critics have warned that short - term lettings landlords on Airbnb or Spareroom could be exempt from paying a £ ##500 ( $ 10,000 ) " rent - a - room " tax break . The government is seeking to reevaluate the scheme , aiming to apply it at longer - term lettings instead . Any revision may require a minimum length of stay , though the government has said it only wishes to asses the private rental market 's use of the scheme , rather than restrict it .
Accountants have warned that short-term lettings landlords on Airbnb or Spareroom could be exempt from using a £7,500 ($10,000) "rent-a-room" tax break. The government is seeking to reevaluate the allowance, aiming to target it at longer-term lettings instead. Any revision may require a minimum length of stay, though the Treasury has said it only wishes to asses the private rental market's use of the scheme, rather than restrict it.