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Florence plans to expand ban on short-term tourist rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesItaly: Florence plans to expand its ban on new short-term tourist rentals beyond the city’s UNESCO-listed historic centre in an effort to help current housing pressure and reduce the impact of overtourism.
Bob W opens five properties in London and Italy
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK/Italy: Bob W has opened five new properties across London, Rome and Florence.
Florence orders ban on holiday rental self check-in keyboxes
Reading Time: 3 minutesItaly: The local government in Florence has ordered the removal of self check-in keyboxes / lockboxes at holiday rental properties, effective from today [25 February].
Holiday rental self check-ins banned in Italy
Reading Time: 2 minutesItaly: The Italian interior ministry has announced a ban on key lock boxes across the country in order to “prevent public order and safety risks”.
Florence court rules in favour of STRs despite resident requests
Reading Time: 3 minutesItaly: The Court of Florence [Il Tribunale di Firenze] has ruled that the city cannot prohibit property owners from renting out their unit or apartment in two flats near the railway station, rejecting arguments put forward by local residents.
STRz Podcast 51: Marco Celani, AIGAB
Reading Time: < 1 minuteItaly: AIGAB president Marco Celani joins us for episode 51 of the ShortTermRentalz podcast.
Tuscan court overturns STR ban in historic centre of Florence
Reading Time: 5 minutesItaly: The Regional Administrative Court of Tuscany [TAR] has overturned a ban on registering short-term rentals for tourists in the historic UNESCO centre of Florence.
Airbnb to pay €576m to tax authorities in Italy
Reading Time: 3 minutesItaly: Airbnb has agreed to pay €576 million [$621 million] to tax authorities in Italy, bringing a long-running dispute to an end.
New rental listings to be banned in Florence historic city centre
Reading Time: 3 minutesItaly: The Tuscan city of Florence has passed fresh legislation that will ban new short-term rental properties in the historic city centre from listing on platforms such as Airbnb.
Florence prepares bylaw to prohibit rentals in historic centre
Reading Time: 2 minutesItaly: Florence is preparing to introduce a bylaw that would prohibit short-term rentals in the city’s historic centre, having already announced a ban on new listings.