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STAA appoints Simon Lehmann to join senior leadership team
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Short-Term Accommodation Association (STAA) has appointed Simon Lehmann as Director with responsibility for Europe and the Global Association Network.
STAA appoints Donoghue as new chair
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: 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.
Charity partner announced for 2025 Short Stay Summit
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Short Stay Summit, the UK’s largest annual event dedicated to short-term rentals, hospitality, and tourism, has announced the Forces Employment Charity [FEC] as its official charity partner for 2025.
STR groups urge Catalan administration rethink on Barcelona ban
Reading Time: 6 minutesEurope / 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.
STR associations meet Treasury over FHL tax regime changes
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: 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.
FHL tax regime to be abolished from April 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The UK Government will abolish the furnished holiday lettings [FHL] tax regime from April next year, removing the tax advantages that landlords who offer short-term holiday lets have over those who provide standard residential properties.
Hopes Labour housing plans will end holiday let ‘blame culture’
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: 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.
Holyrood relaxes holiday let licensing law in Scotland
Reading Time: 4 minutesScotland: MSPs in Holyrood have announced a number of technical updates to the short-term lets licensing scheme that was introduced in 2022, sparking relief for holiday let owners in Scotland.
Empty homes outnumber holiday lets in majority of UK destinations
Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: The holiday let industry is setting out to expose the “rampant hypocrisy” at the heart of attacks on the sector as new research reveals that empty homes outnumber holiday lets in the majority of UK local authorities.
SCALE Show 2024: STAA chief executive Andy Fenner
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] chief executive Andy Fenner speaks to STRz at the 2024 SCALE Show in Barcelona.