A property firm has branded the current council tax rules for holiday homes “a mess” and says local and national government...
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26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Planning consent needed to become Airbnb in this area](/upload/images/shutterstock_1952077177.jpg)
A council has become the first to require home owners to secure planning consent before their property can be used as...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Massive change to Airbnb rules likely be agreed next week](/upload/images/shutterstock_2301080595(1).jpg)
A council is next week considering a move which is seen as a trigger for wider national policy changes regarding Airbnbs...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![No Surprise! Landlords have little faith in parties’ rental policies](/upload/images/shutterstock_572192086(2).jpg)
With the General Election just one week away, a new poll shows the top landlord priorities when it comes to voting...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour v Conservative Housing Policy - an analysis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...
22 June 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Caps on Holiday Lets and Rent Controls in latest manifesto](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
Plaid Cymru, the party of Wales, has issued a manifesto with a clampdown on the private rental sector as one of...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb Clampdown, S21 Scrapped, and other manifesto pledges](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The Liberal Democrats have set out a predictable set of pledges in their manifesto for next mon this election, centred on...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent quibbles over proposal for landlord register](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Generation Rent has raised detailed concerns about a proposal from the Liberal Democrats to introduce a national register of landlords. The Lib...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![At Last! Senior agent stands up for holiday homes and second properties](/upload/images/shutterstock_2355283593.jpg)
A senior Propertymark figure has made the case for second and holiday homes - against the recent trend of criticism. The issue...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Backfired! Councils LOSE money through second home tax premiums - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2157868531.jpg)
A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants want Rental Reform... but can't name the Housing Minister](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to...
06 April 2024
From: Rental Reform
![Another council slaps 100% extra tax on property owners](/upload/images/shutterstock_2385697245.jpg)
A council has agreed a council tax rise of an additional 100% on second home and long-term empty homes, despite widespread...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jeremy Hunt slashes the values of holiday homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Countryside campaigners back Gove on short lets clampdown](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Last week Housing Secretary Gove announced...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tory council chief backs Gove’s clampdown on short let landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The Conservative leader of a council which claims it has had problems with Airbnbs and short lets has given wholehearted backing...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax Demand - premiums slapped on second homes and empty properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
Dorset councillors have approved proposals for a council tax premium on second homes and a tightening up on its existing premium...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour council doubles tax on short lets and second homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
Labour-controlled Haringey Council in London says the owners of short lets and furnished holiday homes will be forced to pay double...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Building Society warns it may stop lending on holiday lets](/upload/images/shutterstock_2382149531.jpg)
A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Slap taxes on short lets and holiday homes, urges countryside charity](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
A countryside body is blaming the government’s failure to provide affordable housing and the rise in short lets for a homelessness...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Second Homes on the march - full breakdown by type and location](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
There are some 141,245 second homes in England and Wales, new figures show. Flats are the most common type of second home,...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Politician likens buying a second home to “forced eviction”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
The Scottish National Party councillor for Oban North and Lorn - which includes the village of Plockton, made famous by the...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Anti-landlord policy will slash house values by 5% admits council](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
A local authority is reported to have said that a controversial new policy will reduce house values by five per cent. Gwynedd...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent Controls Here To Stay says Scottish Government](/upload/images/shutterstock_2239146247.jpg)
The Scottish Government says rent controls - already existing as a so-called emergency measure - will become permanent. Scottish First Minister Humza...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Higher Taxes for Second Homes - landlords urged to have a say](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
There are only a few days left for landlords to have input to a government consultation on council tax hikes for...
22 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Anti-lets council policy will slash property values, says top agent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
A leading agent in an area set to be hit by draconian planning restrictions on holiday lets is warning that the...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brexit slashes number of Britons letting overseas homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NB%20-%20M%26P%20March%20blog%201%20-%20No%20budget%20boost%20from%20the%20Chancellor%20but%20it's%20not%20all%20doom%20and%20gloom.jpg)
Data from the English Housing Survey suggests that the number of English owners of second homes in Europe has fallen again. The...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![How To Protect Your Holiday Home While Letting It Out](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
According to the latest English Housing Survey there were 495,000 second homes in the UK in 2018/19 – a figure said to...
