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Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
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Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
With record rent rises becoming the norm, The Big Issue looks at whether renters face more surges as the cost of living crisis continues to hit households.
Airbnb hosts may need planning permission for short-term lets in new government crackdown
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Airbnb hosts may need planning permission for short-term lets in new government crackdown
Housing activists launch campaign calling for Airbnb regulation
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Housing activists launch campaign calling for Airbnb regulation
Major building society says it will stop offering mortgages on second homes
Major building society says it will stop offering mortgages on second homes
Holiday lets outnumber homes to rent by 100 to 1 in UK’s staycation hotspots
Holiday lets outnumber homes to rent by 100 to 1 in UK’s staycation hotspots
Why second homes are a problem for housing in the UK
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Why second homes are a problem for housing in the UK
Concern grows that rise in holiday lets is depriving communities of much-needed housing
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Concern grows that rise in holiday lets is depriving communities of much-needed housing
Want an Airbnb for the World Cup? That’ll be £239,923, please
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