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Rental market
Holiday lets tax crackdown in Wales ‘is working’
New Stamp Duty figures show how holiday and second homes have decreased in Wales under new taxes.
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Land & New Homes
‘Holiday lets and second homes must be banned across UK’
Carl Les, Leader of North Yorkshire Council, wants local authorities to be given powers to restrict ownership of new properties to local people.
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Rental market
Judge throws out legal challenge to Welsh holiday homes rules
The High Court has refused permission for a judicial review over a Welsh council’s restrictions on second homes and short-term lets.
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Housing Market
Second home owners set for whopping £10,000 tax bill
Local councils could levy bills of more than £10,000 on the owners of second properties, new analysis by a national newspaper claims.
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Regulation & Law
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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Latest property news
Watchdog tells property firm not to repeat misleading claims
The Advertising Standards Authority rules that company's adverts for holiday development were misleading.
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Latest property news
Holiday homes are a better investment than normal buy-to-lets, say experts
Agents set to benefit as staycation demand continues and tax breaks make holiday lets ‘a nice little earner’.
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Latest property news
Welsh government to clamp down on second homes and holiday lets
Minister says action is needed as out-of-towners buying properties in second homes hotspots price-out young locals.
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Latest property news
Northumberland moves to ban property sales to holiday home buyers
The county council says it wants to protect communities in areas where 20% of homes have already been bought as holiday or second homes.
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