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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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BLOG: ‘This week’s elections will influence the future of the private rented sector’
Leaders Romans Group lettings boss Allison Thompson shares her top tips for landlords when it comes to quizzing council candidates ahead of this week's local elections.
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Holiday lets clampdown puts Tories on collision course
Michael Gove is facing opposition from fellow Conservatives in Wales who don't want restrictions on holiday homes.
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Holiday lets to need planning approval under government clampdown
Housing secretary says he wants to stop short-term lets pricing local people out of the housing market in tourist hotspots.
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Tax breaks for holiday lets ‘should be scrapped’, Government is told
The OTS says the Government should abandon tax relief on holiday homes or at least tighten the rules.
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Holiday lets boom prompts call for regulation from agents
Propertymark says most agents believe short-term lets have a negative impact on PRS.
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Councils to ‘cut out agents’ selling second homes with own offer
Highland Council has waded into the local housing market by buying potential second home properties to keep ownership in local hands.
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Estate agents slam Welsh Stamp Duty hike plans for second homes
Stamp Duty or LTT variation would complicate the buying process, and negatively impact the market, says Propertymark.
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