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Serviced accommodation – sometimes known as holiday lets – is a type of short-term rental property aimed at people who need somewhere to stay when visiting another area.

Like other types of buy-to-let investment, serviced accommodation involves purchasing a property and renting it out for income.

But how long is a short-term let? According to HomeLet, a short-term let is a contract that is less than six months.

Investors should take care of what city they choose to invest in – some areas restrict how often you can rent out serviced accommodation. For example, serviced accommodation in London can only be rented out for 90 days out of the year. However, somewhere like Liverpool places have no restrictions on how often you can rent out a serviced property.

These properties are usually listed on sites like Airbnb. As such, investors may need to pay commission fees when renting a serviced accommodation. In addition, you are more likely to endure void periods, especially when investing in an area with seasonal demand. Therefore, you need to consider an area popular with tourists all year round.

On the upside, Serviced accommodation allows investors to make a profitable rental income and also comes with

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What changed in the property market in 2023?

What was different about our housing markets in 2023?

As we close out 2023, the Australian property market looks significantly different from 2022 – we’ve defined all the naysayers and property pessimists and experienced eleven consecutive months of national price increases.

Clearly, this strong price growth is the biggest difference to the markets of 2022 when rising interest rates slowed down buying and selling activities.

And while 2022 finished with many economists anticipating the downward trend to persist into 2023, and some even predicted a faster decline, clearly the opposite happened.

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Property prices have consistently risen throughout the year

According to the latest PropTrack Home Price Index, property prices have consistently risen throughout the year, rebounding from the 2022 downturn and reaching record highs in various markets.

And as we finished the year the pace of growth has slowed down.

This is attributed to more properties entering the market, providing buyers with increased choices and reduced competition.

Despite this, affordability remains a concern as prices continue to stay high.

Ms Eleanor Creagh, Senior Economist PropTrack recently looked at the milestones the property market achieved in 2023, and how this year was different to last.

In her commentary said:

“Even though

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