
Housing secretary resigns over council tax payment shortfall on holiday home
UK: Housing secretary and deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has resigned over failing to pay

UK: Housing secretary and deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has resigned over failing to pay

Franchise-first property manager Casago has announced a strategic partnership with operations and maintenance platform Breezeway.

Germany/Switzerland: Berlin-based vacation rental marketplace HomeToGo plans to complete its acquisition of vacation rental management company Interhome by the end of this week.

Australia: New research by Oxford Economics, commissioned by Airbnb, shows that spending associated with Airbnb contributed an estimated $20.3 billion to Australia’s economy in 2024.

UK: Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has purchased a £700,000 seaside apartment in Hove, which will her third home during her tenure in the role.

Spain: Half of Spain’s provinces have seen a reduction in the density of short-term rental properties, in the last year, according to Mabrian Data Intelligence.

US: Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb, has been appointed by the White House to oversee the design of the government’s online footprint

UK: Urban Living Festival (ULF), London’s cutting edge networking and educational event for the living,

Spain: Rental management platform Lodgify has added new tools built to help hosts and property managers get paid and access capital.

Finland: Vacation rental property management software company Hostaway has launched AI Auto Reply, a native generative-AI tool designed to instantly create personalised responses to common inquiries.