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The choice of holiday let deals is on the rise.  According to analysis by Moneyfactscompare the mortgage choices for borrowers looking at...

The British Royal Family is generating a hefty seven-figure income stream from holiday lets, an insurance company claims.  Pikl Insurance says the...

Stephen Barratt, a partner in the Private Client Services team at James Cowper Kreston offers this help to landlords coping with changes to...

The abolition of the furnished holiday lettings tax regime - confirmed earlier this week - will punish local economies, according to...

Molo Finance has announced reductions to its buy to let mortgage rates for UK residents, expats and non-UK residents, with cuts...

The boss of a rental flatshare agency claims tenants are sacrificing summer holidays because of high rents. Matt Hutchinson, director of the...

A property firm has branded the current council tax rules for holiday homes “a mess” and says local and national government...

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

Specialist lender Aldermore has launched new and reduced limited edition Buy To Let and residential owner-occupier mortgage products. For individual and company...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' announcement of new measures to accelerate housebuilding in the UK is welcome news for the short lets sector,...

“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...

Plaid Cymru, the party of Wales, has issued a manifesto with a clampdown on the private rental sector as one of...

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new non-standard credit buy to let mortgage, following what it calls “significant broker demand.” The BTL...

The Conservatives have set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and related issues.  Here...

The Conservatives say they will scrap Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to sitting tenants, if they win the General...

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 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...

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...

The government is ruling out any U-turn on the tax changes regarding furnished holiday lettings - despite substantial complaints from Tory...

There wasn’t much by way of good news in the Spring Budget for landlords and property investors last month. Although some rumours...

There have been more changes to buy to let mortgage ranges from lenders. Coming into effect today, The Mortgage Works will be...

The tax reliefs enjoyed by landlords running Furnished Holiday Lets (FHL) were cut by the Chancellor this month. Some say the...

The Chancellor has rendered hundreds of lettings businesses unviable overnight as a result of his Budget tax clampdown. That’s the view of...

The chief executive of a short lets service says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is wrong to think penalising landlords will help solve...

An activist group is demanding that the lower Capital Gains Tax should apply only to landlords who sell with sitting tenants. In...

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

In what may appear a surprise to almost everyone, the Generation Rent activist group has described yesterday’s Budget as a “giveaway...

The National Residential Landlords Association has slammed yesterday’s lacklustre Budget as a missed opportunity. Yesterday’s announcements - like to be the last...

In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...

A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...

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

The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the private rental sector according to a report this morning...

The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...

The Generation Rent group has thrown its weight behind a ban on mortgages for holiday homes buyers - and its chief...

One of the biggest parts of buying a holiday home is securing a holiday let mortgage which can differ substantially to...

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

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...

A bid to make three Northumberland holiday cottages available as permanent private residences has been rejected by planners. At a time when...

If you're thinking of investing in a holiday home this year, there can be a lot to consider. From gathering insight to...

A range of specialist buy to let mortgage products covering multi-occupancy properties, mixed-use or part-commercial properties, and expat investors, has been...

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

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

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

I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...

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

“Huge numbers” of small family-run holiday lettings businesses in Wales are selling up because of new restrictions and large tax hikes. New...

For those looking to take the leap into holiday letting, finding the right property is not only the first step, but...

How to Achieve Low Season Holiday Let Bookings This year, with families across the UK facing a squeeze to their budgets, we’ve...

A collection of pressure groups, fronted by Generation Rent, wants all private rental homes going on sale to be offered first...

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

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

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...

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

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

The founder of a luxury holiday lets firm in one of the UK’s tourist hotspots says even wealthy landlords are now...

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

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...

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

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

The National Landlord Investment Show’s summer spectacular takes place in London on July 4. A statement from the organisers says: “With the...

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...

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

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

Rising numbers of landlords are likely to switch to specialising in holiday rentals and short-term lets in the months ahead, an...

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

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

A UK holiday lets firm insists the sector is in good health despite the return of foreign vacations and the end...

Ahead of World Earth Day next week an expert has listed advice tips for holiday let owners to make their homes...

The managing director of a major holiday lets firm is urging landlords to make their properties dog friendly if they want...

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

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

A quarter of holiday let owners are very worried about the potential of new regulations or fees being enforced following the...

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

Last week it was announced that North Devon's second homeowners could pay double the amount of council tax after one year...

A controversial new report demands that the government uses next month’s Budget to sharply increase tax burdens for landlords. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s...

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...

A new rental market analysis has revealed where in the UK has the highest proportion of private landlords.  Benham and Reeves analysed...

The government’s proposed tenancy reforms - including the banning of section 21 evictions - could be undermined by delays in the...

York council has set out strict guidelines for Airbnb style short lets and for holiday rentals.   A statement from the Labour-controlled authority...

There are now 173 more mortgage options on the market for holiday let landlords than there were just three months ago,...

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

The Welsh Government has opened a three month consultation on changes in regulations for holiday let landlords. The Welsh Government - a...

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

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

Activist group Generation Rent says it’s not convinced about government proposals to increase regulation of holiday lets and short lets -...

The government is considering making home owners apply for planning consent if they wish to use a property for holiday lets. The...

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

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 landlord representative is to be a member of a new advisory panel which has been set up by the Property...