From checking occupancy figures to understanding local visitor taxes, holiday-let owners and prospective buyers are being urged to look beyond the nightly rate when assessing whether a property is a viable investment. This warning comes as the rules and costs surrounding short-term accommodation continue to evolve across the UK. Searches […]
Airbnb has rapidly evolved from a handy way to let out spare rooms to a business opportunity for committed or startup landlords. It has opened doors across the globe, enabling people to generate income from spare rooms, or by building bespoke and boutique properties as a dedicated business. However you […]
On 19 February the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities announced a change in the rules governing Airbnb-type lettings by requiring planning permission for properties let for more than 90 days per year, introducing a mandatory national register of short term lets and giving councils greater powers to control short-term lets. […]
Following my Flipping Property series now we’re going to think about serviced accommodation and how to find deals for this strategy. At its core, serviced accommodation is not that far removed from buy to lets in that the actual raw product or type of property that we could use will […]
In this series, we’ve been taking a look at the different strategies that we can pursue in property – and this week, we’re going to think about Serviced Accommodation. To be completely transparent and honest with you, this isn’t something that I personally do myself, however, it is worthwhile thinking […]
What Is A License? A license is where someone is given permission to occupy a property or room but does not acquire the rights of a tenant. This often appears an attractive proposition to a landlord, who may not wish to be bound by the landlords repairing covenants or for […]