22 July 2023
From: Top tips & guides
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax Shock - property firm wants landlords to pay even more](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tory hard liners want stamp duty to stay on additional homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
A vocal group of around 50 Conservative right wing MPs wants an end to stamp duty - except for additional homes...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Activists take aim at holiday home owners in tourist areas](/upload/images/shutterstock_1227135172.jpg)
The Generation Rent activist group claims holiday homes are eroding the supply of available properties in key tourist areas. It claims 80...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![How Much? Huge tax payments by landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
Investors and second home buyers contributed over a quarter of all property taxes in the last year according to a property...
30 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tory MP wants “locals first” policy against short lets](/upload/images/shutterstock_1404663698.jpg)
A Tory MP representing a popular tourist area has attacked the proliferation of short lets, and wants a “locals first” policy...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Pilot study into Airbnb and second homes effect on communities](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/MuirHomes-1-400x310.png)
An area has been identified for a two-year study of the impact which second homes, Airbnbs, other holiday lets and empty...
25 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Surcharge: Labour considers raising it even higher](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Second homes to be clobbered with more than double council tax](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
Councils are to be given powers to enact huge tax increases on second homes and empty properties, the Scottish Government proposes. New...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax Change Delayed as government drags its feet over Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxRefund-400x310.png)
The plans of many local authorities to double the council tax levels for second homes and some empty properties from April...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![How To Protect Landlords’ Empty Homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy(F)Landlord-400x310.png)
According to the most recent statistics there are 676,452 vacant properties in England, nearly half a million of which have been...
18 March 2023
From: The Big Issues
![Is Now the Right Time to Invest in a Second Property?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
Second home market growth and falling house prices could be a combination for success. There’s been a clear positive correlation between profit...
11 March 2023
From: The Big Issues
![Don’t hammer Airbnb landlords with extra council tax - call](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/airbnb400x310.jpg)
A prominent property industry figure says he backs higher council tax for unlet and vacant second homes but warns that Airbnb...
08 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Another council doubles tax on second homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
Dorset council is the latest to agree a policy to double the council tax on second homes and to implement an...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council to spend £1m gathering information about HMOs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_AgentOnline-400x310.png)
A council is to spend £1m “to gather information about the conditions of specific groups of privately rented properties and proactively...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Are second homes “flipped” to Airbnb to avoid council tax?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/airbnb400x310.jpg)
Campaigners behind the National Empty Homes Week - running until March 5 - are accusing some second home owners of “flipping”...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lender banning second homes now suspends arrears fees](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Banned_400x310.png)
A building society that last summer scrapped all lending on some holiday homes has now come up with another unusual policy...
27 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMRC on the warpath: Warning issued over undeclared income](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/airbnb400x310.jpg)
Landlords of Airbnbs and other short-lets risk facing penalties for tax evasion if they fail to report income on their rental...
27 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Holiday Lets - the importance of supporting the local community](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
Last week it was announced that North Devon's second homeowners could pay double the amount of council tax after one year...
25 February 2023
From: Agent Advice
![Families “turfed out” of private rental homes, claims Labour MP](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/FamilyBuyers-400x310.png)
A Labour MP has told the House of Commons that “families are being turfed out of their private rented homes under...
23 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb Licensing should be in “priority areas only” say agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/airbnb400x310.jpg)
Licensing for Airbnbs and similar short lets should be targeted in priority areas only and not the subject of blanket rules. That’s...
21 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tories and Lib Dems unite to hammer holiday let landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HappyLandlord-400x310.png)
There’s been something of a love-in on a local authority in a popular tourist area of the UK - with second...
20 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax shock for holiday let owners when rates change kicks in](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxRefund-400x310.png)
The Valuation Office Agency has issued a reminder that changes to eligibility rules for self-catering properties will come into effect from...
13 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Tax Surcharge - politicians break rank to query measure](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
Two Members of the Scottish Parliament have broken rank with their own party to query the motivation behind a new property...
20 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Second Homes tax hike agreed by all political parties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
Plans to impose a premium on council tax for for second homeowners have been approved by Cornwall Council with all-party agreement. The...
