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Scottish Government proposes licensing scheme amendments
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: A consultation period ends today [29 May] on proposed amendments by the Scottish Government to the holiday let licensing scheme that came into effect in October 2023.
Short Stay Summit 2024 round-up
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: More than 1,300 industry thought leaders and innovators convened at Old Billingsgate in London last week for the latest edition of the Short Stay Summit Europe, which is organised annually and powered by the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] and the European Holiday Home Association [EHHA].
UK associations warn of impact of FHL Budget announcements
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Short-term rental industry associations advocating for the sector have warned of the impact of scrapping tax relief for holiday lets, which was recently announced by the government as part of its Spring Budget 2024.
STAA appoints new chair and vice-chair
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA], the trade association for the short-term rental sector in the UK and Ireland, has announced the appointment of a new chair and vice-chair.
Government announces short-term let controls in England
Reading Time: 6 minutesUK: 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.
Welsh Government plans for statutory registration scheme
Reading Time: 3 minutesWales: The Welsh Government has announced plans to shake up the country’s tourism industry by introducing a statutory registration scheme for all visitor accommodation.
APPG calls for “national and mandatory” registration scheme
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A new report into short-term lets and the visitor economy by the All-Party Parliamentary Group [APPG] for Hospitality and Tourism has called for a “national and mandatory” registration scheme in England.
STAA highlights missed opportunity to solve housing crisis
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: 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.
QIAS / Quality in Tourism release STR sustainability white paper
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK / 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.
Over 370k homes unbuilt in Scotland as crackdown begins
Reading Time: 2 minutesScotland: 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.