When Airbnb first came to prominence, no one could have foreseen what impact it would have on the housing sector. It’s now possible to rent out anything from single rooms to entire houses for short-term rentals, and at a decent profit. In fact, it’s now so popular that people from every walk of life are joining in.

Although it’s not an easy task, to begin with, lots of people are earning a decent second income from renting out properties. It’s also possible to do so without doing the dirty work you’d associate with a landlord.

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Anyone not living under a rock knows that a general election is looming. Instead of sitting it out until 2020, it’s 8 June 2017 on which we’re being asked to cast our votes into the ballot boxes around the country – three whole years earlier than anticipated and only a month away. But what should you expect if you own or are looking to own a flat or a house? How will this snap election affect the market, if at all? And is there any way of accurately forecasting such things in the first place? Let’s take a closer look at this issue and see what is and isn’t the case.

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