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Parliamentary inquiry set up to regulate short-term rentals in Western Australia
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: The Western Australian Labour and Liberal parties have united to set up a parliamentary inquiry into regulation of the state’s short-stay accommodation industry. Tension has grown between owners of licenced short-stay businesses, such as hotels, serviced apartments and bed and breakfasts, and backyard operators who do not have a licence and advertise on platforms […]
Airbnb renters bypassing Vancouver licensing rules
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVancouver residents who rent their homes out on Airbnb must now have a licence to do so under new bylaws. The city agreed a deal with Airbnb in April requiring all short-term rentals on the site to display a valid business licence number by September 1. Anyone found to be breaking this bylaw could now […]