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Viewpoint: Restore balance to the accommodation market

03 May 2023 by

Short-term lets are running rampant and undercutting hospitality venues, with need for intervention says UKHospitality’s Kate Nicholls

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Edinburgh hoteliers welcome tougher restrictions on Airbnb

05 September 2022 by

Hoteliers in Edinburgh have welcomed tighter restrictions on short-term lets in the city in the hope of a “level playing field” for accommodation providers.

Hospitality industry welcomes government review into short-term holiday lets News

Hospitality industry welcomes government review into short-term holiday lets

29 June 2022 by
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
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
Consumers ‘at risk in using Airbnb’, says QC News

Consumers ‘at risk in using Airbnb’, says QC

07 December 2020 by

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 and OYO to make redundancies News

Airbnb and OYO to make redundancies

06 May 2020 by

Airbnb and OYO have both announced that redundancies are to be made, with Airbnb cutting around[...]

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

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

07 April 2020 by

Airbnb has disabled its ‘instant book’ function to stop non-key workers from booking properties following an[...]

Holiday rentals remain on sale despite government warning News

Holiday rentals remain on sale despite government warning

25 March 2020 by

Holiday rentals remained on sale on leading websites this week despite the government telling people to[...]

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Scottish government unveils new licensing scheme for short-term lets

The Scottish government has unveiled a licensing scheme for short-term lets including Airbnb, set to come into force from spring 2021. "

09 January 2020 by
Airbnb pledges to verify all listings by December 2020 News

Airbnb pledges to verify all listings by December 2020

07 November 2019
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Airbnb has announced plans to verify each one of its seven million listings by December 2020, in a bid to end host scams.

Airbnb ‘subject to tax inquiries’ News

Airbnb ‘subject to tax inquiries’

23 October 2019
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Airbnb has revealed it is being probed by HMRC over its tax payments, inquiries which may result in legal proceedings.

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

News analysis: The crackdown on short-term lets

21 May 2019 by

One Airbnb for every two hotel rooms in London, research finds Hotel

One Airbnb for every two hotel rooms in London, research finds

01 May 2019 by

Airbnb host removed from platform after family find hidden camera Hotel

Airbnb host removed from platform after family find hidden camera

05 April 2019 by

Airbnb takes stake in Oyo Hotel

Airbnb takes stake in Oyo

01 April 2019 by

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Paris to launch legal action against Airbnb over ‘rental law breaches'

11 February 2019 by
How Edinburgh City Council is harnessing powers in a bid to regulate Airbnb Hotel

How Edinburgh City Council is harnessing powers in a bid to regulate Airbnb

04 September 2018
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‘Airbnb has to be regulated,' argues hoteliers association calling for exclusion zones Hotel

‘Airbnb has to be regulated,' argues hoteliers association calling for exclusion zones

14 August 2018
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