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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.
Ireland rolls back proposed cap on short-term rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland: Minister for Tourism Peter Burke has decided to increase the limit for regulations on short-term rentals from municipalities with populations of 10,000 or more to 20,000. Prior to this change, more than 60 towns and cities would have been affected; now the number is 39. Additionally, more than 50 per cent of STRs in […]
Spanish government orders over 80,000 short-term rentals to be removed from market
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Spain’s housing ministry (MIVAV) is directing short-term rental platforms to take down 86,275 illegal listings across the country under a new registration law.
Inverness moves forward with short-term let control area
Reading Time: < 1 minuteScotland: Plans to introduce a short-term let control area in Inverness are moving forward after councillors raised concerns about a lack of long-term rental housing, with claims that only 20 private rental properties are currently available in the city.