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United Kingdom
Everything the Gazette has filed on United Kingdom, newest first.
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World
London Clamps Down on Illegal Holiday Lets With a Threatening Tax Hammer
Town halls and tax collectors are closing the loophole that let thousands of London properties run as shadow hotels without paying council tax or comm
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Design
The Demolition of Civic Dignity: How Britain’s Admiralty Estates Became High-Yield Airbnbs
As historic naval assets and public monuments transition into private holiday rentals, a fierce battle is erupting over architectural preservation, ta
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World
Labour Targets Holiday Cottages in a High-Stakes Tax Raid on British Hosts
The abolition of the Furnished Holiday Let regime is no longer a distant Tory threat. The new government is preparing a swift fiscal squeeze that will
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World
Airbnb Bullies a Portland Bed and Breakfast Over Its Logo
A small Portland inn is refusing to bow to corporate legal threats after Airbnb demanded it abandon its logo. Here is why the bully tactic backfired.
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World
The Shard’s Fifty-Million-Pound Empty Apartments and the Rise of the Shadow Hotel
How ten unsold ultra-premium penthouses at the top of London’s tallest tower became a private, high-ticket short-term rental operation for global elit
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Design
The Scottish Bookshop Let That Proves Guests Will Pay to Work Your Shift
A tiny bookstore in Wigtown challenges everything we know about hosting. Inside the high-margin world of sweat-equity tourism and the regulatory maze
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