A data study has revealed that there are still plenty of profitable holiday destination areas across the UK for investors. According to...
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![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
![Three strategies for investors to see great returns in 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-forecast_400x310.png)
The current economic environment is still uncertain, and it is likely that the alarming rising cost of living, high inflation rates,...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Staycations - Cumbrian holiday let owners preparing for winter boom](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/Cumbria-400x310.jpg)
Staycations aren’t just for summer, as people look to get away during the winter months for city breaks, celebrating the festivities...
09 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight: The best UK cities to be an Airbnb host this August](/upload/images/library/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
With the public still very much favouring staycations and avoiding the chaos of travelling abroad, Airbnb hosts in the UK are...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Holiday lets heat up – staycation bookings soar amid travel disruption](/upload/images/library/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
More people than ever are planning to staycation this summer, with new research forecasting a record year for UK holiday homeowners. According...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb experts reveal best UK cities to be a host this August](/upload/images/Logos/Airbnb2-400x310.png)
Air travel has reduced in demand since before the pandemic by as much as 76%, a sign that staycations are still...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![How to maximise bookings for your holiday home this summer](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
After a tough few years for the travel industry, foreign travel is forecast to return to pre-pandemic levels this summer due to the...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Debate - are second home owners pricing out locals and destroying communities?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/CornwallHomes400x310.png)
Schofields Insurance has claimed that there are pros and cons for and against second homes as the dispute about second home...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![The ultimate guide to investing in a holiday home](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
With the rising cost of living and the UK’s inflation crisis creating financial uncertainty, many are looking to make more secure...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight: Which locations top the list of holiday-let hotspots?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
In a ranking of the best places in the UK to invest in a holiday let, Blaenau Gwent in South East...
15 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why 2022 is the year of hotel investment](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Hotel-400x310.jpg)
In this guest article, reproduced in full from an original post on LinkedIn, co-founder of AGO Hotels, Viv Watts, outlines why UK hotel investment is...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Staycations here to stay – holiday owners set for another record-breaking year](/upload/images/Locations/BrightonPier-400x310.jpg)
Following record-breaking years for staycations in 2020 and 2021, with people urged to stay local as a result of the pandemic...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Staycation surge as domestic booking enquiries are up 200% on 2021](/upload/images/library/EnglishHolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
With demand for staycations soaring over the last 18 months, recent figures suggest that the UK is set for another record-breaking...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![How to maximise your short-let investment this winter](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/winter-homes400x310.png)
In this guest piece, Emmanuel Lavoie, CEO of Jetstream Hospitality Solutions, sets out how investors can make the most from their holiday...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors should expect rapid growth in holiday lets, say experts](/upload/images/library/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
Industry experts say there will be no slow-down in the rapid growth of the holiday lets sector. Travel restrictions during the pandemic...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![The Cumberland Building Society Industry Panel Q&A - what did it reveal?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
The Cumberland recently sought the opinions of representatives from different areas of hospitality to highlight the differing perspectives on some of...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Will 2022 be the time to invest in property?](/upload/images/Seasonal%20%26%20Holidays/2022Plans-400x310.png)
Another new year is approaching, but unlike the last, 2022 should arrive with significantly less uncertainty, especially for the property market....
