Jan 14, 2022 | Other News
14 Jan 2022 Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to pay under new measures announced by the government today. The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the changes...
Aug 11, 2021 | Legislation & Regulations, Planning Enforcement
11 Aug 2021 A consultation is to begin next month regarding the designation of an entire city as a Short Term Let Control Area. If Edinburgh council eventually gives the go ahead – and if the concept is approved by the Scottish Government – the new powers...
Apr 1, 2020 | Civil Penalty Fines, Court Fine, Licensing, Planning Enforcement, Rent Repayment Order
01 Apr 2020 Over the past year we have seen Mandatory HMO licensing increased in scope to include all properties with 5 or more occupants, where they belong to two or more households. Since this we have seen a dramatic increase in the use of prosecutions, civil...
Jul 30, 2019 | Court Fine
30 Jul 2019 An Airbnb host who rented out his central London council flat to tourists has been fined £100,000 and evicted. Council tenant Toby Harman, 37, created the fake identity “Lara” on Airbnb to rent out his studio apartment. The flat, in Victoria,...
