Interview: STAA vice-chair Leo Walton
UK: STRZ speaks to new STAA vice-chair Leo Walton ahead of the 2025 Short Stay Summit.
Interview: New STAA chair Graham Donoghue
UK: STRZ speaks to new STAA chair Graham Donoghue about his new role: regulatory outlook for the STR industry and why industry professionals should attend the Short Stay Summit on Wednesday, 2nd April 2025.
STAA appoints Donoghue as new chair
UK: The Short-Term Accommodation Association [STAA], which represents the short-term rental travel and tourism sector, has announced the appointment of Graham Donoghue, CEO of Sykes Holiday Cottages and Forge Holiday Group, as its new chair.
Spain’s Constitutional Court endorses Barcelona rental ban plan
Spain: Spain’s Constitutional Court in Madrid has endorsed a proposal to ban all holiday rentals for tourists in Barcelona by November 2028.
2025 Short Stay Summit agenda announced
UK: The agenda for the 2025 Short Stay Summit, hosted by the STAA – the Short Term Accommodation Association, has been unveiled.
STR groups urge Catalan administration rethink on Barcelona ban
Europe / Spain: Short-term rental groups and booking platforms across Europe have urged the city of Barcelona to reconsider its crackdown on the sector’s activities, five months after Socialist mayor Jaume Collboni pledged to ban all tourist rentals by late 2028.
STRz Summit 2024: Charlie Reith, UK STAA
UK: Charlie Reith, director at the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA], speaks to STRz at the 2024 STRz Summit about his takeaways from the event and why he wanted to attend and participate as a speaker.
UK Budget to raise taxes by £40bn: Hospitality industry reacts
UK: New UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP has delivered a Labour Budget for the first time in 14 years as the government warned of “difficult” decisions to “restore economic stability” and plug a £22 billion black hole in public finances.
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.
Hopes Labour housing plans will end holiday let ‘blame culture’
UK: Following the results of last week’s UK General Election, new Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ announcement of new measures to accelerate housebuilding in the UK has been welcomed by the holiday let sector, which has been calling for some time for governments to tackle the real factors affecting the housing market.