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Local Business

Leaf Design greens up local parties

Dawn Yaxley provides living greenery for real estate staging and to give events a more natural look

Jul 24, 2025 7:59 AM

General

At least 2,500 units needed for island’s ideal population size

The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce says blue-sky thinking is required to build up housing stock

Jun 13, 2025 8:24 AM

Local Business

Jessica Burns sets up wellness retreat business

Retreat House was inspired by a wellness retreat she visited to work through the loss of her mother

Oct 04, 2024 8:00 AM

General

Human rights report highlights rental discrimination

Recommendations are submitted to the Government after consultation carried out by the Human Rights Commission

Jul 22, 2024 8:00 AM

Crime

Police looking into alleged burglary at Paget hotel

The incident reportedly happened at Inverurie Executive Suites between Saturday night and the early hours of Sunday morning

Jul 09, 2024 7:25 AM

Local Business

Stop discouraging bike rentals, says cycle livery owner

Nick Thomson sees a direct correlation between rentals and repeat tourism visitors

Jun 28, 2024 7:30 AM

Local Business

Consolidation in holiday rentals

Coldwell Banker Bermuda Vacation Rentals has bought local competitor BermudaRentals.com

Jun 24, 2024 7:59 AM

General

Tenant: rules on low-cost housing not enforced

A leading realtor confirms that “a lot” of landlords turn a blind eye to rent control regulations

May 29, 2024 7:59 AM

General

Holiday rental group says crisis is cost of living, not housing

The Bermuda Rental Association of Vacation-Home Owners Association reiterates that its members were not properly consulted over fees

May 03, 2024 7:52 AM

Tourism

Holiday rental owners balk at fees

Bermuda Rental Association of Vacation-Home Owners says the Government is toying with people’s livelihoods

May 01, 2024 2:33 PM

Tourism

Todd: balance needed between vacation rentals and housing

The chief executive of the Bermuda Hotel Association responds to government plans to shake up tenancy laws

Apr 25, 2024 7:52 AM

Tourism

Holiday rental body to host town hall meeting

Bermuda Rental Association of Vacation-Home Owners will voice concerns over new act

Nov 17, 2023 7:53 AM

Tourism

BTA: vacation home fee paid by travellers not owners

The Bermuda Tourism Authority issues a statement after the Bermuda Rental Association of Vacation-Home Owners complained about the level of taxes

Oct 04, 2023 12:03 PM

Politics

Holiday homeowners ‘driven off by triple tax’

Bermuda Rental Association of Vacation-Home Owners claims some of its 300 members are already taking their properties off the rental market

Oct 03, 2023 7:58 AM

Politics

Holiday rental group to join protest

The Bermuda Rental Association of Vacation Home Owners was established to help with regulation and market saturation

Sep 29, 2023 7:55 AM

Letters to the Editor

Discrimination in rental market hard to prove

Letter writer Edward Ishmael King responds to a legal opinion by Safia Gardener

Jun 17, 2023 7:56 AM

Letters to the Editor

Holiday-rental licence fee stinks to high heaven

Letter writer Jan Card proposes that the Government instead looks to increase room tax

Apr 12, 2023 8:00 AM

Tourism

Holiday rental host launches petition calling for rethink of fees

Critics of vacation rentals fees, already under fire from property owners, are backing an online campaign

Mar 31, 2023 7:47 AM

Tourism

Property owners speak out over holiday rental fee

One property owner said the new rental fee should not come into effect for several years, until the tourism market has recovered

Mar 29, 2023 6:03 AM

Tourism

MPs pass new law adding fee to holiday rentals

The One Bermuda Alliance opposed the move saying it would hit a market still struggling to recover after Covid-19

Mar 27, 2023 7:38 AM

Local Business

Minicars offered for long-term rentals

Rugged Rentals will offer some of its minicars for long-term rentals, including monthly contracts for its new Gem fleet as of next month

Jan 05, 2023 2:29 PM

Local Business

Elbow Beach Cycles changes hands after 77 years

Elbow Beach Cycles in Paget is now in the hands of Scooter Mart. Dolores Thomas, better known as ‘Mrs T’, handed the baton to Nick Thomson at Scooter Mart at th...

Elbow Beach Cycles in Paget is now in the hands of Scooter M...

Aug 03, 2022 7:51 AM

General

Route to home ownership seminar to be held next month

A real estate broker is to hold a seminar next week to help people “end the rental cycle”. Tamika Todd, of Platinum Realty, will run the session with the Women’...

A real estate broker is to hold a seminar next week to help ...

Nov 26, 2021 7:48 AM

Local Business

Nouveau automobile for the rental market

Bermuda’s electric rental car pioneers have added some French flair to their fleet. Current Vehicles has imported five Citroën Ami vehicles, featuring side-by-s...

Bermuda’s electric rental car pioneers have added some Frenc...

Nov 17, 2021 9:30 AM

Local Business

Realtor: Demand for home rentals has exploded

Tenant demand for residential rental properties is outstripping supply, a real estate agent has revealed. Adam Birch, of Coldwell Banker Bermuda Realty said: “A...

Tenant demand for residential rental properties is outstripp...

Sep 20, 2021 8:00 AM

Politics

Holiday rental changes introduced for short-term residents

A change to allow short term residents to rent some vacation rental homes for longer periods has been approved by the House of Assembly. Walter Roban, the Minis...

A change to allow short term residents to rent some vacation...

Mar 19, 2021 8:43 AM

Local Business

Vacation units drive spike in rental market

Vacation units coming onto the long-term rental market have driven a spike in new leases this year. Coldwell Banker Bermuda Realty reported that new leases sign...

Vacation units coming onto the long-term rental market have ...

Jul 20, 2020 8:00 AM

Tourism

Vacation rental properties deadline extended

The Ministry of Tourism and Transport has extended the deadline for the renewal of vacation rental properties. All current vacation rental property owners that ...

The Ministry of Tourism and Transport has extended the deadl...

Sep 10, 2019 1:00 AM

Tourism

Airbnb to collect 4.5% tax for marketing

Holiday home rental site Airbnb will collect a tax on the properties in return for extra marketing, the tourism minister said yesterday. Jamahl Simmons said Air...

Holiday home rental site Airbnb will collect a tax on the pr...

Oct 11, 2018 8:00 AM

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