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Holiday lets and hotels proved popular for UK holidaymakers this summer](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/hotel%20400x310.png)
According to research by Hodge, the majority of UK holidaymakers headed off to holiday lets and hotels this summer. Their research...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycations post-Covid: travel industry guide for second homeowners](/img/default/pit.png)
Harry Roberts, managing director at My Favourite Cottages, shares a guide for second homeowners on how to navigate the UK travel industry post Covid-19,...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![How the UK staycation boom has opened lucrative investment opportunities](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investment firm Advantage Investment explores why the UK staycation boom is providing the best opportunities for investors. The travel restrictions and...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – the all-stars of August auctions](/img/default/pit.png)
Although summer is winding down, the world of property auctions is still very much active, with data from iamsold revealing that...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – where are the UK’s top 20 towns for second homes?](/img/default/pit.png)
With the recent staycation boom, which is likely to continue for future summers even as international travel opens up again, the...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation Prices – which region has the most expensive UK holiday lets?](/img/default/pit.png)
Staycations have become a common way for Brits to spend their free time. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, international travel...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![UK borders must open to more countries for market recovery, says STAA](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA) is calling for the easing of restrictions to be extended to travellers from more...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation 2021 – these are the top UK seaside locations to buy a holiday home](/img/default/pit.png)
A brand-new report by Parkdean Resorts reveals the top 10 UK destinations to buy a seaside holiday home, analysing a range of...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation surge offers 'silver lining' for holiday investors](/img/default/pit.png)
With schools breaking up for the summer, holiday let owners are bracing for a boom in bookings as many shun travelling abroad due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding foreign holidays. According to...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Demand boom - Covid strengthens UK holiday accommodation market](/img/default/pit.png)
The Covid-19 pandemic has had many adverse effects on businesses, but an industry that has benefited immensely from the pandemic is...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![How holiday lets can make the most of the staycation boom](/img/default/pit.png)
As the UK emerges out of lockdown and ventures towards normality, people are ready to make the most of the upcoming...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![The do’s and don’ts of beach hut investments](/img/default/pit.png)
With Britain experiencing a staycation surge, it is unsurprising that beach huts have become increasingly hot property. Beach huts have become...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - five alternative staycation destinations to avoid the crowds](/img/default/pit.png)
With lockdown restrictions easing but international travel still uncertain, staycations are becoming an extremely popular option for UK holiday-goers this year. For...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – what is the ideal staycation for today’s Brits?](/img/default/pit.png)
The Covid-19 pandemic has drastically changed the way we live, it’s transformed how we work, socialise and even how we holiday. With...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation – new report uncovers The Way We Holiday Now](/img/default/pit.png)
A future-gazing report by holiday experts Haulfryn Group, titled The Way We Holiday Now, explores the impact of cultural shifts on...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – the UK’s top staycation areas for 2021](/img/default/pit.png)
As the UK continues along the roadmap to eased restrictions and the ability to travel between areas, many Brits are turning...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation boom drives demand for holiday home developments](/img/default/pit.png)
After the Prime Minister warned the country not to travel to amber or red list countries, it is now looking increasingly...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Going swimmingly – staycations dominate as 74% stay home for holidays](/img/default/pit.png)
Britain is bracing for a boom in summer staycations due to the pandemic, according to data released by location technology specialist TomTom. A survey of holiday...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation 2021 – holiday home or BTL? The pros and cons revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
While restrictions around international travel remain largely uncertain, demand for UK staycations has experienced a meteoric rise. Thousands of holidaymakers are zoning...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Update – Signature Living recovery plan continues at pace](/img/default/pit.png)
The founder of Signature Living Group expects to set a recovery plan with his company’s administrators ‘within weeks’, as preparations for...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Preventing holiday home hell – is investing abroad right for you?](/img/default/pit.png)
It emerged a few weeks ago that TV stars Ant & Dec and Phillip Schofield are set to lose around £8...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation special: why now is the best time to invest in a UK holiday home](/img/default/pit.png)
This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...
03 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation special: how to prepare your holiday home for lockdown reopenings](/img/default/pit.png)
This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...
03 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Serviced apartments: the major player on the hospitality stage](/img/default/pit.png)
This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...
03 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Beach huts – how are they performing as an investment?](/img/default/pit.png)
This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...
03 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Trade body offers top tips for consumers planning UK staycation getaways](/img/default/pit.png)
Since April 12, overnight stays in self-contained accommodation in England with members of a person’s household or bubble have been allowed,...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation boom could be taxing for investors, says wealth specialists](/img/default/pit.png)
Furnished holiday lets offer tax breaks, but owners need to tread carefully, Handelsbanken Wealth Management (HWM) has warned. Soaring demand for holiday...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Top short-stay locations - which cities are best for serviced accommodation?](/img/default/pit.png)
In this guest piece, the team at One Touch Property Investment outline the cities that are best for serviced apartments. With accommodation...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation 2021 – how to successfully run and manage a holiday let?](/img/default/pit.png)
With restrictions starting to ease as part of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, and the vaccine rollout going well, there...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - how can investors capitalise on the rise in flexible living?](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investors are recognising the shifts in the way people work and eyeing up the ‘lucrative’ short-term rental market as a...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors back hopeful hotelier as staycations become the norm](/img/default/pit.png)
Developer and hotelier Lawrence Kenwright says he has agreed a deal with 95% of unsecured investors to bring the company he...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Holiday lets - how can owners prepare for a reimagined spring?](/img/default/pit.png)
Grant Seaton, senior business lending manager at The Cumberland, discusses how the holiday let sector can prepare for a spring like no...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: Prime property continues to bear the brunt of Covid](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK’s prime property market is evolving, rather than suffering, throughout the coronavirus pandemic, new data from wealth manager and private...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation boom: is it time to invest in the UK holiday property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
With international travel currently banned, and likely to remain that way for the foreseeable, the great British summer holiday is likely...
