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Bibby Stockholm Booking.com listing revealed as hoax
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A listing purporting to offer a stay aboard the UK Government’s controversial Bibby Stockholm barge for asylum seekers has been revealed as a hoax.
Brookfield ponders consortium to conclude Center Parcs sale
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Canadian private equity firm Brookfield, which owns Center Parcs, is believed to be trying to build a consortium from the remaining bidders to secure a sale of the holiday resort chain following a lengthy offer and negotiation process.
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.
Center Parcs revisits plans for sixth UK holiday village
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Holiday village chain Center Parcs has revealed it is revisiting plans to operate a sixth site in the UK, despite the company’s ongoing sale process.
Khan calls for licensing scheme introduction in London
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Sadiq Khan, the current Mayor of London, has added calls for a short-term rental registration scheme in the capital in a bid to alleviate the ongoing housing crisis.
Trewince Holiday Lodges put up for sale in Cornwall
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Cornwall-based self-catering holiday lodge resort Trewince Holiday Lodges is seeking a new owner after being put up for sale.
Race to acquire Center Parcs heats up before offer deadline
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK / Ireland: The race to acquire holiday village chain Center Parcs and its UK & Ireland sites is heating up as new bidders prepare to submit indicative offers ahead of an initial deadline on Tuesday [20 June].
Viadi Group buys Edge Retreats for undisclosed sum
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK / Switzerland: Viadi Group SA, a growing collection of high-end travel companies, has announced the acquisition of global luxury villa rental marketplace Edge Retreats for an undisclosed sum.
CVC set to enter bidding to acquire Center Parcs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is set to enter the bidding to buy holiday village company Center Parcs and its UK & Ireland sites, less than a month after the business was put up for sale by Canadian private equity group Brookfield for a figure between £4 billion and £5 billion.
HMRC targets short-term rental hosts in tightened tax crackdown
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Airbnb hosts suspected of not declaring their rental earnings are facing a potential 20-year tax investigation from His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs [HMRC] that covers six years of income information, as part of a wider crackdown on the sector’s activities by the UK tac authority.