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Regulation & Law
Holiday lets tax loophole measure, “Too little, too late”
Last Friday's announcement that Michael Gove was moving to close the business rates tax loophole on holiday lets was generally welcomed, but some think it's too little too late.
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Estate agents back LibDem calls to rein-in ‘damaging’ Airbnb short lets
Propertymark has welcomed comments by Tim Farron in parliament that short lets are damaging the traditional lets market many agents rely on.
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Estate agency’s short-lets launch goes head-to-head with Airbnb
JLL says its Short Stays initiative will offer travellers and business people access to properties within professionally-managed blocks.
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London rental stock has dropped 58% year-on-year, claims leading agency
Chestertons says extraordinary reduction in stock is down to landlords selling up and switching to Airbnb short-lets.
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Estate agent calls out online advertising sites hosting rental scams
Bournemouth-based Phil Skorochod says prospective tenants are easily conned by convincing fake Facebook, Airbnb and other adverts that use stolen property details and photos.
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Former Airbnb landlords flood London lettings market with empty properties
Chestertons says parlous state of short-lets market for landlords and hosts has forced many back to the PRS.
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Beware selling leasehold apartments as ‘ideal for Airbnb’ says expert
David Keighley warns that the growing body of legal precedent points to Airbnb and leasehold apartments not being compatible.
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Proptech
Proptech fever returns! Investors pile £1.3m into lettings platform in a day
Despite only just surviving Covid lockdown downturn, GuestReady says its recovered by targeting longer-term lets and benefitting from the 'staycation' phenomenon.
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Airbnb’s tax clampdown on landlords is “good news for letting agents”
Industry figure says platform's desire to stave off regulation by increasing tax transparency will play into the hands of traditional agents.
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Countrywide critic backs short-lets platform taking on Airbnb
Robin Paterson has become a minority shareholder in Stayo, which hopes to make hay while Airbnb struggles post-Covid.
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