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Westminster council calls for Airbnbs to be taxed and registered

21 September 2023 by

Westminster City Council is seeking new powers to clamp down on short-term lets such as Airbnbs after warning they create “an uneven playing field” for hospitality businesses and fail to contribute to the upkeep of the borough.

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Sadiq Khan calls for crackdown on Airbnb in London

20 July 2023 by

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called for greater regulation of Airbnb-style holiday lets to help the capital’s housing crisis.

Holyrood votes for 'long overdue' regulation of short-term lets News

Holyrood votes for 'long overdue' regulation of short-term lets

03 February 2021 by

The Scottish Parliament’s Local Government and Communities Committee has voted to push ahead with regulation of[...]

Airbnb valued higher than three largest global hotel groups combined on first day of trading News

Airbnb valued higher than three largest global hotel groups combined on first day of trading

11 December 2020 by

Airbnb was valued at $86.3b (£65.3b) following its debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange yesterday, worth[...]

Consumers ‘at risk in using Airbnb’, says QC News

Consumers ‘at risk in using Airbnb’, says QC

07 December 2020 by

As Airbnb prepares to issue shares within days, a lawyer has said that consumers are “at[...]

Domestic holiday bookings surge as summer staycation looms News

Domestic holiday bookings surge as summer staycation looms

25 June 2020 by

Airbnb has said that domestic bookings in the UK doubled from Monday to Tuesday this week,[...]

Airbnb disables booking function over ‘Covid-19 retreats’ criticism News

Airbnb disables booking function over ‘Covid-19 retreats’ criticism

07 April 2020

Airbnb has disabled its ‘instant book’ function to stop non-key workers from booking properties following an investigation by the BBC.

Holiday rentals remain on sale despite government warning News

Holiday rentals remain on sale despite government warning

25 March 2020

Holiday rentals remained on sale on leading websites this week despite the government telling people to stay away from popular domestic destinations to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Scottish government unveils new licensing scheme for short-term lets News

Scottish government unveils new licensing scheme for short-term lets

09 January 2020 by

The Scottish government has unveiled a licensing scheme for short-term lets including Airbnb, set to come[...]

Airbnb pledges to verify all listings by December 2020 News

Airbnb pledges to verify all listings by December 2020

07 November 2019 by

Airbnb has announced plans to verify each one of its seven million listings by December 2020,[...]

Airbnb ‘subject to tax inquiries’ News

Airbnb ‘subject to tax inquiries’

23 October 2019 by

Airbnb has revealed it is being probed by HMRC over its tax payments, inquiries which may[...]

News analysis: The crackdown on short-term lets In-Depth

News analysis: The crackdown on short-term lets

21 May 2019 by

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