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The Deep Dive: Will the UK end the use of asylum hotels by 2029?
Reading Time: 12 minutesUK: Backlogs in asylum processing and chronic housing shortages have pushed hotels to the centre of the UK’s asylum accommodation system. With a 2029 deadline in place, the hospitality industry questions how realistic this transition is.
2025 Budget: “Permanently lower” business rates for hospitality and industry reactions revealed
Reading Time: 6 minutesUK: Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the Autumn Budget today, revealing “permanently lower tax rates” for hospitality properties. The 2025 Budget aims to fill a £20 billion spending gap, with tax rises amounting to £26 billion. A sugar tax, formally known as the soft drinks industry levy (SDIL), and a tax on overnight stays in England […]
UK Budget to raise taxes by £40bn: Hospitality industry reacts
Reading Time: 8 minutesUK: New UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP has delivered a Labour Budget for the first time in 14 years as the government warned of “difficult” decisions to “restore economic stability” and plug a £22 billion black hole in public finances.
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.