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The owner of a property used for an illegal party has been fined by a London council for breaking lockdown. Police were called...

A council clampdown on four short let flats in Edinburgh has been backed by the Scottish Government. The council discovered that the...

Some tenants will spend years living in temporary Airbnb-style short let accommodation after the Coronavirus crisis ends, a lettings platform claims. The...

The Liberal Democrats want Airbnb to ensure its landlords offer free accommodation to victims and survivors of domestic abuse in Tier 3...

A move to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms operating in Scotland has received a hostile welcome from a countryside...

The government is reported to be considering applying VAT to the use of Airbnb and other short let platforms in a...

A leading figure in the short lets sector is advising tenants to “take the pub home” this Christmas. Merilee Karr, chair of...

Airbnb’s UK operation is under scrutiny by the City watchdog over fears it could be exploited for money laundering purposes Although there...

A new survey by rental sector PropTech supplier Fixflo asks landlords and agents how they have been impacted by the pandemic. The...

Airbnb in the UK has imposed stark restrictions on bookings during the current England lockdown period. Until December 2 those who are...

There’s more bad news for landlords and investors looking at prime London properties according to a market snapshot from Knight Frank. It...

Airbnb claims a proposal to regulate short lets could put 17,000 jobs at risk and take almost £1m a day out...

An accountancy firm is warning Airbnb landlords they may be investigated following a decision by the short lets platform to share data...

Is a new short-let accommodation provider in the capital likely to prove a further threat to traditional landlords? Stayo - described as...

Landlords thinking of letting property on a short-term let this summer are being urged to have the right insurance protection in...

The Airbnb revolution has widely changed perceptions of short lets, opening up a potentially lucrative market for buy-to-let investors.  For landlords, short...

Demand for short lets in London has surged in recent months, with many people attracted to the fact that private property...

There has been a significant increase in the number of film-related enquiries for short-lets in London and the Home Counties, according...

With demand for short term rental accommodation growing, an increasing number of landlords and homeowners in prime London areas are offering their...

Controversial short-lets managing agents Hostmaker has defended its latest advertising campaign after once again sparking outrage among some industry professionals for...

A new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has been launched with a view to looking into short-term lets. The new group, which...

With the property market in a state of flux, even the traditional rental market appears to be cooling a little, particularly...

Hostmaker, a leading Airbnb and holiday rental property management specialist, claims to have found a way to fill the low-season and...

While the UK weather continues to defy all expectation, with scorching temperatures raging across the country, the rental market in London...

Foundation Home Loans has launched a new short-term let product, as part of the buy-to-let range, available exclusively through Legal &...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland should not be permitted to use Airbnb, and equivalent websites, to rent out their properties for longer...

Southwark council in south London is warning local leaseholders to refrain from renting out properties via short term holiday rental sites,...

The prime rental market in the capital has benefitted from the sales slowdown, with greater stock and more people needing to...