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.
2023 Shortyz Awards interviews: John Keggin, Island Escapes

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK / Isle of Man: STRz speaks to John Keggin, managing director of Island Escapes, the recipient of the Consumer champion award at the 2023 Shortyz Awards.
Modernist holiday home collection launches in the UK

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Online real estate connection platform Modernist Estates has launched a curated collection of midcentury holiday home properties across the UK, all of which have been handpicked for their “architectural quality and histories”.