05 February 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
![Revealed – who are the world’s top 50 short-term let property managers?](/img/default/pit.png)
A Barcelona-based software company recently announced its list of the ‘World’s Top 50 Short Term Property Managers’. Rentals United, which describes itself...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Bringing people and places together - how can it be done in the new normal?](/img/default/pit.png)
Roy Ledgister, founder and chief executive of the Convivia Group, is both a barrister and an entrepreneur. Originally qualifying as a solicitor and...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![The UK’s holiday let market is booming – could you be the next investor?](/img/default/pit.png)
With the potential for restrictions to be in place on and off for many years to come, and the likely continued...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – where are the top holiday home destinations in the UK?](/img/default/pit.png)
Estate agent Martin & Co has analysed Google search data to reveal the most searched for holiday home destinations across the UK. Since...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Where are the top UK holiday home locations for 2020/21?](/img/default/pit.png)
Wales is the top holiday home location in the UK for 2020/21, according to research from holiday home insurance company Schofields...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight: are beach huts a worthy investment or a waste of money?](/img/default/pit.png)
With a surge in demand for staycations as people continue to shun overseas travel in favour of domestic holidays, could there...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Staycations – where in the UK offers the best buy-to-let rental yields?](/img/default/pit.png)
With a rise in staycations as a result of Covid-19 and the restrictions it has placed on overseas travel, investors will...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![‘Exciting’ new Cornish properties brought to the market as restrictions ease](/img/default/pit.png)
An estate agency based in Rock, North Cornwall, has said the recent easing of lockdown restrictions has led to a number...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Webinar roundup – from the future of second homes to the future of PropTech](/img/default/pit.png)
In these social distancing times, where so many of us are working remotely and being encouraged to stay at home as...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Coronavirus impact – how is the short-lets market fighting back against Covid-19?](/img/default/pit.png)
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has had a particularly stark effect on the short-term rental market, given its reliance on travel, business,...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with Merilee Karr, Chair of the STAA – how will short-lets bounce back?](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus pandemic has put all aspects of normal life on hold for the time being, and has affected each and...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Is 2020 the year to buy a furnished holiday let?](/img/default/pit.png)
With a rising number of Brits choosing to turn their backs on airport queues and the current poor exchange rates, and...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why is the sun shining on the UK’s furnished holiday let market?](/img/default/pit.png)
On Monday, this guest piece from Iain Brown at Aria Resorts analysed why the UK holiday property sector is attracting huge...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why is the UK holiday property sector attracting huge investment interest?](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK holiday property sector is a growth industry which is attracting huge interest from property investors, says Iain Brown of...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Part-time property rentals in the capital are thriving – a good thing or damaging?](/img/default/pit.png)
An Airbnb management company has claimed that part-time property rentals are booming in London. Airsorted, which was founded in February 2015 by...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![What has Brexit's impact been on the holiday homes market?](/img/default/pit.png)
As Brexit draws closer it is only natural that home owners are worried about how it will affect them. However, experts...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Second homeowners take advantage of predicted growth in staycations](/img/default/pit.png)
Holiday lettings business cottages.com has seen a 23% growth in portfolio recruitment over the last six months, compared to the same...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Surge in staycations offering more opportunities for holiday let investors](/img/default/pit.png)
The weak pound and uncertainty surrounding Brexit has prompted two-thirds of Brits to take a staycation, up from 56% in 2017,...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Holiday lettings set to benefit from ongoing Brexit uncertainty](/img/default/pit.png)
A Brexit-inspired holiday letting boom is expected to hit the South West this year, according to local holiday letting agency Bournecoast. The...