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Huge increase in holiday-let mortgage products revealed
While Labour and before them the Tories talked up measures to restrict holiday let units in tourism hotspots, mortgage lenders clearly have other ideas.
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Agent slams council over holiday home restrictions
Rhys Elvins from Abersoch estate agents Elvins says Gwynedd Council's Article 4 direction will just restrict an open market for homes not create more affordable ones for locals.
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Cotswolds most profitable UK region for holiday letting
Sykes Holiday Cottages’ boss Graham Donoghue says the majority of holiday let owners have never considered exiting the market, with half of owners even contemplating buying another holiday let, despite tax changes.
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New short-lets regulation ‘good news’ for rural areas – claim
The rise of platforms like Airbnb have led to hundreds of homes previously available to rent to local people being switched to short-stay holiday rentals, says CPRE.
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Cambridge latest city to consider restricting short lets
The city has become a hotbed of Airbnb lets, according to opposition Lib Dem councillors, who are calling for action.
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Airbnb short-lets rules must be set locally not nationally, say agents
The trade body is pressing the Government to allow local authorities to decide if they need a short-term lets licensing scheme in their area.
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Sadiq Khan wants London licensing scheme to clamp down on short-term lets
More than 80,000 properties are listed for short-term let in the Capital and London Mayor wants accountability and transparency from the sector.
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Holiday homes tax loophole will cost treasury £170 million – claim
Holiday and second homeowners can avoid council tax provided they make their properties available to rent and do so for just 10 weeks of the year.
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Agent ordered to repay deposit after holiday let row
Edinburgh-based agency EHPL must pay a £275 deposit back to tenant after losing a property tribunal case.
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Labour promises to ‘go further’ on short lets clampdown
Labour says more needs to be done to stop communities being hit by the boom in holiday homes booked through Airbnb.
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