NatWest has announced it will introduce new Airbnb-friendly mortgage terms that embrace home sharing via short lets. And now Airbnb wants...
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![Big city review of Short Lets and Airbnb restrictions](/upload/images/shutterstock_2239226131.jpg)
A review of Edinburgh’s controversial short term lets licensing will take place this summer. City councillors agreed to publicly consult on the...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![New Tax Regime threatens Short Lets profits - claim](/upload/images/24%2006%2013%20%2003.jpg)
An accountancy firm is warning those using Airbnb and similar short let platforms that new tax rules mean they could lose...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![New analysis shows huge returns on properties used as short lets](/upload/images/24%2002%2001%2001.jpg)
A new analysis of the top 30 holiday hotspots across England has tried to quantify the premium for homes on sale. Using...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Short Lets Investors face more red tape](/upload/images/24%2001%2016%2002.jpg)
A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Alternative property developments tipped to flourish in 2024](/upload/images/24%2001%2009%2003.png)
An investment platform is backing two of the more unusual property sectors - short lets and assisted living - as good...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Short Lets - new build schemes branded as ideal for investors](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2014%201.jpg/23%2011%2014%201__400x265.jpg)
A property consultancy selling rental units says there’s been exponential growth in the short-lets AirBnb-style rental market over recent months. The yields...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![How To Maximise Income From Short Lets](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2019%201.jpg/23%2009%2019%201__400x267.jpg)
A property investor has launched a new platform to share information for investors and other players in the short-term rentals industry. Holiday...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental snapshot – rents climb, BTR market share rises, hotspots revealed](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Housing-1-400x310.jpg)
PIT looks at the latest trends in the UK rental market and investment strategies for buy-to-let landlords and investors. Revolution Brokers uncovers the...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - Airbnb owners charge 597% more to stay at their homes during events](/upload/images/Logos/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
A recent study by money.co.uk examined the average nightly cost of an Airbnb over the dates of the most popular global...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Going global – GuestReady acquires The Porto Concierge in Portugal](/img/default/pit.png)
Leading short-term rental brand GuestReady has acquired The Porto Concierge, the largest Airbnb management company in Portugal. Following its acquisition of BnbLord...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight: five emerging short-let trends for investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Although the global travel industry has taken a nosedive in 2020 as a direct result of Covid-19, not all elements of...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Coronavirus impact – is the short-lets market in serious trouble?](/img/default/pit.png)
The results of a poll conducted by the UK’s short-lets trade body with its corporate membership has revealed just how damaging Covid-19 has...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Coronavirus and the short-lets market – trade body calls for sector to be protected](/img/default/pit.png)
Merilee Karr, chair of the UK Short Term Accommodation Association and chief executive of UnderTheDoormat, has penned an open letter to...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb manager enters administration – where did it go wrong for Hostmaker?](/img/default/pit.png)
Hostmaker, the London-based short-let property management company, has entered administration, just a week after speculation of its possible insolvency was revealed in the Sunday...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight: what does the crackdown on Airbnb involve?](/img/default/pit.png)
On Monday, we looked at why landlords and investors were being warned off holidays lettings amid an Airbnb crackdown in Scotland...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Landlords – beware of moving to holiday lettings amidst Airbnb crackdown](/img/default/pit.png)
Proposals for regulatory and financial changes to the status of Airbnb in Scotland and Bristol, aimed at curbing the growth of...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![The UK rental and lettings market – an insight](/img/default/pit.png)
With people moving away from traditional long let tenancies in favour of shorter, ‘hassle-free’ tenancies, we’ve seen a rise in flex-rents...
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Where are London’s Airbnb hotspots? Google Search Trends reveal all](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent weeks we’ve focused on the seemingly unstoppable growth of Airbnb and its competitors and how women are helping to...