Episode 20 – Holiday lets and the future of the housing market

In this edition of Listen Up Landlords presenters NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle (@BeadleBen) and Richard Blanco (@richardblanco_)  talk to Merilee Karr, Chair of the Short Term Accommodation Association about the Government review of holiday lets and their impact on the UK housing market. Merliee, who is also founder and CEO of short-term accommodation company Under The Doormat shares her thoughts on the review, how any future licensing or registration scheme could work, and the impact of holiday lets on local communities and economies. Joe Taylor, of the NRLA advice team, looks at the issues concerning those landlords calling our support line this month, with property commentator Russell Quirk and editor of Property Investor News, Richard Bowser joining the show to examine the cost-of-living crisis, inflation and rising interest rates – and the impact they will have on the housing market. If you enjoy the podcast, please spread the word on your social media channels using the hashtag #listenuplandlords.   For all podcast enquiries email [email protected]   ACCREDITATION: You can now pick up a CPD point to be used towards NRLA accreditation by listening to the podcast. To log your point, visit the accreditation dashboard in the ‘Your Account’ section of the NRLA website. Select ‘Other’ then ‘NRLA Podcast’ from the dropdown menu.  More information  To download a transcript of the podcast click here. If you would like further details on how to become accredited with the NRLA click here. To find out more about the Government’s review into holiday lets click here.