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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.
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.
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.
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: STAA chair Fiona MacConnacher
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Fiona MacConnacher, the new chair of the UK Short Term Accommodation Association and public affairs manager, UK & Ireland at Booking.com, speaks to STRz at the 2024 Short Stay Summit.
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].
TrustedStays launches Guest Referral Network
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Industry-wide short-term rental booking platform TrustedStays has launched the TrustedStays Guest Referral Network, a lead-sharing initiative designed to reshape business dynamics within the sector.
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.