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Agents call for Scottish policy makers to “catch up” with rental regulations
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Following reports that 84 per cent of Scots want new taxes imposed on short-term landlords, letting agents have called for policy makers to respond. Jonathan Gordon, director with Clan Gordon, said: “It is crazy to have thousands of properties let out short term with no regulations at all. Speaking so often to landlords, we […]
Reported holiday let loophole under fire in Scotland
Reading Time: 2 minutesScotland: Scottish letting agents are reported to be using a loophole to bypass the country’s ‘indefinite’ rental contract length regulations, according to The Negotiator website. The law, which was brought in in 2016, has replaced ‘short-hold tenancies’ with ‘indefinite rental contracts’ as a way of giving tenants greater security and making it more difficult for […]
London and Edinburgh among top UK staycation destinations
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: HomeAway data shows that London, Edinburgh and St Ives were British holidaymakers’ favourite domestic staycation destinations in 2018. However, although the figures revealed showed that demand for locations in London went up by ten per cent compared to 2017, the average price paid per person per night dropped by eight per cent £60. Edinburgh […]
GuestReady prepares to expand UK services to Edinburgh and Manchester
Reading Time: 2 minutesEdinburgh: Airbnb management company GuestReady is expanding its UK services to Edinburgh, as a response to rising tourist demand for accommodation in the Scottish capital. The firm, which was founded back in 2016, is also adding Manchester to its UK operations, which means it will be expanding its offering of services to 10 cities across […]