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England plans new ‘tourist tax’ for overnight stays
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: England’s regional mayors were set to be given new powers to introduce a levy on overnight stays, enabling local authorities to raise funds for transport, infrastructure and the visitor economy, according to plans announced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ahead of this week’s Budget. The new proposal would allow mayors […]
England short-term lets registration scheme to go live “very soon”
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Chris Bryant MP, minister of state for media, tourism and creative industries, has confirmed that an anticipated, statutory short-term lets registration scheme in England is set to come into force “very soon”.
Airbnb and Women’s Aid launch pilot for domestic abuse survivors
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Airbnb and Women’s Aid, a charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children, have launched a pilot to provide emergency accommodation to domestic abuse survivors in England through the Airbnb platform.
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.
Leeds Building Society to trial new holiday let lending restrictions
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Leeds Building Society is to trial restrictions on new lending for holiday homes in parts of Norfolk and Yorkshire that have become tourist hotspots.
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.
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.
Pontins closes two UK parks with immediate effect
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: British holiday park operator Pontins has closed two of its parks, in Prestatyn, Denbighshire in North Wales, and Camber Sands in East Sussex, “with immediate effect”.
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.
Second home tax loopholes under review by Labour Party
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The Labour Party is seeking to close tax loopholes that enable second homeowners to avoid paying council tax, according to The Telegraph.