Holiday let owners in England face planning permission controls
UK: Holiday home owners in England are facing up to a potential requirement to obtain planning permission to rent out their properties under new UK Government proposals.
Welsh Government opens holiday let consultation period
Wales: The Welsh Government has opened a three-month consultation period with a view to implementing a statutory licensing scheme for short-term holiday let hosts and landlords in Wales.
EU considers pan-European rental regulations
Belgium: The EU is consulting on regulating the short-term rental market across the bloc, with the option of a single set of pan-European rules being considered. The Commission says it wants to support an expansion of competition and players in the sector but also respect EU law which allows for Member States to apply local […]
Scottish government launches consultation period
Scotland: The Scottish government has launched a formal consultation on short-term lets, following a speech by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s speech at the SNP Conference. The government said it was launching the consultation period to gauge Scottish citizens’ views on a potential regulatory system of short-term lets in the country, which would make rentals […]