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UK government considers giving councils more power over short-term lets
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The UK government is considering giving local councils more powers to manage short-term lets and second homes as it looks to improve housing availability in local communities.
Malaga expands restrictions on new tourist accommodation developments
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Malaga City Council has approved further planning restrictions on tourist accommodation, requiring all new hotels, hostels, tourist apartments and short-term rentals proposed on residential land to undergo a full planning modification process.
Airbnb.org and 211 LA support residents amid Los Angeles wildfires
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb.org is working with community hub and non-profit organisation, 211 LA, to offer free, temporary housing to residents in Los Angeles County who have been displaced from their homes or forced to evacuate by this week’s wildfires.
Report: Scottish Highland STLs boost economy by £200m a year
Reading Time: 4 minutesScotland: A new independent analysis from Scottish consultancy BiGGAR Economics has revealed the considerable economic impact of Scotland’s short-term let [STL] industry, and which was also shown to have a negligible effect on housing.
Bills advance in Hawaii to leave uncertain STR future
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Short-term rentals could be phased out entirely in counties across Hawaii if two bills that are currently moving through state legislature are passed.
Tighter regulations proposed to address rising rents in Türkiye
Reading Time: 2 minutesTürkiye: The Turkish government is preparing to tighten restrictions on short-term rentals in the country in a bid to address rising rents in major cities such as the capital city of Ankara.
Over 370k homes unbuilt in Scotland as crackdown begins
Reading Time: 2 minutesScotland: While the holiday let industry is blamed for the housing crisis, prompting a nationwide clampdown, a pipeline of more than 370,000 homes across Scotland remains unbuilt, new research has revealed.
Gove considers holiday home curbs in concessions to Tory MPs
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The UK Government has moved a step closer to requiring homeowners to apply for planning consent if they want to rent out residential properties as holiday lets, as it prepares to open a consultation period in parliament.
Airbnb and London council plan illegal subletting crackdown
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A London council is working with Airbnb to crack down on illegal social housing subletting fraud in the capital.
Israel unveils measures to restrict short-term rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesIsrael: The Israeli government has held a press conference in which it set out its plan to address the high cost of housing in the country and place additional restrictions on short-term rental platforms including Airbnb. Israel’s finance [Avigdor Lieberman], interior [Ayelet Shaked] and housing [Zeev Elkin] ministers convened with the press on Sunday to […]