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LET’S UNPACK THAT: Stolen food. Withheld deposits. Flatmates dogging in forests at the height of Covid. These are just some of the horror stories experienced by people who’ve lived with short-term renters – so why do so many Brits still do it, asks Helen Salter

Our tipsters wrap up warm and head to northern Europe, finding glacier lakes, frozen seas, snowy forests, reindeer herds and – happily – saunas and hot tubs

‘I was devastated, I burst out crying’ said one traveller tricked by £99 a night pods

Nearly 90 per cent of all planning applications to convert properties into Airbnb-style accommodation in Edinburgh have been rejected since new…

Jaume Collboni determined to follow through with plan that he says will return 10,000 properties to city’s residents

On November 12, United States president-elect Donald Trump announced he would appoint Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, to lead a newly constituted Department of Government Efficiency alongside fellow tech billionaire and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. The new department will be tasked with reining in government bureaucracy, curbing government…

Romans are not entertained.

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky argues that employee favoritism when done through a fair and equitable process allows leaders to spotlight top performers and use them as role models for other workers.