19 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![AirBnb demands mortgage lenders allow owners to short-let homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
Airbnb has gone into battle against mortgage lenders opposed to their customers letting out their homes. The short let platform is calling...
16 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Do more to help landlords in tourist hotspots, politicians urged](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy(F)Landlord-400x310.png)
The agents’ trade body Propertymark says it wants the Welsh Government to do more to support landlords letting in tourist hotspots. The...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Boycott Airbnbs to solve the short lets problem, editor urges](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/holidayhomes400x310.jpg)
The new editor of an influential newspaper property supplement has come up with a way of solving what she calls “the...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tory slams government over second homes and “stuck” first time buyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ApartmentSearch-400x310.png)
A prominent Conservative has described as “infuriating and saddening” the fact that so many Millennials are stuck renting and cannot afford...
12 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![New short lets and second homes policy - vague government pledge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
The government has announced that it’s going to work on a new second homes policy with one particular council - if...
07 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![We back higher council tax on second homes, says lettings agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxTime-400x310.png)
A holiday lettings agency has taken the unusual step of speaking out in favour of higher council tax for second home...
30 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tory Tax Threat - party warned over yet more property taxation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
A prominent figure in the lettings industry is warning the Tories against ‘stealth increases’ for Capital Gains and Inheritance taxes. David Alexander...
09 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Under Threat - The Holiday Lettings Sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/holidayhomes400x310.jpg)
A confused and complicated approach to holiday homes in England, Scotland and Wales threatens the future of the holiday letting sector...
05 November 2022
From: Tax & Finance
![MPs slam landlords and second homes as they urge stamp duty rethink](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty-Image--400x310.png)
MPs from Opposition parties in the House of Commons have attacked the government’s recent stamp duty change - and taken the...
27 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![No Stamp Duty cut for landlords or Airbnbs, says Tory MP](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/SDLT_400x310.png)
A Conservative MP says the stamp duty cut announced in the now-legendary mini-Budget at the end of last month should not...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Threat to second homes will damage private rental supply - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
A prominent supporter of landlords has accused Labour and nationalist politicians of making the supply shortage of private rental properties in...
17 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![The Golden Age of Buy To Let is Over](/upload/images/library/BuytoLet3-400x310.jpg)
Amateur landlords have fallen out of favour. Buy-to-let properties – once the darling of budding investors looking for stable, long-term returns...
13 August 2022
From: Agent Advice
![Anti-second home sentiment builds as building society stops lending](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
A building society will no longer lend for the purchase of second homes, saying they reduce the stock available for first...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Delay in council tax premiums imposed on second homes](/upload/images/library/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
One of the country’s second home and holiday let hotspots has been told it will be unable to levy extra council...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Labour war on holiday lets - UK-wide licensing scheme proposed](/upload/images/library/HolidayHome%20400%20x%20310%20-min.jpg)
Labour wants to bring in a UK-wide licensing system for holiday lets to preserve the “spirit” of costal and rural communities. The...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent launches Twitter attack on holiday lets](/upload/images/library/SocialMediaIcons-400x310.png)
Generation Rent, which typically attacks all landlords and especially those involved in buy to let, has instead focussed its latest social...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Holiday lets do not impact housing affordability - claim](/upload/images/library/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
Holiday lets and second homes in one hotspot in the UK have not, after all, impacted on house prices and affordability,...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tory MP backs tighter rules on Airbnbs and other short lets](/upload/images/library/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
A Conservative MP who has already suggested a 25 mile limit around some rental properties to reserve them for people with...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government clampdown on Airbnbs, holiday lets and second homes](/upload/images/library/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
Councils will be able to control numbers of second homes and holiday lets under new plans unveiled by the Welsh Government. There...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landslide win for anti-holiday let vote - but a very low turnout](/upload/images/library/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
A campaign to stop new build homes being sold to second home buyers for holiday lets has won a decisive victory...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Expert stands up for holiday lets after attacks on second homes](/upload/images/library/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
An insurance chief with expertise in the holiday lets sector has stood up for owners who let their properties to holidaymakers...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Investors no longer driving force behind off-plan sales](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
