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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.
NUMA Group acquires Native Places
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Hospitality platform NUMA Group has acquired the lifestyle aparthotel brand Native Places from Native Holdings for an undisclosed price.
Oliver’s Travels adds Homes & Provence to growing portfolio
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK / France: Luxury villa rental holiday specialist Oliver’s Travels has completed the acquisition of regional property management company Homes & Provence.
Holyrood relaxes holiday let licensing law in Scotland
Reading Time: 4 minutesScotland: MSPs in Holyrood have announced a number of technical updates to the short-term lets licensing scheme that was introduced in 2022, sparking relief for holiday let owners in Scotland.
Empty homes outnumber holiday lets in majority of UK destinations
Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: The holiday let industry is setting out to expose the “rampant hypocrisy” at the heart of attacks on the sector as new research reveals that empty homes outnumber holiday lets in the majority of UK local authorities.
HomeExchange Collection partners with Quintessentially
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: HomeExchange Collection, the luxury branch of French home exchange platform HomeExchange, has announced a partnership with luxury concierge service Quintessentially to provide exclusive member benefits.
Minut report details misunderstanding of guest priorities
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK / Sweden: A widespread misunderstanding of guest priorities among short-term rental property managers has been revealed in a new report by privacy-safe monitoring provider Minut.
OYO extends Belvilla brand footprint into the UK
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Softbank-backed Indian hospitality chain OYO is extending the footprint of its premium home rental brand Belvilla by launching Belvilla by OYO in the UK.
Key Data and eviivo announce data analytics partnership
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Benchmarking and data analytics provider, Key Data Dashboard, has announced a partnership with property and booking management platform, eviivo, to enhance data analytics for vacation rental property managers.
OTAs accused of illegal subletting crackdown failure in London
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Online travel agencies Airbnb and Booking.com have been accused of failing to crack down on the illegal subletting of social housing in London by local councils.