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CBI claims UK holiday tax could add £500 million in vacation costs
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Business interest group Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has claimed that a proposed English holiday tax could cost £500 million.
Texas city considers implementing hotel tax for short-term rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The city council of Victoria, Texas, is mulling a proposal to require privately-owned short-term rentals (STR) to pay the same tax as hotels.
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 […]
Missouri STR reclassification delayed until 2027
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Jackson County in Missouri has passed a new ordinance that blocks plans to tax short-term rentals as commercial properties until at least 2027. Signed by County Executive Frank White Jr., the new rule stops the county assessor from reclassifying STRs homes rented for fewer than 30 days and caps property tax increases at 15 […]
Stricter tourist rental laws to come into force in France in 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrance: Strengthened tourist rental laws have been announced to come into force in France from 1 January 2025, following months of debate in the French Parliament.
New STR licences to be banned in Athens districts in 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesGreece: The Greek government has announced a ban on new short-term rental licences in three central Athens districts from 1 January 2025 for at least 12 months.
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.
FHL tax regime to be abolished from April 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The UK Government will abolish the furnished holiday lettings [FHL] tax regime from April next year, removing the tax advantages that landlords who offer short-term holiday lets have over those who provide standard residential properties.
Tax legislation set to be introduced in France by early autumn
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrance: New nationwide legislation that will close tax loopholes for short-term rental platforms in France is expected to be officially approved in early June, ahead of a formal introduction into law by early autumn.
HMRC renews tax crackdown on holiday let landlords
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: HM Revenue & Customs [HMRC] has launched a renewed crackdown on holiday lets investment after it was revealed that the tax authority had opened almost 2,000 investigations into landlords letting out their properties via short-term rental platforms over the last tax year.