UK: The ongoing missed opportunity to solve the housing crisis was laid bare today by new research, conducted by the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA], that revealed councils have identified almost two million unbuilt homes that are ‘deliverable’ in England.
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UK / Worldwide: Quality International Assessment Services [QIAS] / Quality in Tourism have released a global STR sustainability white paper, which reports the findings from industry associations and their initiatives to drive best practice for sustainability.
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Scotland: While the holiday let industry is blamed for the housing crisis, prompting a nationwide clampdown, a pipeline of more than 370,000 homes across Scotland remains unbuilt, new research has revealed.
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Scotland: A motion to halt an upcoming licensing scheme for short-term lets in Scotland has been denied after a vote failed to pass in the Scottish Parliament.
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Scotland: A licensing scheme for short-term let hosts and property managers proposed by the City of Edinburgh Council has been deemed unlawful in a landmark ruling at the Court of Session in Scotland.
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UK: Lodging and hospitality public relations specialist, Abode Worldwide, has been appointed by the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] as its retained public relations agency.
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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.
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UK: Ahead of the Short Stay Summit 2023 at Old Billingsgate in London on Thursday 27 April, STRz editor Paul Stevens speaks to UK STAA CEO Andy Fenner.
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UK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] has announced that leading digital travel platform Booking.com has become a member of its organisation.
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UK: The growth of the short-term rental sector has helped to create an economy featuring several new types of jobs that benefit local communities and fit the demand for more flexible ways of working, according to the UK Short Term Accommodation [STAA].
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