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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.
US cities collect $935m in short-term rental taxes, fees and fines, report finds
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Local governments across the United States have collected more than $935 million in taxes, registration fees and enforcement fines from short-term rentals since 2019, according to a new analysis by government transparency organisation OpenTheBooks.
Ireland to ban new rural homes from being used as short-term rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland: The Irish government is proposing new planning rules that would prevent newly built one-off rural homes from being used as short-term rentals for at least 10 years after construction.
Stricter STR ordinance takes effect in Santa Barbara
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Santa Barbara is moving closer to introducing stricter regulations for short-term rentals after the city’s Ordinance Committee voted to send a new proposal to the city council for consideration.
Cape Town considers new regulations for short-term rental market
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSouth Africa: Cape Town authorities are now considering stricter rules for short-term rentals as they look for better ways to manage the growing market and hold operators more accountable.
Cleveland approves short-term rental crackdown after years of debate
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Cleveland has approved a new set of regulations for short-term rentals, introducing licensing requirements and density limits that could force some properties to stop operating.
London wrestles with breaches of 90-night rule
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Westminster City Council is investigating 2,712 properties under its jurisdiction for illegal short-term letting (as of 30 March 2026).
Texas city considers implementing hotel tax for short-term rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The city council of Victoria, Texas, is mulling a proposal to require privately-owned short-term rentals (STR) to pay the same tax as hotels.
Nice steps up inspections on illegal rentals
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: Officials in Nice have intensified inspections of short-term tourist rentals as part of a campaign to crack down on illegal holiday lets.
Cape Town regulators crack down on short-term rental taxes
Reading Time: 2 minutesSouth Africa: The City of Cape Town is proposing closing a tax loophole for short-term rentals which would see them taxed the same as other short-stay accommodations instead of as residences.