Santa Monica and Airbnb reach case settlement
US: The city of Santa Monica in California has settled a case with Airbnb whereby the short-term rental platform will
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Legislation
Overflowing bins attributed to holiday let “explosion” in Edinburgh
Scotland: Edinburgh City Council is attributing a 13 per cent increase in overflowing bins over the last 12 months to
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Hodge launches holiday let mortgage for sharing economy
UK: Specialist lender Hodge has launched a new holiday let mortgage so that properties can be let out via rental
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Paris and Toronto at odds with Airbnb IOC / IPC partnership
Worldwide: Hoteliers in the cities of Paris and Toronto have expressed dismay at Airbnb’s recent global partnership with the Olympic
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Orinda City Council prohibits non-hosted rentals
California: Orinda City Council has approved an emergency outright ordinance which prohibits ‘non-hosted’ rentals and placed new restrictions on ‘hosted’
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Airbnb defeated in Jersey City home-sharing restrictions vote
US: Airbnb has lost its multi-million dollar battle with residents in Jersey City to prevent restrictions on home-sharing in a
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Quality in Tourism releases ‘Next Disaster Story’ white paper
UK: Tourism and hospitality performance assessor Quality in Tourism has released its white paper report, entitled ‘Safety Standards in the
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Brussels to create action plan to combat illegal Airbnbs
Belgium: The city of Brussels is creating an action plan to restrict the growth of illegal Airbnb rentals in the
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Airbnb reveals £449,802 corporation tax payment last year
UK: It has been revealed that Airbnb paid only £449, 802 in corporation tax for the year ending December 2018,
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Rental restrictions come into effect in Washington DC
US: Restrictions on short-term rental housing have come into effect in Washington D.C., which will affect all homeowners in the
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