The extreme shortage of properties for sale has fuelled the first rise in new homes sold off-plan since 2016 - but...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Activists want holiday lets allowed only to long-term local residents](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EnglishHolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Labour MP launches ‘First Homes, Not Second Homes’ campaign](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarketStockImage-2-400x310.jpg)
A Labour MP in the westcountry appears to be winning support for a campaign he has launched called First Homes, Not...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Massive tax hike and stiffer rules for holiday lets in one part of UK](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EnglishHolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rent Controls and EPCs - landlords urged to respond to consultation](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
A prominent country property expert has issued an urgent appeal to rural landlords to become involved in the consultation process which...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Conservatives increasingly keen on helping renters rather than landlords](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EnglishHolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tory MP lobbies Sunak over “tax-avoiding absentee landlords”](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
An MP has lobbied Chancellor Rishi Sunak about what he calls “tax avoiding absentee landlords” who have moved into the holiday...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb and short lets wreck local housing markets, say conservationists](/upload/images/Logos/Airbnb-Alt-400x310.jpg)
The Council for the Protection of Rural England is the latest body to blast Airbnb and other short lets for their...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tax clampdown on holiday lets will help 'genuine’ agents - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Tax-400x310.png)
A tourism chief has stood up in favour of closing what the government calls a tax loophole for landlords letting out...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Compulsory Landlord Register? Clamp-down likely on holiday lets](/upload/images/library/EnglishHolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
The government looks set to clamp down on holiday rentals and will this year formally consult on the concept of a...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Hotspot’s second homes council tax premium to be agreed soon](/upload/images/library/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
Councillors in a second home hotspot will be asked to decide on the level of council tax premium for the next...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rent controls on the agenda for another part of the UK](/upload/images/library/Glasgow-1-400x310.jpg)
The new coalition of the Scottish National Party and the Greens in Scotland has pledged to introduce rent controls - and...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Anti-second home campaigners set up Parliamentary petition](/upload/images/library/Complaints1-400x310.jpg)
Some 6,000 signatures have so far been added to an online petition calling on the Welsh Parliament to “address” the issue...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Bravo for second home-owners - senior politician speaks up for sector](/upload/images/library/HouseKeyAndCoins-400x310.png)
A leading politician in Wales has spoken out in favour of second homeowners, who are under increasing scrutiny in that country...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![It’s War! Activists and Green Party at loggerheads over landlords](/upload/images/library/GreenParty-logo400x310.png)
Activists in the Acorn pro-tenant movement have sharply criticised the Green Party which runs Brighton council for allegedly failing to prosecute...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![HMRC and Valuation Office working on new tax regime for holiday lets](/upload/images/library/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
A government housing minister has confirmed to the House of Lords that a new tax regime for Airbnb hosts and holiday...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Holiday Lets backlash - protest claims local being priced out](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyMarket-2-400x310.jpg)
The protest movement against second homes in Wales appears to be gathering pace. The BBC reports that over 150 campaigners have gathered...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Incentives for landlords to shun Airbnb short lets - council call](/upload/images/Logos/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
The leader of a council in one of the areas of the UK with the highest number of Airbnb-style short lets...
31 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rent control momentum grows - petition nears 50,000 signatures](/upload/images/library/ElectronicSignatures-400x310.jpg)
A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners is now nearing its 50,000...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb fights back against criticism of short lets](/upload/images/Logos/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cheaper Rents - tenants' protest scheduled for next week](/upload/images/library/RisingRents-400x310.jpg)
Protesters in a part of the UK with high numbers of holiday lets will stage a demonstration next week demanding cheaper...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Nationalist politicians complain about promoting buy to let](/img/default/llt.png)
Welsh Nationalist politicians are complaining about a finance company which identified part of Wales as having attractive yields for buy to...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![New attack underway on rental and holiday homes](/img/default/llt.png)
An estate agent in Scotland is warning that a new attack on the rental sector and holiday homes may be underway. Jennifer...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Holiday lets set to face extra financial penalties in one part of UK](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords in the holiday let market in Wales look almost certain to face hefty new barriers under proposals being considered by...