Glasgow seeks court enforcement of Airbnb ban
UK: Glasgow City Council is seeking a first-of-its-kind court interdict to shut a short-term rental property which will not comply with enforcement. A property on Victoria Road in Glasgow’s southside was ordered to shut last year after complaints of noise and anti-social behaviour but is still being advertised. Let out by Ahmed Boutoubane, the property […]
ASSC criticises Scottish household mixing rules
UK: The Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers [ ASSC ] has criticised the Scottish government’s policy on household mixing, claiming that it was insufficiently clear about its applicability to holiday homes. The trade association claims it was initially told that holiday homes were exempt from new regulations. Scotland implemented a ban on the mixing of households […]
Rentals United partners with Wheelhouse
Barcelona: Channel management solution Rentals United has partnered with San Francisco-based Wheelhouse, a revenue and growth management company which helps property managers and owners determine the perfect revenue strategy by providing real-time, automated pricing recommendations and market intelligence. As the travel industry starts to slowly recover from Covid-19, having a solid pricing strategy will be crucial to outrun the competition. In […]
Airbnb accommodation privacy ‘breached’ through online ‘glitch’
Worldwide: Airbnb hosts have reported seeing other hosts’ private inboxes, rather than their own, on their accounts as discussions between hosts and guests, including addresses and codes to enter the properties, were revealed. The reported ‘glitch’ was swiftly communicated in Airbnb group discussions online and confirmed to be worldwide. Screenshots were shared online on social […]
Sunak announces new jobs scheme, extended VAT cut
UK: Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the government’s replacement for the UK furlough scheme, which will support the wages of workers who cannot return to work full time. The new Jobs Support Scheme will subsidise the pay of employees working lower hours, with those who can work a third of normal hours receiving 77 per cent […]
SkyRun Vacation Rentals adds five new destinations to franchise
US: SkyRun Vacation Rentals has added five new destinations in Denver, Colorado, Galveston, Texas, Phoenix, Arizona, North County San Diego, California, and Sarasota, Florida, to its franchise property management platform. The organisation now has over 950 vacation rental properties in 29 destinations across nine US states, Mexico and Canada. SkyRun enters new, diverse vacation rental destinations […]