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Any tenant renting an Airbnb or other short let property in Edinburgh from the summer of 2026 is likely to be...

A man has pleaded guilty to tenancy fraud after unlawfully subletting his council flat  by advertising it for rent via Airbnb. Birmingham...

New figures seen by Landlord Today show the scale of landlords fleeing the private rental sector in one part of the...

A second major location in Spain is clamping down hard on short lets, with pledges of fines exceeding £500,000 on illegal...

A local authority has taken the unusual step of order a home owner to stop short-letting their property, claiming its use...

A controversial council has launched a 12 week consultation on its policies restricting Airbnb-style short lets. Edinburgh council insists that new Airbnb...

A council has become the first to require home owners to secure planning consent before their property can be used as...

A council is next week considering a move which is seen as a trigger for wider national policy changes regarding Airbnbs...

A Green councillor in a city which has a Green MP is calling for the local authority to require planning consent...

The mayor of Barcelona has pledged to eliminate Airbnb-style short lets in the city within five years.  Socialist Jaume Collboni claims he...

The Liberal Democrats have set out a predictable set of pledges in their manifesto for next mon this election, centred on...

Generation Rent has raised detailed concerns about a proposal from the Liberal Democrats to introduce a national register of landlords.  The Lib...

The days of simply listing your property on Airbnb and waiting for the bookings to roll-in are sadly over. With the...

A Labour councillor who has wanted restricted rights for buy to let landlords and short let hosts has been dropped as...

A senior Propertymark figure has made the case for second and holiday homes - against the recent trend of criticism. The issue...

There’s been a big rise in the supply of homes for sale - 20% up on this time last year. This is...

Figures publicised in a new House of Commons report suggests there’s been a huge rise in the number of short lets...

London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

HM Revenue and Customs has opened almost 2,000 investigations into landlords letting out via Airbnb or other short let platforms. The Daily...

It looks as if a prominent local authority in Scotland is going to temporarily scrap the country’s tight rules on who...

Airbnb has ripped into politicians in Scotland who have implemented restrictions on short lets. The former SNP-Green coalition government allowed local councils...

Agents’ trade group Propertymark is demanding London Mayor candidates tackle what it calls “the unique housing challenges that the capital experiences.” Londoners...

Amendments to be made to the Renters Reform Bill when it returns to the Hoise of Commons next week won’t significantly...

While parts of Britain are considering tightening rules over Airbnbs and other short lets, the Channel island of Jersey appears to...

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...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark has called for equal parity between short-term lets and the private rented sector to ensure they meet...

A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...

Media outlets in Scotland are reporting that Edinburgh council is considering charging short let landlords for bin collections. The plans are to be...

Government proposals on limiting short lets "fall a long way short of what's needed and will do nothing to put right...

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

Reversing the tax penalties imposed on buy to let landlords in recent years would reduce the impact of short lets on...

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

A Labour MP who has campaigned for some years against short let landlords says proposals to crack down on the sector...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to restrict Airbnb-style short lets do not go far enough, a group of activists has said. Yesterday...

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

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

Airbnb has given its backing to a proposal from Housing Secretary Michael Gove to introduce a mandatory register of short let...

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...

A flamboyant property in Oxford which has been the subject of a decades-long planning dispute has been removed from Airbnb by...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

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

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

A local authority in a tourist hotspot claims that local landlords have “overwhelmingly” backed a move to clampdown on Airbnbs and...

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

A local authority is calling for emergency legislation to help it and other councils stop the spread of Airbnbs and other...

Airbnb is changing the way prospective tenants can pay.  The launch is part of a phased global roll-out which will see Klarna...

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

A group of Conservative MPs has organised a lobby of the government to demand a clampdown on Airbnbs and other short...

Melton council in Leicestershire has prosecuted a resident who pleaded guilty of failing to comply with a planning contravention notice which...

A trade body representing short lets operators has slammed government housing failures. The Short Term Accommodation Association says it’s analysed local authority...

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

The UK’s Office for National Statistics will soon have access to data on short-term lets listed on Airbnb, Booking .com and...

A clampdown has found 18 council homes were being unlawfully sublet on Airbnb and other short let platforms. The investigation led by...

An Airbnb survey first reported last week on Landlord Today has exploded into a national newspaper controversy. Airbnb claims that almost 80...

Airbnb says the large majority of private tenants want to boost their income, including through sub-letting rooms in their homes. In a...

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

A tenants’ union has developed an app which it claims makes it easy to complain about short lets. Living Rent - a...

Another council may be considering a tax on guests staying at Airbnb or other short let properties. North Norfolk council, which covers...

The rise of platforms such as Airbnb has opened up new possibilities to generate extra income by renting out spaces.  From spare...

Scotland’s controversial licensing regime on Airbnbs and other short lets, due to start next month, may breach the European Convention on...

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...

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...

A six week consultation is now underway as a council bids to stop HMOs being used as Airbnb or other short...

The Generation Rent campaign has launched a petition on its website to give councils power to license holiday lets.  The campaign claims...

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

An Airbnb flat owner in Scotland has been refused access to let out her flat because it is in a block...

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

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...

One in eight tenants admit to letting out part or all of their rented property - and that rises to a...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who wants the government to give him the powers to impose rent controls, is now demanding licensing...

An attempt to introducing statutory licensing for Airbnbs and some other tourist accommodation has got a frosty reception. The Welsh Government -...

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

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

A non-for-profit hospitality group wants tighter regulations and restrictions to be imposed on Airbnb properties which affect both the rental market...

New AI-powered products targeting Airbnb landlords have been launched by property management service GuestReady. They are integrated into the company's existing Property...

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...

The price of holiday lets in South West London have skyrocketed by 30 per cent due to surging demand from visitors...

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...

One of the country’s most popular destinations for both visitors and short let accommodation is likely to be hit with a...

New data appears to show that the number of active short lets is lower - and not higher - than in...

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

A Labour MP who wants a licensing system to be introduced for Airbnb-style short lets and holiday accommodation is holding a...

A quarter of Britons are considering becoming holiday let landlords to earn extra income from the continued popularity of UK staycations,...

A newspaper claims  unrest about the Renters Reform Bill amongst Tory MPs revolves around fears that buy to let landlords will...

TV property expert Phil Spencer has called for a radical simplification of the rules surrounding landlord licensing, fees and other regulations. In...

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

A news service claims that in many UK cities there are now more entire homes listed on Airbnb than there are...

Next Thursday voters up and down the country will be casting their votes in a series of local elections which are...

A Liberal Democrat MP is calling on the government to bring forward a clampdown on Airbnb and other short lets.  The government...

The Generation Rent activist group says the government’s proposed clampdown on short let landlords does not go far enough. At the end...

New rules making it tougher for people to let houses via AirBnb and other short let platforms have been unveiled by...

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

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says he’s going to make changes to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill currently going through Parliament...