holiday lets
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Latest property news
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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Latest property news
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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Housing Market
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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Resources
To be let, or not to be let?
If the property has been a holiday let, surely it’s ok to market it as such? Rebecca Marsh, The Property Ombudsman answers the question.
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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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Adam Walker
The threats to buy-to-let
They are real, but perhaps we just need to trust in market forces, says Adam Walker.
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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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Features
Holiday Lets and the Law
The use of the term ‘Holiday Let’ is often misused and is bandied about as a heading for a ‘Short Let’ – but this could prove very dangerous in certain circumstances as Frances Burkinshaw explains.
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Latest property news
Jackson-Stops & Staff expands to offer holiday lets
Jackson-Stops & Staff’s Sherborne branch has moved into holiday lettings...
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