STR associations meet Treasury over FHL tax regime changes
UK: Short-term rental industry associations and lobbyists have convened with HM Treasury officials in London to address the proposed changes to the Furnished Holiday Lettings [FHL] tax regime allowances.
Government announces short-term let controls in England
UK: The UK Government has announced reforms to planning laws that will empower councils in England to make short-term lets in their area subject to a planning process, thus preventing a “hollowing out” of communities.
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.
Gove pledges short-term let restrictions in UK Levelling Up bill
UK: Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, has pledged to bring forward restrictions for short-term lets across the UK as part of the government’s flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.
Gove considers holiday home curbs in concessions to Tory MPs
UK: The UK Government has moved a step closer to requiring homeowners to apply for planning consent if they want to rent out residential properties as holiday lets, as it prepares to open a consultation period in parliament.
Second homeowners face letting crackdown in the UK
UK: Second homeowners in the UK face potential restrictions on renting out their properties as holiday lets to tourists, under plans being drawn up by Housing Secretary Michael Gove.
Rise in Airbnb properties in Cornwall led to overcrowding this summer
Cornwall: The rise in Airbnb properties in Cornwall on the market led to major overcrowding issues in the county this summer. Visit Cornwall said there were about 9,000 Airbnb properties in Cornwall in August, compared to just 17 in January 2016. Malcolm Bell, chief executive officer for Visit Cornwall said the gridlocked roads were down […]