Here are some key points about UK holiday lets facing national registration:
The UK government has announced plans to create a mandatory register for holiday let properties in England. This is part of wider reforms aimed at regulating the short-term rental market.
The register will require owners of holiday lets to register their properties and display a registration number when advertising online platforms like Airbnb and Booking.com. The goal is to ensure properties meet safety standards.
Registration will be mandatory for all holiday lets in England. This includes properties rented out as short-term lets for over 140 days per year. There will be fines for non-compliance.
The Welsh government already has a similar mandatory register for holiday lets in place. Scotland and Northern Ireland are also considering creating their own registers.
Industry groups like UK Hospitality have welcomed the plans for greater regulation. But some owner groups argue additional red tape could deter individual hosts from renting out properties.
Critics argue the register alone may not solve issues like over-tourism or housing shortages in popular destinations. But the government says it’s an important first step towards regulating the rapidly growing short-term rental sector.
The mandatory register is expected to be phased in over the next few years. The timeline and details for implementation are still being worked out.
In summary, the UK government aims to increase oversight of the holiday rental market through mandatory registration. This will impact hosts across England when fully rolled out.
According to Nigel Lewis at Landlord Zone; Short-term holiday properties will soon face a compulsory national registration scheme after an amendment has been to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill going through parliament.
Such a move has been in the offing for several months and follows an initial consultation on establishing a tourism accommodation register by the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the outcome of which in June indicated Ministers were keen on ‘considering’ such a scheme.
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