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Arizona mayors push for local rental control
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Mayors from northern Arizona are advocating for increased local authority to regulate short-term rentals in their communities.
Cyprus’ Attorney-General office rejects STR cap
Reading Time: 2 minutesCyprus: The Law Office of the Republic of Cyprus has rejected a proposal to limit the number of short-term rental properties an individual or company can register.
Mayors debate affordable housing solutions in European Parliament
Reading Time: 3 minutesEurope: The mayors of Madrid and Barcelona debated solutions for the affordability housing crisis in the European Parliament this week.
Airbnb sues New Orleans for “highly punitive enforcement regime”
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Airbnb has announced that it is suing the City of New Orleans over requirements for all home-sharing platforms including Airbnb to verify that all their listed properties are in compliance with city laws.
Plans announced to adopt stronger STR regulations in Egypt
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEgypt: The Egyptian Government has announced plans to tighten short-term rental regulations in the country.
Alicante implements two-year ban on new holiday rentals
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Alicante City Council has imposed a two-year ban on new licences for short-term holiday rentals in order to address concerns over mass tourism and local available housing supply.
STR groups urge Catalan administration rethink on Barcelona ban
Reading Time: 6 minutesEurope / Spain: Short-term rental groups and booking platforms across Europe have urged the city of Barcelona to reconsider its crackdown on the sector’s activities, five months after Socialist mayor Jaume Collboni pledged to ban all tourist rentals by late 2028.
Madrid City Council lays out plan to restrict central holiday rentals
Reading Time: 3 minutesSpain: Madrid City Council has unveiled plans to restrict short-term holiday rentals in its historic centre, as part of a Special Plan for the Protection of the Residential Area – or Plan Reside.
Opinion: Why many STR investments fail in the first year
Reading Time: 4 minutesWorldwide: Steve Marcinuk, co-founder and managing partner at KeyCrew, explains why many short-term rental investments fail in the first year and details his own experiences.
Romania to tighten grip on unlicensed rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesRomania: The Romanian Government is planning to tighten its grip on illegal short-term rentals listed on platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com in the country.