Date Published 24 July 2025
* With the summer holidays in full swing, many are turning to staycations in short-term lets, which accounted for a total of 90.1 million guest nights across the UK in 2024.
* August was the most popular month for guest nights, reaching 12.8 million, more than three times higher than January, which recorded just 3.7 million.
* The areas with the highest number of guest nights were Westminster (3.9 million), Cornwall (3.4 million), Edinburgh (3.0 million), and the Highlands (2.6 million).
* While short-term lets have prompted debate in some areas over their potential impact on housing availability and affordability, they currently account for less than 1% of the total housing stock across the UK.
Source: Dataloft by PriceHubble, ONS 2025, 'short-term lets' refers to rentals, such as apartments or rooms, booked through Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia Group, excluding other forms of accommodation, such as hotels or campsites, EY 2024.
