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Alright for some! London agent signs deal with £15k-a-week short lets platform
Veeve partners with luxury estate agent Aston Chase to maximise summer lettings’ returns from upmarket foreign visitors.
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RICS tweets calls by letting agent to increase regulation of short lets in Scotland
Leading Edinburgh letting agency says landlords are being forced into the short-lets sector by the 'robust regulation of long-lets by the Scottish government.
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Leading short lets firm in Brighton closes it doors owing ‘tens of thousands’
Kemptown-based Brighton Holiday Homes has ceased trading leaving landlords and dozens of holiday makers substantially out of pocket.
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Scottish agents using ‘holiday let’ loophole to dodge tenancy legislation
Scottish landlords and letting agents have been targeted by campaigners who claim many are advertising traditional rental properties as 'sham' holiday lets.
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Tenancy law update: ASTs and ‘other’ lets
ASTs (Assured Shorthold Tenancies) were introduced in the Housing Act 1988; the Housing Act 1996 amended this legislation. Frances Burkinshaw discusses the impact on today’s lettings market.
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London borough cracks down on short-term lets via Airbnb
Renting out a property via Airbnb has become a useful source of income for tens of thousands of landlords in London, and several agents including Portico have branched out to service this new short term lets management market. But one London borough is striking back after experiencing a deluge of Airbnb listings by its leaseholders and tenants. Southwark has revealed that it saw a 139% increase in the number of homes rented via Airbnb since the Deregulation Act 2015 loosened the rules for short-term lets of up to 90 days. Before the new regulations were introduced, leaseholders in London had to seek planning permission before being able to rent their properties out via home ‘sharing’ websites such as Airbnb. Now, Southwark says it is to clamp down on its leaseholders and tenants who advertise their properties on Airbnb. Beach of conditions Leaflets are being sent to both groups to remind them that “renting out their homes on any short-term holiday let website breaches the conditions of their lease and could result in legal action”, it says. People who have purcahsed properties from Southwark via Right to Buy are being reminded that their leaseholds stipulate that their homes should not be “used…
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Jackson-Stops & Staff now does holiday lettings
Jackson-Stops & Staff’s Sherborne branch has moved into holiday lettings, expanding its residential sales business by amalgamating with a well-known holiday letting company, Sherborne Cottages. Owned by its Branch Director Philip German-Ribon and wife Arabella, Sherborne Cottages has been amalgamated into the current business, which will now act as the go-to branch for both buyers in search of property in Sherborne and those looking to spend a few weeks taking in all that the historic market town has to offer. Philip German-Ribon, Director of Jackson-Stops & Staff’s Sherborne branch and owner of Sherborne Cottages, said, “The holiday lettings market goes hand in hand with our already well-established residential sales business as we often receive interest from buyers outside of the West Country who like to ‘test-drive’ the area. “Dorset has much to offer, with glorious beaches and stunning countryside, but it is especially famous for offering the quintessential thatched cottage holiday experience, attracting visitors from around the world”, says Philip. “Sherborne is a beautiful town and the properties available to let through Sherborne Cottages make a great base for those looking to explore its history and rolling countryside across the county of Dorset, but also surrounding areas such as Somerset and…
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Regulation & Law
Welsh council loses second homes court case
Judge rules council’s cabinet was 'materially misled' over Article 4 powers to control holiday lets and second homes.
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Unusual estate agency celebrates 65th year in business
Bournecoast, which operates in sales, lettings, holiday lets and now international tourism, was founded in 1960 by a former army officer.
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Big council’s radical second-homes taxes prompt 12% fall in house prices
The targeting of second homes and holiday lets by Welsh council has led to big falls in the value of all homes in just three months.
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