Tag: Landlords
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Airbnb Dominance in Victoria: How Short-Term Rentals Tighten the Housing Crunch
Overview: A Towns-First Short-Term Rental Shift In popular Victorian holiday towns, the housing market has begun to feel the quiet pressure of a new economic driver: short-term rentals. Investors and property portfolios are purchasing multiple homes with the explicit aim of converting them into Airbnb-style listings. The result, advocates say, is a shrinking pool of…
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Ontario Passes Controversial Tenancy Bill at Queen’s Park
Overview: A Major Shift in Ontario’s Housing Law Ontario lawmakers approved a contentious set of reforms to the province’s housing laws on a final vote at Queen’s Park, paving the way for sweeping changes to the Residential Tenancies Act. The Bill 60, titled the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, has been a focal point of…
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Millennials Lead the Charge as Buy-to-Let Investors Shift in England and Wales
Generational shift reshapes the buy-to-let landscape A notable generational shift is underway in England and Wales’ buy-to-let market. New analysis of Companies House data by Hamptons reveals that millennials—people born between 1981 and 1996—now account for half of all new buy-to-let investors. This marks a striking change from five years ago, when millennials made up…
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Millennials Lead Buy-to-Let Surge Across England and Wales
Generational shift reshapes the buy-to-let market Millennials are redefining the landscape of buy-to-let investing in England and Wales, now accounting for 50% of new shareholders in buy-to-let companies set up so far this year. The finding, drawn from an analysis of Companies House data by estate agent Hamptons, marks a notable generational shift in landlord…