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A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...

According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to...

A council has agreed a council tax rise of an additional 100% on second home and long-term empty homes, despite widespread...

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

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Last week Housing Secretary Gove announced...

The Conservative leader of a council which claims it has had problems with Airbnbs and short lets has given wholehearted backing...

Dorset councillors have approved proposals for a council tax premium on second homes and a tightening up on its existing premium...

Labour-controlled Haringey Council in London says the owners of short lets and furnished holiday homes will be forced to pay double...

A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...

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

There are some 141,245 second homes in England and Wales, new figures show.  Flats are the most common type of second home,...

The Scottish National Party councillor for Oban North and Lorn - which includes the village of Plockton, made famous by the...

A local authority is reported to have said that a controversial new policy will reduce house values by five per cent. Gwynedd...

The Scottish Government says rent controls - already existing as a so-called emergency measure - will become permanent. Scottish First Minister Humza...

There are only a few days left for landlords to have input to a government consultation on council tax hikes for...

A leading agent in an area set to be hit by draconian planning restrictions on holiday lets is warning that the...

Data from the English Housing Survey suggests that the number of English owners of second homes in Europe has fallen again. The...

According to the latest English Housing Survey there were 495,000 second homes in the UK in 2018/19 – a figure said to...

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

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

A council is launching a bid to make the use of a home for a holiday let subject to a mandatory...

A vocal group of around 50 Conservative right wing MPs wants an end to stamp duty - except for additional homes...

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

Investors and second home buyers contributed over a quarter of all property taxes in the last year according to a property...

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

An area has been identified for a two-year study of the impact which second homes, Airbnbs, other holiday lets and empty...

Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...

Councils are to be given powers to enact huge tax increases on second homes and empty properties, the Scottish Government proposes. New...

The plans of many local authorities to double the council tax levels for second homes and some empty properties from April...

According to the most recent statistics there are 676,452 vacant properties in England, nearly half a million of which have been...

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

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

Dorset council is the latest to agree a policy to double the council tax on second homes and to implement an...

A council is to spend £1m “to gather information about the conditions of specific groups of privately rented properties and proactively...

Campaigners behind the National Empty Homes Week - running until March 5 - are accusing some second home owners of “flipping”...

A building society that last summer scrapped all lending on some holiday homes has now come up with another unusual policy...

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

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...

Licensing for Airbnbs and similar short lets should be targeted in priority areas only and not the subject of blanket rules. That’s...

There’s been something of a love-in on a local authority in a popular tourist area of the UK - with second...

The Valuation Office Agency has issued a reminder that changes to eligibility rules for self-catering properties will come into effect from...

Two Members of the Scottish Parliament have broken rank with their own party to query the motivation behind a new property...

Plans to impose a premium on council tax for for second homeowners have been approved by Cornwall Council with all-party agreement. The...

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

The agents’ trade body Propertymark says it wants the Welsh Government to do more to support landlords letting in tourist hotspots. The...

The new editor of an influential newspaper property supplement has come up with a way of solving what she calls “the...

A prominent Conservative has described as “infuriating and saddening” the fact that so many Millennials are stuck renting and cannot afford...

The government has announced that it’s going to work on a new second homes policy with one particular council - if...

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

A prominent figure in the lettings industry is warning the Tories against ‘stealth increases’ for Capital Gains and Inheritance taxes. David Alexander...

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

MPs from Opposition parties in the House of Commons have attacked the government’s recent stamp duty change - and taken the...

A Conservative MP says the stamp duty cut announced in the now-legendary mini-Budget at the end of last month should not...

A prominent supporter of landlords has accused Labour and nationalist politicians of making the supply shortage of private rental properties in...

Amateur landlords have fallen out of favour. Buy-to-let properties – once the darling of budding investors looking for stable, long-term returns...

A building society will no longer lend for the purchase of second homes, saying they reduce the stock available for first...

One of the country’s second home and holiday let hotspots has been told it will be unable to levy extra council...

Labour wants to bring in a UK-wide licensing system for holiday lets to preserve the “spirit” of costal and rural communities. The...

Generation Rent, which typically attacks all landlords and especially those involved in buy to let, has instead focussed its latest social...

Holiday lets and second homes in one hotspot in the UK have not, after all, impacted on house prices and affordability,...

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

Councils will be able to control numbers of second homes and holiday lets under new plans unveiled by the Welsh Government. There...

A campaign to stop new build homes being sold to second home buyers for holiday lets has won a decisive victory...

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

The extreme shortage of properties for sale has fuelled the first rise in new homes sold off-plan since 2016 - but...

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 Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...

A prominent country property expert has issued an urgent appeal to rural landlords to become involved in the consultation process which...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

An MP has lobbied Chancellor Rishi Sunak about what he calls “tax avoiding absentee landlords” who have moved into the holiday...

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

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

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

Councillors in a second home hotspot will be asked to decide on the level of council tax premium for the next...

The new coalition of the Scottish National Party and the Greens in Scotland has pledged to introduce rent controls - and...

Some 6,000 signatures have so far been added to an online petition calling on the Welsh Parliament to “address” the issue...

A leading politician in Wales has spoken out in favour of second homeowners, who are under increasing scrutiny in that country...

Activists in the Acorn pro-tenant movement have sharply criticised the Green Party which runs Brighton council for allegedly failing to prosecute...

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

The protest movement against second homes in Wales appears to be gathering pace. The BBC reports that over 150 campaigners have gathered...

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

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...

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...

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

Landlords in the holiday let market in Wales look almost certain to face hefty new barriers under proposals being considered by...

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

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

The number of second homes in the UK has risen 30 per cent over the last five years, according to a...

The spring market in Florida is white-hot at the moment, rivalling the increasing temperatures across the state as people begin their...

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

The first thing you need to consider when you’re buying a second property is what are you buying it for –...

Labour has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of prioritising a tax break for landlords over the need for affordable housing or help for...

Landlords could be in line for another huge tax burden - a doubling of Capital Gains Tax.  A report commissioned by the government...

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...

Increasing capital gains tax would almost certainly have an adverse impact on the private rented sector, according to NAEA Propertymark and...