Landlords may soon be able to rent their homes out via Airbnb to more than just holiday makers, its co-founder has revealed.
The government is considering a further crackdown on short-term lets in a bid to free up more homes for local people.
Propertymark has urged London’s Mayor to crack down on short-term lets through licensing in a bid to tackle over-supply in the capital.
Short-let property owners in Cornwall, Edinburgh and Westminster had the most bookings in the UK last summer.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is considering a tax raid on holiday let owners, it emerged over the weekend.
MPs have been given more details of the Government’s plans to clamp down on holiday lets in tourism hotspots following Michael Gove’s announcement this week.
Jacob Rees-Mogg has turned on Tory colleagues by labelling the Renters (Reform) Bill “desperate tinkering at the edges” which won’t help landlords or tenants.
Leading letting agent Marc von Grundherr (pictured) has labelled the government’s crackdown on short lets “ironic”, given its hard line on buy-to-let landlords.
