the government.  The government says future policies could involve physical...

With over 40 million Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term...

Airbnb’s general manager is claiming that there is no fact-based evidence to link the proliferation of short lets across the UK...

Airbnb says it will offer free short-term housing to up to 100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine.  These stays will be funded by Airbnb...

With over 40m Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term accommodation...

Airbnb can make life easier for UK landlords by increasing yields, simplifying the rental process and providing peace of mind against...

Councils north of the border will be given powers to ensure short-term lets are safe and meet the needs of local...

An agency is claiming its series of webinars for buy to let landlords and investors is proving a big success -...

Airbnb is making more overt attempts to lure long term renters away from traditional landlords. In recent days it’s revealed new policies...

A government housing minister has confirmed to the House of Lords that a new tax regime for Airbnb hosts and holiday...

If you let out holiday properties or have switched to Airbnb or similar platforms, tax inspectors may be coming for you. Accountancy...

Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...

Airbnb says it’s working to consider new approaches to short-term letting and the burgeoning holiday lets sector - and this has...

Airbnb has blocked nearly 80,000 UK reservation attempts following the introduction of restrictions that prevent under 25-year-olds from making entire home...

A tax specialist says HM Revenue & Customs is mobilising its teams to probe Airbnb hosts - and he warns ‘the clock...

The government is reported to be considering applying VAT to the use of Airbnb and other short let platforms in a...

The first-ever winner of Big Brother in the year 2000 says his best decision was not going on the show, but...

Airbnb in the UK has imposed stark restrictions on bookings during the current England lockdown period. Until December 2 those who are...

Airbnb claims a proposal to regulate short lets could put 17,000 jobs at risk and take almost £1m a day out...

An accountancy firm is warning Airbnb landlords they may be investigated following a decision by the short lets platform to share data...

Short-term let property management firm Hostmaker has gone into administration, prompting redundancies for the entirety of the company’s London-based team.  Houst, formerly...

The number of properties and rooms available to book on Airbnb has soared in major UK cities, as landlords, local families...

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to think twice about moving to holiday letting following proposed regulatory and financial changes to the...

The Scottish government has announced new measures to regulate short-term lets north of the border.  The government is handing local authorities fresh...

The Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA), a UK trade body representing the entire short-term rental sector, from multinational platforms to individual...

There is a growing issue of tenants subletting their rental properties on websites like Airbnb, with some renters inappropriately using it...

Airbnb has been warned that it could face legal proceedings after being contacted by HMRC over "tax laws or regulations impacting...

Demand for short lets in London has surged in recent months, with many people attracted to the fact that private property...

An Airbnb host who rented out his council flat in central London has been fined £100,000 and evicted by Westminster City...

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

A growing number of private landlords are turning to Airbnb and similar platforms, but Apropos by DJ Alexander Ltd, a property management...

More needs to be done to stem the increase in short-term lets on Airbnb and similar platforms to ensure that there...

Short-term letting providers, including landlords who list properties on Airbnb, are not adequately protected by major insurance providers, according to a...

Portico has expanded its short-term lettings service, bringing its Airbnb services to Manchester and Liverpool’s high streets. The estate agency, which currently...

Many buy-to-let landlords who own properties in London took advantage of their assets by renting out their homes on a short-term...

Short-let landlords, including those that list properties on Airbnb, will be able to apply for national accreditation from next month, as...

Deposit protection scheme, TDS, has announced 20 new dates for its ‘Academy’ training events running over the next year across England...

Buy-to-let landlords looking for an impressive return on investment in the capital through Airbnb stays should look to invest in East...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland should not be permitted to use Airbnb, and equivalent websites, to rent out their properties for longer...

Ex-Big Brother TV star Heavy D was humiliated on ITV daytime show Judge Rinder yesterday after having a case against his...

Homestay networks and renting short-term lodgings are on the up – just look at the exponential rise of peer-to-peer sharing platform...

With a growing number of buy-to-let landlords in London now using short-term letting platforms like Airbnb to breach the rules for...

Short-term letting agents in the capital are being urged by the Mayor of London to follow Airbnb’s lead by blocking hosts...

The short-term letting industry, which includes the likes of Airbnb, joined local authorities and community groups at City Hall yesterday to...

Airbnb’s announcement yesterday that it is banning hosts in London from renting out entire homes for more than 90 days a...

The EU referendum still remains too close to call, but whatever the outcome of today’s vote, letting agents do not believe that...

A growing number of landlords are attempting to shirk their legal responsibilies of renting out property by advertising it as a holiday...

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has warned that HMRC is set to target those making money from renting out...

Aldermore has launched a new “Landlord Hub”, which hosts information and expert commentary on the buy-to-let market. The specialist lender claims the...

A firm of accountants has warned that homeowners using Airbnb to raise extra cash could end up in conflict with HMRC...