George Osborne pledges right to sub-let
Amid the fanfare of the Help to Buy ISA in last week’s Budget, the Chancellor made another, quieter move to help renters. George Osborne pledged to legislate to stop tenants automatically being banned in their contracts from sub-letting space in their home on a short-term basis.
This move follows changes in the Deregulation Bill to allow Londoners to rent out their homes for short periods without needing planning permission – previously anyone in the capital advertising holiday lets on sites such as Airbnb was breaking the law.